All Stories from September 1, 2016 (Change date)
-
Small-town charm draws visitors to Maple Park Fun FestSep 01, 2016 6:30 am - Maple Park Fun Fest has come a long way since its beginning as a local softball tournament in 1998. After the first event, "a committed few realized the potential and w...
-
Personal drama fails to hold 'Mia Madre' togetherSep 01, 2016 6:15 am - Nanni Moretti's mother died in 2010, just as the Italian director wrapped work on his film "We Have a Pope." That experience of loss informs his follow-up, the semi-auto...
-
Naperville Last Fling to bring back old favorites, new attractionsSep 01, 2016 6:00 am - Saying so long to summer can be a little sad, knowing the long, lazy days are giving way to crisp, busy afternoons. But for years, the Naperville Jaycees have been makin...
-
Hawthorne selections for Thursday's racesSep 01, 2016 6:00 am - With Arlington International hosting live racing on Friday through Monday this Labor Day weekend, here is today's link to Joe Mazzone's selections for harness racing on ...
-
Schaumburg Septemberfest returns with live music, fireworks, paradeSep 01, 2016 6:00 am - Schaumburg's 46th annual Septemberfest, featuring three days full of live music, carnival rides, family activities and more, kicks off Saturday on the village's municipa...
-
Terrific actors brighten beige family comedy 'The Hollars'Sep 01, 2016 6:00 am - The beige family comedy "The Hollars" proves one thing for sure: Terrific actors can indeed elevate mundane material to something brighter, more meaningful and interesti...
-
'Morgan' a cautionary, sci-fi take on the downside of loveSep 01, 2016 6:00 am - Luke Scott's eye-catching science-fiction cautionary tale "Morgan" can't escape the cliched clutches of confusing, flash-edited "Jason Bourne" fights and obligatory car ...
-
Dann & Raymond highlight kids' fantasy filmsSep 01, 2016 6:00 am - Fantastical films Join me and Buffalo Grove film historian Raymond Benson as Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents "We're Off to See the Wizard: The Great Fantasy Films" ...
-
Reestablishing Fox Lake Explorer post not in village reform planSep 01, 2016 5:30 am - As Fox Lake police work to rebuild trust within the community, the youth program at the root of the Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz scandal is on hold indefinitely. There'...
-
Laptops for first wave of Woodland Middle School studentsSep 01, 2016 5:30 am - Students at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee began receiving laptop computers Wednesday night as part of a new initiative for the 2016-17 academic year. Roughly 2,180 De...