Free dress boutique returns to Highland Park school
Few things in life make a young girl happier than a beautiful new dress, especially if the price is right — free of charge. That's the business model for Jill...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Debut author iffy on people, but finds ‘air conditioning is divine’
Growing up, Mitchell Karbin had no literary ambitions whatsoever, so it came as something of a surprise to him, a few years ago, when he began work on his debut...
Physicist, author shares the hunt for Higgs boson particle
A great deal of effort went into confirming the existence of something almost unimaginably small over the last 14 years in Switzerland and English physicist Dr. Jon Butterworth was right...
Black Cat Ball will benefit Hinsdale Humane Society
Hinsdale Halloween enthusiasts will have the chance to strut their stuff as they support the Hinsdale Humane Society on Oct. 30. Event chair Christie Cuthbert said she expects a big...
Silents are still golden at Pleasant Home
At the same time that silent-film pioneer Georges Mélies was shooting his 1987 short "The Haunted Castle" in France, the architect George Maher was designing the Oak Park mansion Pleasant...
YouTube superstar MattyB raps at North Shore Center
Twelve-year-old rapper MattyB (aka Matthew David Morris) literally became an overnight sensation five years ago when his debut video, a cover of Justin Bieber's "Eenie Meenie" racked up 500,000 YouTube...
Art inspires fiction in ‘Visions of Life’
Joanne Freeman didn't have to look far for the inspiration for her recently published short story "Family Portrait" — no farther, in fact, than across the street from her Wilmette...
Movie monsters inspire ‘Symphonic Fury’ at the Pickwick
Sometimes, it takes a major fan to pull off a major fan event. That certainly seems to be true in the case of "Symphonic Fury! The Music of Japanese Monsters,"...
Chicago Jewish Film Festival returns for 2nd year with 16 films
It might come as a surprise to learn that Chicago, one of the most vital film towns in the country, is only just now getting around to establishing a Jewish...
Tour de Cure’s young fundraising champ
Some people, faced with a serious problem, try to do something about it — like 10-year-old Joseph McDonagh of Niles. The Field Elementary School student, known as Jojo to friends...