Elgin barber Jerry Newman is remembered by friends and customers as a fixture of the city’s downtown, quick with a smile and a wave for anyone who walked by his shop window on Chicago Street for six decades. Newman, who owned Central Barber Shop for ...

There’s nothing new about con artists taking people’s hard-earned money, but their methods change all the time. The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois keeps tabs on all the ways grifters try to drain your bank account and details...

Kiantra Loza, Ed.D., the new Director of Admissions and Outreach, International Students and Campus Central at College of DuPage, found her passion for working in higher education through her personal college journey at Lewis University. “College wa...

There are about 30 more state primaries and caucuses to go until Illinois voters head to the polls on March 19. That’s a long time for local Republican delegate candidates representing presidential contenders Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. Both are tr...

Disney on Ice Presents “Magic in the Stars” brings beloved Disney characters to Rosemont’s Allstate Arena before moving to the United Center next week. This is just one of the many entertaining options happening this weekend. Ongoing “Downto...

Nineteen nonprofit agencies and advocacy groups are the latest recipients of Endeavor Health’s annual community investment grant program. The grant program began in 2022 after Edward-Elmhurst Health and NorthShore University Health merged. The health...

Five Illinois teens are among 300 students from across the country selected as the most promising young scientists and named scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search. The contest, organized by Regeneron and Society for Science, is the nation’s...

Rock Talk will return to The Venue, a live music performance space in Aurora, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. Hosted by Mark Plummer, Rock Talk is a free lecture series that goes in depth on musical topics. Plummer, an associate professor of music at Au...

On Friday, Jan. 12, The Steepwater Band will return to The Venue stage after their European tour. Since 1998, the bluesy rock band has recorded nearly a dozen studio and live albums. Advance tickets are $15-$20 or $20-$25 at the door. Billy Elton wil...