On the road: Celebrating cherries in Michigan
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All Stories from June 23, 2013
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Jun 26, 2013 4:13 PM - Traverse City, Mich., is gearing up for its National Cherry Festival, a tasty event held annually since 1926. Visitors can cherry pick among 150 events -- most are free, including pie eating and cherry pit spitting contests, arts and crafts fair, air show, culinary events, kids' festival, a cherry parade and a fireworks finale. There's also the 56th Annual Gold Coast Art Fair coming up in Chicago's Grant Park.
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Volunteer actors take part in historical society cemetery walkJun 24, 2013 8:24 PM - Well known Glen Ellyn volunteer citizens have come forward to accept roles of fallen Civil War soldiers and Danby villagers in the Glen Ellyn Historical Society's Civil War Cemetery Walk on Sunday, June 23 at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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One shot in failed Oakbrook Center robberyJun 24, 2013 1:18 PM - One suspect was shot and Oak Brook police are searching for two others after an armed robbery attempt turned violent Sunday afternoon at a jewelry store in Oakbrook Center mall. Police said the suspect was shot by an armed security guard after using a sledgehammer to smash a glass display case in the store. -
Wheaton Municipal Band presents children's concert with Disney composer James Christensen on June 27Jun 24, 2013 11:49 AM - The Wheaton Municipal Band will present its ever-popular annual children's concert on Thursday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Park in downtown Wheaton. Retired Disney composer/arranger James Christensen is the guest conductor for the evening. -
Bruins' Bergeron will be sorely missed if he's out tonightJun 24, 2013 6:41 AM - The great mystery heading into tonight's Game 6 and perhaps a deciding factor in this Stanley Cup Final is the condition of Boston's Patrice Bergeron and whether or not he'll be in the lineup when the Blackhawks go for the clincher.
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Hit on Toews won't draw any NHL disciplinary actionJun 24, 2013 6:38 AM - Depending on whom you ask, Johnny Boychuk's hit on Jonathan Toews in front of the Boston net Saturday night, a hit that kept the Blackhawks captain off the ice for the entire third period, was either a clean hit, a borderline hit, or a no-comment hit. -
Competition heats up at Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJun 24, 2013 5:17 AM - Fifteen of the 30 finalists took the stage Sunday, in an event presented by the Daily Herald and sponsored by the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce. The second 15 finalists will perform Sunday, July 7 at the Metropolis. The field will then be cut in half, with 15 acts moving on to the next round. The ultimate winner and a Fan Favorite, determined by online voters, will be named at the Taste of Arlington Heights Aug. 10. -
Images: 15 Suburban Chicago's Got Talent finalists performJun 23, 2013 11:47 PM - The first half of the Surban Chicago's Got Talent top 30 performed Sunday at the Metropolis in Arlington Heights. The second half of the top 30 will perform on Sunday, July 7. -
Let's hear it at least for Crain, ReedJun 23, 2013 11:25 PM - I've wasted too much space over the last few weeks on the negative. These days there really aren't many different ways to describe the White Sox' struggles over the last month. We've covered most of it. Can't hit, can't catch, our pets' heads are falling off. Blah, and more blah. Today, I'm focusing on a couple of positive things, because I can. And because you could use the break.
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Man completes tightrope walk near Grand CanyonJun 23, 2013 9:51 PM - Aerialist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday. Wallenda performed the stunt on a 2-inch-thick steel cable, 1,500 feet above the river on the Navajo Nation near the Grand Canyon.
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