Bears stadium legislation advances in Indiana as Illinois hearing abruptly canceled An Indiana House committee advanced legislation Thursday that would support a new Bears stadium in Hammond, just as a scheduled hearing on competing Illinois leg...

Georgia-based PGA Tour Superstore, a leading specialty golf retailer, has signed a lease for a new 30,000-square-foot store in Northbrook. Located at 1072 Willow Road in the Willow Festival Shopping Center, the Northbrook store will be a new clubhouse for the North Shore and greater Chicago area with an immersive retail and practice environment designed for players of all skill levels.

Next month, the Northbrook Park District will bring back the Youth Punt, Pass and Kick Challenge, a football skills competition for children ages 6-14.

Short Story Theatre will present an evening of six warm, wise and wonderful true stories about myriad topics, including starting a mahjong business, befriending your doctor, sewing a perfect seam, car woes and a grudge from childhood.

It was MSL crossover night Tuesday as East and West teams met to end regular season play, and the revamped West division won all five games. On Wednesday, West division winner Fremd will host East division winner Hoffman Estates at 7 p.m. in the MSL...

Make plans to see Christopher Titus at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg, the Travel and Adventure Show in Rosemont, the Peking Acrobats at the Genesee in Waukegan and more.

There could be lots of extras when the boys basketball state tournament begins next week. Seeds were released last week and as expected, Fremd, Palatine and Hersey received the top three seeds at the Class 4A Fremd sectional. And in meetings between ...

The weather might still be cold, but it’s time to start planning for spring and summer activities. The Northbrook Park District’s Spring into Summer guide, available at nbparks.org, outlines all upcoming options this spring and summer for children and adults.

Make plans for George Lopez at the Genesee Theatre, Russell Peters at Schaumburg’s Chicago Improv, Valentine’s Day events, Dinosaur Adventure at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Jim Gaffigan at the Chicago Theatre and more.

Once Upon a Bagel, a popular chain of delis and stores on the North Shore, is expanding to Arlington Heights, with its newest location set to open by the end of March.