Lifestyle
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Barrington theater company seeks donors for 'Stage the Build' campaignOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - For Barrington's Parker Players Theater Company, essentially a traveling troupe since early 2020, the show will go on permanently at 540 W. Northwest Hwy., within an exp...
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'The Art of War,' Amy Schumer's memoir and many other books are banned in US prisons. Here's why
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-...
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DuPage Leaders & Legacies: Rae Rupp-Srch, A lifelong servant leaderOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - Leaders & Legacies: Stories of Local Impact is an ongoing series brought to you in partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation. It highlights the inspiring s...
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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
Oct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultrasmooth private detective in several "Shaft" films beginning in the early 1970s, has died....
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Metropolitan Asian Family Services seniors celebrates three decades of community servicesOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Metropolitan Asian Family Services, Inc (MAFS) launches yet another star-studded yearly, global gala fundraiser to digitally shape the future of our seniors to celebrate...
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Plainfield restaurants band together to help family of stabbing victimOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Several downtown Plainfield restaurants Saturday will be donating a portion of their proceeds to benefit the family of Wadea Al-Fayoume. The 6-year-old boy was stabbed t...
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Lombard Service League joins in Day of Service, collecting food and clothingOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Lombard Service League participated in the Sept. 30 National Day of Service, sponsored by the General Federation of Women's Clubs, an international women's organization ...
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Advocate Cancer Survivorship Center receives $40,000 donation check from Chicago BearsOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Advocate Health Care and the Chicago Bears continued in their joint efforts to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Tuesday morning, Oct. 24, by hosting a chair yo...
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In 'Nyad,' Jodie Foster swims away with a showcase for Annette Bening
Oct 24, 2023 8:15 am - “Nyad” — ★ ★ ★ In “Nyad,” there are two feats of perseverance on display. First, there is the ceaseless determination of Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) to accomplish a...
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Buffalo Wild Wings Foundation to donate more than $1 million to local organizationsOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - This fall, Buffalo Wild Wings will raise more than $1 million to deliver on its mission to "help build communities where all kids can thrive, compete and belong to a tea...