Lifestyle
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District 73 marks 100 years since its formation from union of three country schoolsApr 10, 2023 5:30 am - About a century ago, long before there was a Vernon Hills, three one-room schools combined to create Hawthorn Elementary District 73. By late 1924, a new, four-room bric...
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Orders due for St. Charles Kiwanis Rose DayApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Orders are due by Tuesday for the St. Charles Kiwanis Club's Rose Day fundraiser. Rose pickup will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Administrative Professionals Day, April 2...
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Al Jaffee, Mad magazine cartoonist who created Fold-In and 'Snappy Answers,' dead at 102
Apr 10, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Sn...
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Michael Lerner, 'Barton Fink' Oscar nominee, dies at 81
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Hilary Swank gives birth to twinsApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Hilary Swank has given birth to twins - a boy and a girl. The 48-year-old "Million Dollar Baby" actor posted a photo of her and her twins looking at the sunse...
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Get your tix for Styx at RiverEdge ParkApr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Power ballads and prog-rock anthems will fill the soundscape when classic rock band Styx performs at RiverEdge Park in Aurora this summer. Tickets for the July 11 perfo...
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April 11 deadline for St. Charles Kiwanis Rose Day ordersApr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Kiwanis Club's Rose Day fundraiser will remain an outdoor event this year, but will return to its original weekday position - appropriately, Administrati...
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TLC and MCC to host free film screening of 'The Seeds of Vandana Shiva'Apr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become Monsanto's worst nightmare? "The Seeds of Vandana Shiva" tells the remarkable life story of Gandhi...
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Sewa LEADs assist the Shiv Durga Temple for the Hindu festival Maha ShivratriApr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Sewa International, a Hindu-based, nonprofit volunteering group, allows student volunteers (or LEADs) in grades 8-12 to participate and lead in community service and hum...
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On April 17th in River Grove: 'Essentials of Estate Planning'Apr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - "Failing to plan is planning to fail." Sometimes attributed to Benjamin Franklin, sometimes to others, the root of the pithy saying isn't nearly as important as whether ...