Wonders of the cosmos Cosmic wonder isn't something you left back in the 1970s — it's a new show opening Friday at the Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, that tells the story of how humans have pieced together an understandin...

AURORA -- The Aurora Public Library's Bookmobile will be featured in the Midwest Bookmobile & Outreach Network (MBON) Bookmobile Roundup at Fountaindale Public Library on June 7. MBON represents multiple libraries in the Chicago metropolitan area an...

Arlington Heights Trustee Tom Glasgow has been elected president pro tem for the village board. Arlington Heights Village President Tom Hayes nominated him at Monday night's committee of the whole meeting, and the appointment was then approved by th...

The theater, perhaps more than any art form, is prone to explore topics that are both contemporary, relevant and controversial. In “Next Fall,” the Village Theatre Guild’s newest production opening May 24, no less than two provocative themes are th...

Face paint See expressionist portraits of famous faces like Abraham Lincoln as painted by Belgian artist Charles Szymkowicz in the exhibit “Faces Behind the Truth: The Mirrors of Charles Szymkowicz” at Oakton Community College's Koehnline Muse...

For the first time in 20 years, Arlington Heights has a new village president. Longtime Trustee Thomas Hayes was introduced with the words “Congratulations, Mr. Mayor” after taking the oath of office Monday night, succeeding retiring Mayor Arlene Mu...

Rocking comedy Comedian Tony Rock may be the younger brother of Chris Rock, but find out how he's his own funny person when he performs this weekend at The Improv Comedy Showcase and Restaurant, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $17-$19 plus a two-...

As Metropolis Performing Arts Centre ends what has been a difficult financial year, community members with different areas of expertise have formed a task force to review the struggling organization and make recommendations for its future. Members o...