Travel back in time when life was simpler - or was it? Ladies curtsied, gentleman bowed, but there was a rule for just about every circumstance in ones' day. Ahhh … those Victorians … You are formally invited to the Arlington Heights Historical Muse...

This weekend Sandwich Fair: Gates open at 8 a.m. Friday through Sunday, Sept. 8-10, at the Sandwich Fairgrounds, 1401 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Old Dominion ($25) headlines at 8 p.m. Friday. Truck and tractor pulls, a demolition derby, carnival rides, ...

Shows, swap meets Sept 1: The Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival Cruise In, 5-9 p.m., at Sunset Park, 5200 Miller Road. Presented by BGV Motorsports and the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce. Show vehicles enter at the Sunse...

Cook County Judge Jill Cerone-Marisie was named presiding judge of the Third Municipal District in Rolling Meadows Thursday, succeeding Judge William O. Maki, a 25-year jurist and former Arlington Heights village president who retired after serving ...

If you've been to the Rolling Meadows courthouse in recent years, you may have encountered Third District Presiding Judge William O. Maki - but not necessarily on the bench. Most likely you passed the judge, not knowing who he was, as he inconspicu...

Living for 'Applause' Famed pop star/performance artist Lady Gaga (“Poker Face,” “Telephone”) brings her “Joanne World Tour” tonight to Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago. $151. (773) 404-2827 or cubs.com. 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 Fan-tastic ...

Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 gave VIP tours Friday to show off major additions at Thomas Middle School, 1430 N. Belmont Ave., and Windsor Elementary School, 1315 E. Miner St. The Thomas expansion included a new gymnasium, a new front ent...

Buffalo Grove Days, the village's big, annual Labor Day weekend festival, will include a new event this year - a classic car, truck and motorcycle show (pre-1988) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4. The five-day festival also will include the us...

This weekend Nashwood: 4 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 25; 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 26; and 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at Sheridan and Green Bay roads, Highwood. The city transforms into “Honkey Tonk Row” with country music and ...