Oak Brook’s Daniel Goodwin honored for philanthropic work
It might come as a surprise for some to learn that Daniel Goodwin, founder, chairman and CEO of the multibillion-dollar Inland Real Estate Group, began his career as a public...
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Charlie Brown’s football woes part of ‘Pigskin Peanuts’ exhibit
Quick — what image comes to mind when you think of Charlie Brown? Maybe it's the Peanuts character's skimpy Christmas tree or the other tree that constantly ate his kite,...
Paddling movie festival floats into Durty Nellie’s
It may come as a surprise to you to learn there are enough movies made each year about canoeing and kayaking to float an annual film festival. But there's nothing...
Best-selling thriller author Nelson DeMille speaking at Stevenson
With more than 50 million copies of his novels in print worldwide, Nelson DeMille is one of the publishing's most successful purveyors of political thrillers — most recently focusing on...
To counter 20-something obsession, painter profiles the over-50 set
He knows equal time is too much to hope for, but painter Robert Proce has been devoting himself recently to shifting the spotlight away from youth culture and showing artistic...
Grant and Twain’s unlikely friendship makes for fascinating story
The late-life friendship that developed between Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain was tailor-made for dramatization. So it's a bit surprising that apparently no one has gotten around to putting...
Institute for Therapy through Arts marks 40 years
The Institute for Therapy through the Arts has come a long way since opening its doors in 1975 to serve roughly 200 patients as part of the Evanston-based Music Institute...
Play dramatizes stories of veterans’ mental health issues
Many military veterans return to civilian life with major mental health problems, an unfortunate fact the theater company Erasing the Distance is bringing to dramatic life. "Veterans Voices," the company's...
Retired author says it’s never too late to start writing
Charlene Wexler always wanted to be a writer, but she never had the opportunity — until she made a major change in her life. Namely, retiring. Now the 72-year-old novelist...
Children’s author chronicles history of women in politics
Ever since her first book for young readers, 1984's "Susan B. Anthony," Highland Park author Ilene Cooper has maintained an emphasis on informing her youthful audience about feminism and politics....