"Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep" (Harper), by Michael Schulman Michael Schulman shares delightfully entertaining stories surrounding Meryl Streep's early rise to stardom in "Her Again." The book describes Streep's reign as homecoming queen in her ...

The biggest part of working with model trains is the smallest part of working with model trains for Brian Williams, 49, of Crystal Lake. Williams is known as the “pocket layout” guy to his peers because of his work with T scale electric trains, the ...

Symphonic season finale Conductor Andrew Grams leads the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for its season-ending concert titled “Composers Unleashed: Bernstein & Mahler” this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $30-$60. (847)...

Country TV stars See stars Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Will Chase, Charles Esten and Aubrey Peeples in the tour of ABC's “Nashville” in Concert on Saturday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $37.50-$77.50. (800) 745-3000 or rosem...

Joke time Catch up with comedian Owen Benjamin (“Sullivan & Son,” “The Internet is Weird”) when he performs a series of standup routines starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $19 plus a two-...

Sean Duffy and Wendy Rosenquist knew right away the entrepreneurship course they were taking at Elk Grove High School was unlike most business classes offered at the high school level. In less than a year, the two students developed and launched a p...

For decades, tourists have visited the historic home of James Monroe outside of Charlottesville, Virginia, and have encountered the quaint - if not underwhelming - residence of the nation's fifth president. Situated in the Blue Ridge, the plantation...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell said there are various reasons why several players have left his program since last fall. But he wonders if the disturbing trend of Wildcat exits could have been avoided by being more engaged wit...

Champion skaters Olympic Gold Medalists Meryl Davis & Charlie White, National Champions and Olympic medalists Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Jeremy Abbott and many more are featured in the tour of Stars On Ice tonight at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Ma...

Ivy Ford and the blues Ivy Ford, Waukegan's fresh-faced contribution to Chicago's blues scene, is a striking force in local music. With a decade of experience belting out hits and honing her instrumental skills, including stints with the legenda...