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Mundelein’s Stars on Parade public art exhibition is expanding. This star, dubbed “Alice in Wonderland,” was created by artist Talia Zavialov and was installed in 2020 at the Ace Hardware store on Hawley Street.

Mundelein adding to Stars on Parade art exhibition

Mundelein’s villagewide Stars on Parade art exhibition is growing.

Rosemont’s Public Safety Department will install a dozen walk-through metal detectors at the Allstate Arena in the coming weeks. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald)

‘Proactive not reactive’: Rosemont to install walk-through metal detectors at Allstate Arena

Rosemont will install a dozen walk-through metal detectors at all Allstate Arena entrances in the coming weeks, potentially in time for the Garth Brooks concerts Sept. 10-13.

Rosemary Accardo, right, and Anthony Di Tusa of Westchester show off this 1962 Ford Thunderbird convertible in the original paint of partition green at the 2025 Concours d'Elegance Car Show. (Karie Angell Luc/for the Daily Herald)

Geneva’s annual Concours d’Elegance returns Aug. 23 with 200 vintage cars

Concours d'Elegance returns Sunday, Aug. 23, featuring over 200 rare and award-winning vintage automobiles along Third Street in downtown Geneva. The 2026 showcase includes Phaeton body style vehicles, Whizzer motorbikes, and Audi marques.

Anderson Pries stands at the controls of an Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Co. diesel locomotive at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin. Pries, 16, of Homewood, is the force behind the trolley museum's inaugural Fox River Ragtime Festival being held Aug. 22-23. (Steven Jam)

Just 16 years old, teen organizes Ragtime Festival at Fox River Trolley Museum

Musicians from around the country will be playing songs from more than 100 years ago at the Fox River Trolley Museum’s inaugural Ragtime Festival Aug. 22-23 thanks to the efforts of a 16-year-old who’s passionate about both trains and ragtime.

Hayden Panettiere arrives at the premiere of “Blonde,” on Sept. 13, 2022, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/AP)

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36

Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died. She was 36.

The illuminated “Lotus” art display was presented in Strasbourg, France, in 2022. The project has received $65,000 in city funding to bring the artwork to Naperville in the fall. (Bartosch Salmanski)

ArtForum to bring ‘Lotus’ art display to Naperville’s Paddleboat Quarry this fall

Naperville ArtForum plans to bring a new art piece to the Paddleboat Quarry this fall in lieu of the originally planned “Light Anemones” installation.

Hackney’s on Lake in Glenview announced that it will close in early September. The Harms Road location — the last of a once-thriving suburban chain — will remain open. (Bob Chwedyk/Daily Herald)

Hackney’s on Lake to close after 71 years in Glenview

After more than seven decades, Hackney’s on Lake announced on social media that it will close its location at 1514 East Lake Ave. in Glenview in early September.