The Palatine-based Northwest Festival Orchestra will team with the Northwest Chicago Symphony at Wright College Friday, May 31, to present a special concert featuring the music of Aaron Copland and Howard Hanson. The performance, titled 20th Century...

One of the most rewarding experiences of being a Women's Club of Inverness (WCI) member is attending the May meeting. It closes the membership year, celebrates accomplishments, pinpoints WCI's philanthropy grants and introduces the student scholars....

Maybe you're headed on vacation this summer and you have an important decision to make based on the precious real estate in your suitcase: What books do you pack? We've all been there, struggling to haul luggage into an overhead bin because it was s...

All year long, officials with Journeys: The Road Home in Palatine work to provide shelter and social services to suburban homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless. But on June 15, they will play. For the 12th straight year, Journeys will...

Dean Kapolas suffered from a crippling self-hatred when he first started at Harper College seven years ago, unable to live authentically. The 18-year-old's debilitating mindset perpetuated his drug abuse. His struggle with mental illness impeded his...

For much of Dr. Ken Ender's tenure as president, Harper College's student success agenda was fueled by a number: 10,604. When President Barack Obama issued a challenge to community colleges in 2009 to produce an additional 5 million graduates by the...

Palatine officials on Wednesday announced the appointment of veteran officer David Daigle as the village's next police chief. Daigle, who joined the department in 1993 and currently services as deputy chief, will replace the retiring Chief Alan Stoe...

Caption corrected to: Members of the Ghost Army, in which Bernie Bluestein served, recorded sounds of armored tanks and infantry units and played these fake soundtracks with powerful amplifiers and speakers mounted on halftrack jeeps, that could ...

Explore the strength, energy, and vulnerability of the forces of life: from love to loss, empowerment, joy, and dance! Palatine Park District's Palatine Dance presents The Power of Dance, Friday, May 31 at 7:00pm and Saturday, June 1 at 3:00pm and 7...