Wheeling Entertainment
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‘One Book, One Community’ finale Sunday in LincolnshireFeb 13, 2025 12:41 pm - Author Parini Shroff will her inspiration behind her novel “The Bandit Queens,” during the final event of this year’s One Book One Community program hosted by the Cook Memorial, Indian Trails, and Vernon Area library districts.
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‘What went wrong here?’: Show examines history behind Arlington High’s closingJan 20, 2025 7:11 pm - A 90-minute retrospective by Hey Nonny’s Chip Brooks investigates the controversial 1984 closure of Arlington High School, weaving public meetings and court cases into a live drama with music to examine the deeper reasons behind the school's demise.
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Four days left to share your event in the Daily Herald’s Out on the Town guideJan 20, 2025 11:15 am - Jan. 23 is the deadline to submit your event to the Daily Herald's "Out On the Town" spring guide listing suburban Chicago events like festivals, shows, dining, and family activities occurring March-May. It is free to submit.
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Artists, writers living in Dist. 214 invited to enter Arts Unlimited contestJan 15, 2025 11:13 am - District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Daily Herald and District 214 Arts Unlimited Art and Writing Contest. Submissions will be accepted through March 3.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for December 2024Jan 12, 2025 6:00 am - The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for December capture life's joyful and mysterious moments.
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Early morning fire closes Wheeling Burger KingJan 09, 2025 2:33 pm - No one was hurt when a fire broke out early Thursday at a Burger King restaurant in Wheeling.
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‘Death of the Cardinals’: Hey Nonny to reprise show about closing of Arlington High SchoolJan 08, 2025 11:37 am - Why did Arlington High School close in 1984? And what made that closing so painful? And controversial? Those questions will be answered through music, drama and lots of wigs, when Hey Nonny reprises its "Death of the Cardinals" show on Jan. 21 and 22.
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Best Bets: ‘Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah’ returns to Chicago’s AuditoriumJan 07, 2025 10:17 am - The jazz-infused “Too Hot to Handel” reimagining of Handel’s oratorio returns to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, and author Jenniffer Weigel performs her solo stage show in Highland Park.
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Make plans for new restaurants coming to the suburbs in 2025Dec 30, 2024 2:37 pm - A new year brings with it the promise of a bevy of new restaurants expected to open in the suburbs in 2025. Here’s a taste of what’s to come, including Vicolo, The Greggory Hearth and Tavern, the suburbs’ first Pizza Ranch and more.
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‘A little nostalgic tickle’: Retro arcade the Headless Horseman rides into WheelingDec 19, 2024 10:34 am - An arcade stocked with video games from the 1980s and ’90s like Pac-Man, Centipede and Galaga has opened in Wheeling. Instead of gobbling patrons’ quarters, all the games are set to free play. A $20 entry fee allows customers to enjoy unlimited games for one day.