Three-Day Pumpkin Fest returns to Highwood
September 26, 2026Jack-O’-Lanterns lining the downtown streets and filling Everts Park means only one thing in Highwood during the first weekend of October, The American Palace Casino Great Highwood…
One of the coolest neighborhoods in the world will put some of its swag on display this weekend. Chicago’s West Town, named the coolest neighborhood in Chicago and the 18th coolest…
Jack-O’-Lanterns lining the downtown streets and filling Everts Park means only one thing in Highwood during the first weekend of October, The American Palace Casino Great Highwood…
Inspired by the horrific events of 9/11, Eric Perez enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps as a fresh-faced 18-year-old, eager to serve his country. Perez, now a renowned photography artist…
This year’s FAN EXPO Chicago in Rosemont at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center had an over-the-top guest list with fans waiting in lines for autograph sessions or just hoping…
Seventy-five years ago, Dr. Edith Farnsworth – a prominent Chicago physician – saw her vision for a modernist house come to fruition in the form of a unique structure designed…
More than 1,600 runners, walkers, families, and supporters, along with more than 100 volunteers came together on Saturday, May 2 at Cantigny Park in Wheaton to raise more than $300,000…
A football from the early 1900s. A leather helmet from 1925. A nose guard from the same era. Those were some of the items on display at the Des Plaines History Center during its April…
Every day is a full day for Liana Redshaw. Taking care of three youngsters on her own, building a company and advocating for Alzheimer’s disease support fills the hours. Even…
More than 40 District 203 students left Naperville Central High School on March 14 with a prom dress that would have been beyond their means financially were it not for some help. Now…
Illinois’ former House Republican leader of 10 years isn’t switching affiliations, though he announced Monday, Oct. 5, he’s backing the Democrat in the race for governor. It’s…
CHICAGO — Illinois’ two state fairs drew over 1 million combined visitors for the second year in a row, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. About 714,000 visitors attended…
A new 36-acre solar farm is now up and running on former farmland southeast of Bloomington. The McLean Solar 1 farm, located about five miles southeast on Bloomington by Interstate…
As the summerlong celebration of the Route 66 Centennial in southern Illinois fades into a damp autumn, state grants continue to be awarded to locales along the storied roadway’s…
Peoria Catholic Diocese Bishop Louis Tylka jetted to Rome, Italy, Friday, Oct. 2, to make the final case for the canonization — or sainthood — of the late Archbishop (now the “Blessed”)…
Bradley University has been located on Peoria’s Main Street “Hilltop” since its founding as the Bradley Polytechnic Institute by philanthropist Lydia Bradley in 1897. The private…
Dennis Hastert, the Kendall County Republican who rose from high school teacher and coach to the heights of power as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, is dead. In an Oct….
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Illinois Rock & Roll Museum ...The Illinois Rock & Roll Museum had its 5th Annual Hall of ...
Chicago Heights man charged after ...A Chicago Heights man has been charged in connection with a traffic ...