Marriott raising curtain on 50th season
January 17, 2025Peter Blair has done it all at Marriott Theatre. The theater’s executive producer started at the Lincolnshire venue in 2005 as a production assistant. “I mopped the floors….
Peter Blair has done it all at Marriott Theatre. The theater’s executive producer started at the Lincolnshire venue in 2005 as a production assistant. “I mopped the floors….
Pezband co-founder Mimi Betinis used the word “legacy” several times as he talked about the recent release on vinyl of “The Best of Pezband.” Betinis, the band’s guitarist,…
First of two parts looking at ethnic and health-focused eateries emerging on the Chicago area restaurant scene What happens when a New Yorker can’t find Mexican food to his liking…
To embrace the 2025 Rose Parade’s theme of “Best Day Ever!,” Enjoy Illinois partnered with Paramount Pictures to transport parade viewers to iconic Chicago’s destinations with…
The Chicago area’s biggest and longest-running boating event will launch this year from a new home. The Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show starts Wednesday and runs through Sunday…
The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising residents that a winter storm is anticipated to create dangerous travel conditions throughout much of…
Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
With the holidays upon us, drive-thru light displays are ongoing in Illinois. Stretching from the Chicago region to the greater St. Louis area and covering several towns and cities…
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains…
This week in ag, the fallout continues from RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” report that recommends sweeping changes to how farmers produce food. We’ve also got info on big…
The Illinois State Fair will offer a little something for everyone this year. Fans of the fair and its food gathered at the state fairgrounds in April to celebrate the countdown of…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget…
Electric customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois’ Commonwealth Edison will…