One thing I see many amateurs struggle with is that they use one club around the green, and it's usually their most lofted club. Many amateurs tend to use their hands incorrectly through the hitting area, which creates inconsistencies in the loft th...

"Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland-What's New" will be the topic of a presentation by genealogist Mike Karsen at the Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois. His presentation will begin at 2 p.m. at ...

As a junior at Fremd High School in Palatine in 1974, Ruth Ford longed for one of those $150 class rings to announce her upcoming graduation as a member of the Class of 1975. "That was a lot of money," remembers Ruth, who now uses the last name Drak...

On September 11, Travis Hall, 13, and his family, served dinner to over 150 first responders at the Leyden Fire Protection District Station, 2600 Manheim Road in Franklin Park, for the ninth year in a row. Serving those who served, included fire, po...

Kerry Lavelle, founding partner of Lavelle Law in Schaumburg, will host a webinar for the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association in which he will share practical tips for attorneys in their first two years of practicing law. The webi...

Every story is different. Some are steeped in tragedy. Some move you to tears. Some are almost impossible to believe. All inspire beyond words. Michigan's Tracy Ramin lost all of his blood — plus two more pints — after he was hit on the side of a Mi...

Dan Wessler is a music teacher at heart, but he is also the bass of an international Gold Medalist Quartet in the Barbershop Harmony Society. In addition, he directs the New Tradition Chorus, a men's a cappella chorus that has members from all over...

The North Suburban YMCA will conclude a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary with "Fall Fest", an unprecedented community party on Saturday, October 5th from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. The Y's parking lot and grounds will be filled with food, musi...

Northbrook, Illinois resident Howard J. Wise, 51, has announced his candidacy for the March 17, 2020 Democratic Primary for Cook County Circuit Court Judge for the 12th Judicial Subcircuit. Wise started his 22+ year legal career in the Cook County S...