Lifestyle Stories from May 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Park Ridge resident Mary Lusignan named Center of Concern Volunteer of the YearMay 11, 2012 1:55 pm - The Center of Concern, a Park Ridge not-for-profit known for its work with the elderly, named Park Ridge resident Mary Lusignan as its Dee Heinrich Volunteer of the Year...
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U.S. taxpayers getting cut of 'Passion' prequelMay 12, 2012 8:33 am - SAN ANTONIO - The American taxpayer may be getting into the movie business. In a real-life case of drugs and extortion that could itself make a pretty good screenplay, ...
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Local artists needed for Art in the Park eventMay 11, 2012 7:10 pm - Families and community groups are invited to participate in the Addison Park District's annual Paint the Can/Art in the Park event on Wednesday, May 23. The event will...
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Six Flags Great America rolls out its new X Flight roller coaster in GurneeMay 10, 2012 8:40 pm - Being honest, I wasn’t overly impressed with X Flight when I first gazed at the new roller coaster Thursday. Sure, at 120 feet, the newest thrill ride at Six Flags...
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Goodman's 'Iceman' revival succeeds on every levelMay 14, 2012 6:28 am - We hear the patrons of Harry Hope's rundown tavern and single-residency flophouse before we see them. From the black-as-pitch Goodman Theatre stage comes a chorus of sn...
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Dressing up a stack of pancakesMay 14, 2012 6:22 am - As pancake toppings go, maple syrup is swell and certainly traditional, if not particularly inspired. But if you're going to go to the trouble of griddling up a stack o...
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'Girl in Progress' refuses to grow upMay 14, 2012 6:22 am - The strong, sexy presence of Eva Mendes and the girlish perkiness of Cierra Ramirez can only go so far to make the forced mother-daughter dramedy "Girl in Progress" tole...
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Vamp camp sucks fun from 'Dark Shadows'May 14, 2012 6:22 am - Call it a bad idea, executed poorly. Tim Burton's campy remake of ABC's hilariously serious 1966-1971 cult horror soap opera "Dark Shadows" fails to be extremely funny ...
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'God Bless' satirizes what's wrong with AmericaMay 14, 2012 6:22 am - Reel Life review: "God Bless America" Bobcat Goldthwait's acidic black comedy "God Bless America" napalms everything that's gone wrong with our great country, and suppl...
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Joshua Graham’s ‘Darkroom’ is haunting taleMay 30, 2012 5:02 pm - Memories of the Vietnam War and terrible secrets buried more than 35 years ago propel “Darkroom,” a haunting tale from Joshua Graham. Xandra Carrick and her father, Pet...
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