Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Weekend picks: Giordano Dance premieres 'Shirt'Jan 31, 2015 5:00 am - Made in Chicago The Windy City's own internationally famous Giordano Dance Chicago performs a repertory concert featuring the world premiere of Ray Mercer's “Shirt ...
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Weekend picks: Uncle Lar plays Zanies RosemontJan 30, 2015 5:00 am - Cry Uncle Chicago-area comedian Larry Reeb, informally known as “Uncle Lar,” sarcastically expounds on all kinds of controversial topics this weekend at Zanies at M...
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AOII alums to celebrate Valentine's Day in Crystal Lake Feb. 11Jan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - With the theme of "Focus on Love," local AOII alums will celebrate Valentine's Day at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the home of Christi Humm, 3608 Smoke Tree Lane in ...
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Weekend picks: The shadow knows if spring is comingJan 27, 2015 1:40 pm - Shadow celebration There's a chili cook-off, a charity dinner, bowling events, trivia contests, film screenings and a whole lot more all tied to Groundhog Days this...
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Strike delayed delivery of sweet GTOJan 26, 2015 5:00 am - Having just finished engineering school, a 24-year-old John Cutts was in need of some transportation. The year was 1964 and the day happened to be Halloween. Rather than...
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Believe Project: $100 to help family of twins with ongoing health problemsJan 24, 2015 6:35 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Trudy Lewis of Des Plaines. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I would donate the $100 gift to the Anderson f...
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New Kids, Eric Church, Motley Crue to play AllstateJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - Three new shows heading for Rosemont's Allstate Arena cover a wide musical terrain - from country (Eric Church) to a former boy band (New Kids on the Block) to heavy met...
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Thousands of Girl Scouts learn economics and empowerment at Rosemont rallyJan 18, 2015 12:01 am - When it comes to selling cookies, the 2015 Girl Scout isn't a pig-tailed pushover. She's an entrepreneur. "This is about having your own business and feeling what that ...
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Harper students join Saturday in MLK Day of ServiceJan 16, 2015 12:01 am - Harper College students are taking to heart Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" with th...
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Google Chromebooks now part of technology lab at Saint Alphonsus LiguoriJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - Saint Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights recently added twenty Google Chromebooks to its growing technology lab. The Parent Student Association genero...