Lifestyle
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Review: Elon Musk bet everything he had on Tesla
Aug 17, 2021 7:00 am - 'œPower Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century,'ť by Tim Higgins (Doubleday) Space exploration, solar power, electric cars - the fortune Elon Musk had made f...
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New to streaming this week: 'Annette' and 'Nine Perfect Strangers'
Aug 17, 2021 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies What's...
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Willow Creek's Care Center garden grows fresh produce for families in needAug 17, 2021 6:00 am - It's not exactly a secret garden, but tucked away in the southwest corner of the Willow Creek Community Church campus in South Barrington is its Care Center Garden. A sm...
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Best Bets: U.S. Navy Blue Angels show off during shortened Chicago Air and Water ShowAug 17, 2021 6:00 am - Broad humor Catch up with rising New York comedian Laura High when she performs four stand-up sets at the Comedy Shrine, 2228 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora. $25, plus ...
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New suburban group hosts celebration of India's independenceAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban Indians gathered Sunday in Vernon Township's William E. Peterson Park to celebrate the 75th year of India's independence with poetry, dance, food and more. The ...
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South Elgin to cap off summer with all-day music festival SaturdayAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - With Riverfest put off for at least another year, South Elgin will fill the void Saturday with its first "End of the Summer Music Fling" at Panton Mill Park. The event w...
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'They needed to be there,' says widow who focuses on the good of husband's Afghanistan serviceAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - America is leaving Afghanistan, but a part of Arlington Heights widow Katie Stack can never leave that war-torn nation. "If I look at it as my husband's sacrifice was fo...
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Lisle VFW to host community blood drive Aug. 22Aug 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Lisle Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5696 will hold a community blood drive from 12:30-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, in the mobile coach at 1209 Lisle Place. Appointments are a...
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Relay For Life returns Aug. 21 as a 'Luminaria' event in RoselleAug 16, 2021 11:00 pm - The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Northwest DuPage and Northwest Cook Counties kicks off this weekend in Roselle. The Relay For Life is re-imagined this year...
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Review: The thriller 'The Island' is marred by clumsy prose
Aug 16, 2021 7:00 am - 'œThe Island,'ť by Ben Coes (St. Martin's Press) An army of 500 Iranian terrorists launch an attack on Manhattan, isolating the island by blowing up tunnels and blocking...