A long-standing fast-food restaurant in Hanover Park is closing its doors permanently. Long John Silver's, 800 Irving Park Road, will serve customers until it runs out of food, an employee said by phone Tuesday. That's expected to happen by Wednesd...

Three local mayors, several state legislators, the Indian consul general in Chicago and U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg were among the dignitaries who joined the Federation of Indian Associations Chicago Friday night for a combined celeb...

This weekend Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale: Noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17-18, at Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Presented by the Midwest Bonsai Society, this show fe...

Shows, events Aug. 9, 10 & 11: 2019 Indian Uprising, Mega Center at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E Main St., St. Charles. Back for the 29th year. Join the Cruisin' Tigers for the largest all Pontiac charitable event put on by a car club in the wor...

Palatine, IL: State of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new law on August 3, 2019 designating "April as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month" in the state of Illinois. The event took place at Sikh Religious Society (SRS) Palatine Gurdwara. ...

Friday Funday: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Vogelei Park, 650 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Children's entertainment. Bring a picnic, play on the playground or splash on the spray pad. Singer Animal Farm will perform. Free. heparks.org. Gurn...

Professional chamber choir St. Charles Singers, conducted by Jeffrey Hunt, will open its 2019-20 concert season with a Mozart Festival, Aug. 22-25, in its hometown of St. Charles, with an array of paid and free events celebrating the music of the ev...

Schaumburg Township District Library is set to launch a new Tech Bytes program for teens this fall, thanks to funding from Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White's Project Next Generation grant. Schaumburg Library was one of 29 public li...