advertisement

Log Out

Lifestyle

Rare sightings and other surprises captivated local bird watchers throughout the year

By Jeff Reiter
Dec 15, 2022 5:00 am - The younger, hotshot birders call them megas, as in mega-rarity - their name for the occasional OMG birds that send dedicated watchers racing for their binoculars and ca...
Shipping container of toys, humanitarian aid on way to Ukraine, thanks to Northbrook nonprofit

By Dave Oberhelman
Dec 15, 2022 5:00 am - Northbrook resident Jeff Kaminsky is trafficking in gifts, both traditional and not, in mass quantities, this holiday season. And to a war zone. Since Russia's invasion ...
Neighbors in the news: Elmhurst University junior wins business proposal contest

By Norrine Twohey
Dec 15, 2022 5:00 am - • Elmhurst University junior Angel Garcia, of Rolling Meadows, took first prize at the Fall 2022 Bluejay Tank Pitch Competition with his proposal to launch a program tha...
Sound check: I Fight Dragons, Shemekia Copeland and more

By Brian Shamie
Dec 15, 2022 5:00 am - Dragons annual show I Fight Dragons was born "from a sense of epic possibility," said primary songwriter and Glenview native Brian Mazzaferri. And the band's songs showc...
Sigourney Weaver, James Cameron float on in 'Way of Water'

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 5:00 am - To Sigourney Weaver, her friendship with James Cameron didn't really start on "Aliens," the 1986 film Cameron directed her in. It started after. "He was quite serious mo...
6 favorite conifers and the cones they produce

By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 5:00 am - In much of the country, much of the landscape goes barren from fall through spring. Evergreens are typically the workhorse plants that carry us through. But not all ever...
Saint Viator, Sacred Heart honor Distinguished Alumni

Submitted by Jim Mitchell
Dec 15, 2022 5:00 am - The Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary Alumni Association has announced this year's Distinguished Alumni honorees. In addition to two alumni who will be recognized wi...
'New Year's Rockin' Eve' to feature New Edition, Duran Duran

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2023 on "New Year's Rockin' Eve" from Times Square, with iconic bands from the 1980s and 1990s as well as a member of BTS and a Ti...
Morton's next big exhibition: Artist will create 'Of the Earth' from what nature leaves behind

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - Morton Arboretum on Thursday announced that its next sculpture exhibition, “Of the Earth,” will open in the spring. The latest in an ongoing series of large-scale i...
Trevor Noah goes for a three-peat of Grammy Award hosting

Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Unemployment didn't last long for Trevor Noah - he's hosting the Grammy Awards in early 2023. The comedian who recently left his post as host of "The Daily Sh...

Showing 9,341-9,350 of 116,967 previous next