On the verge of victory in a lingering civil rights suit seeking his freedom from a large institution, 37-year-old David Cicarelli knows one of the first things he'll bring when he finally gets to move into his new home in the suburbs. “A punch bowl...

Two years ago, lawmakers were sworn in at a January ceremony as they always are. But things changed quickly when, minutes later, new lawmakers took their first vote — to impeach then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. This year, the 97th General Assembly was swo...

• Elgin Symphony Orchestra with cellist Alisa Weilerstein, Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg: Classical. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7. For ticket information, visit elginsymphony.org. • The Pin-Ups, Pheasant Run Reso...

Thirty years ago, Robert and Judith Kellen had outgrown their small house in central Arlington Heights and needed a larger home to accommodate their growing family. They found a spacious home in the Northgate subdivision along with everything else t...

Director/co-writer Derek Cianfrance says the aptly titled “Blue Valentine” is all about the death of love, and that pretty much describes the essence of this extraordinary chronicle of a relationship between two people destined for domestic disinteg...

Glance over your shoulder at the complicated year that was 2010 in the Northwest suburbs and it's difficult to find one moment, one event that sums the whole thing up. Where is the common bond, the string that ties it all together? There were unspea...