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Oh Kathy!
Find out which celebrities will be spared or cut down to size when Emmy award-winning comedian and Oak Park native Kathy Griffin returns this weekend for two shows at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. $49.50-$69.50. (312...
Updated: Jan 21, 2012 at 08:37 AM
The biggest news stories of the year exemplify the ups and downs many experienced in 2011. While some enjoyed new beginnings — like the eaglets from Mooseheart who were nursed back to health, to students and a community who celebrated the opening of...
Updated: Dec 31, 2011 at 09:13 AM
The first piece of the March Madness puzzle was put in place this week when the Illinois High School Association released postseason assignments. Here’s a look at where teams from the Fox Valley coverage area will open the playoffs.
The majority of ...
Updated: Dec 14, 2011 at 09:34 PM
Still rockin'
Next to the boys in Bon Jovi, former Poison frontman Bret Michaels may be the most enduring star of the “hair-metal” era that existed more than 20 years ago. When not recording music and touring, Michaels is a hot property in the ...
Updated: Dec 10, 2011 at 02:47 PM
Buffalo Grove High School’s Junior Varsity Scholastic Bowl team participated on Nov. 12 in the eighth annual Kaneland High School Freshmen-Sophomore Scholastic Bowl Tournament in Maple Park, with outstanding results.
The BGHS Bison captured the cha...
Updated: Dec 05, 2011 at 02:23 PM
Shopping is surely easier now with the trinity of the Internet, Fed Ex and UPS, but you can't beat rummaging through brick and mortar boutiques or department stores when they're sparkling with holiday décor, animated windows and Santa Claus. Combine...
Updated: Dec 03, 2011 at 07:32 AM
Spot-on comedy
Fans of the international hit improv TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” won't want to miss a chance to see two of its stars in person when “An Evening With Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood” plays tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 20...
Updated: Nov 12, 2011 at 07:46 AM
Rodgers & Hammerstein salute
Local cabaret artists perform songs from “South Pacific,” “The King & I,” “Carousel” and other classic musicals as part of Fox Valley Repertory's “Score By Score: The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein.” WJJG radio pers...
Updated: Nov 04, 2011 at 10:44 AM
The Sugar Grove Corn Boil committee announced last week it had donated $9,400 to community organizations.
The 44th annual event was held July 29-31.
Recipients included the Big Rock Park District, Sugar Grove Clown Ministry, Boy Scout Troop 7, the ...
Updated: Oct 26, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Fall Fest 2011, a three-day, family-friendly festival and marketplace is back for a third year Sept. 16-18, bigger and better than ever.
The fest, hosted by the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce, the Des Plaines History Center, and the Des Plaines Par...
Updated: Sep 14, 2011 at 04:26 PM