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MHS singers win bigFeb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Mundelein Lights, Mundelein High School's all-female show choir, was named Grand Champions at the Manteno Main Event Show Choir Invitational held Saturday, Feb. 9.
MHS jazz bands to perform Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The Mundelein High School jazz bands will present a winter concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 in the auditorium.
Selected winners at the 55th annual Grammy AwardsFeb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
It was a surprising night at the Grammy Awards. Here's the list of selected winners at the 55th annual Grammy Awards.
Mumford & Sons, fun. win big at GrammysFeb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Mumford & Sons wrapped up a completely unpredictable Grammy Awards with perhaps the most surprising win of the night, taking home album of the year for “Babel.” “We figured we weren't going to win anything because The Black Keys have been sweeping up all day, rightfully so,” Marcus Mumford said.
Images: Grammy Awards showFeb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
It was a Grammy Awards show with surprising wins and some unconventional pairings during the performances.
Images: Grammy Awards arrivals Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Celebrities began rolling down the red carpet in the early Sunday afternoon, but it remained to be seen if any would try to skirt CBS's mandate that stars dress appropriately with sensitive areas covered adequately.
Videos from the GrammysFeb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Stars walked the red carpet in style and gave interviews backstage on the music industry's biggest nights. Here's a look at videos from the Grammy Awards Sunday.
Illinois State Fair announces more performances Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Illinois State Fair is adding more performances to its grandstand lineup — including the return of Styx and REO Speedwagon. The fair also has booked The Band Perry, Billy Currington, Gary Allan, Thompson Square, Toby Keith and the cast of "Million Dollar Quartet."
‘Idol’ winner brings ‘Home’ to Benedictine University Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Music fans looking to put a face with the guy responsible for one of most popular songs of the past year can see him up close this spring at Benedictine University in Lisle. National recording artist and “American Idol” season 11 winner HYPERLINK "http://www.phillipphillips.com/flyaway/"Phillip Phillips will take the stage April 13 at “BenBash 2013” in the university’s Dan and Ada Rice Center.
Holly Williams spins sensitive new album Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Holly Williams is the kind of poetic songwriter country music once embraced. These days, the powerfully sensitive songs featured on her new album, "The Highway," are relegated to the independent Americana genre that exists outside of the arena-rock formulas of country radio.
Boheme undergoes beguiling transformation Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Erin Boheme dropped off the radar after making an impressive debut as a traditional jazz singer at age 18. Seven years later, she's released "What A Life," the first album by another singer Michael Buble has produced.
Grammy nominees in top categoriesFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Here are some of the Grammy nominees in the top categories.
Suburban musicians among Grammy nominees Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Their names will sound familiar, either because you're a music fan or because they grew up in your neighborhood. And you might hear their names Sunday night, during the Grammy Awards ceremony on CBS. A handful of suburban natives are nominated for Grammys. In fact, in one category, two suburban men who are friends — and play in the same band — are competing against each other.
Engagement, Grammy nods make Kelly Clarkson ‘Stronger’ Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Kelly Clarkson says she's extremely happy she's nominated for three Grammy Awards, but there's something else the pop singer is more thrilled about: her recent engagement. "I couldn't even find someone to go on a date with that I enjoyed their company. Like, it was just rough," she said in a recent interview. "You don't see it coming. And it sounds cheesy and it sounds like a movie, but it is that though. One day you'll meet them and everything will change."
Muti plans 10 weeks of Chicago Symphony performances Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Conductor Riccardo Muti plans 10 weeks of performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during its 2013-2014 season. He plans performances in Chicago during September and October of this year and January, February, March and June of next year.
Avant has an R&B goodie with 7th album Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Avant's seventh album arrives just in time for Valentine's Day: It's full of ballads and seductive tracks that highlight the R&B performer's singing and songwriting skills.
Soaring solos from Thompson on 'Electric' Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
On "Electric," Richard Thompson plugs in and delivers his most generous helping of guitar solos in many years, perhaps ever. The fretwork is marvelous even by his lofty standards, and some credit for inspiration probably goes to producer Buddy Miller, a fair picker himself.
Lyric leans toward tradition in announcing 2013-14 season Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The Lyric Opera of Chicago announces its 2013-14 season and its partnership with the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization for a series of spring musicals.
Music notes: Security Project comes to St. CharlesFeb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Former members of Peter Gabriel's 1980s band will perform in St. Charles this weekend, and Lady Gaga, in the running to be crowned the new Queen of Pop, will play two nights in Chicago next week.
McGraw enters new phase in his music Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Tim McGraw is free. The country star has moved on from a troubling label, quit drinking and grown up a bit, and all that has given McGraw a new energy he says you can hear on his latest album, "Two Lanes of Freedom." "I think this record is definitely sort of a flag in the ground for me," McGraw said.