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Cantigny works with Mexican cultural center to bring colorful sculptures to Wheaton

May 18, 2022 at 1:48 p.m.

With its first large-scale art installation, Cantigny Park has joined forces with the Mexican Cultural Center DuPage to bring together a group of six artists from Mexico City to create...

St. Charles downtown hosts art show May 28-29

May 18, 2022 at 11:44 a.m.

The St. Charles Fine Arts Show has grown up along with the downtown of its namesake city. What began in 1999 as a way to introduce more people to the...

OPRFHS junior Maya Souden will represent Illinois at the BioGENEius Challenge, an international high school science competition taking place this June in San Diego.

Oak Park student wins Illinois in top science competition, will move on to national

May 17, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School junior Maya Souden will have to pack her bags again. After being one of five students in the school's Investigative Research Design and...

Waukegan Chorus performs American favorites

May 13, 2022 at 2:27 p.m.

Americans may know composer Aaron Copland for his frequently performed symphonies, which are also commonly heard in films and on television. But he's also arranged some of the country's best...

Elgin Symphony Orchestra takes on ‘Scheherazade’

May 11, 2022 at 2:56 p.m.

The origin of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's latest show comes from one of the last shows that Andrew Grams conducted in his role as the orchestra's music director. He's happy...

Movie nights, food trucks, concerts return for Aurora summer fun

May 11, 2022 at 12:15 p.m.

Food trucks. Movie nights. Concerts. Those are just some of the free events that people will find this summer when they travel to downtown Aurora, which has a calendar full...

Deer Park Food Truck series returns

May 11, 2022 at 11:03 a.m.

Not sure what you're in the mood to eat? Want to sample something adventurous, creative, or decadent? It should come as no surprise that food trucks have soared in popularity...

Bitter Jester Festival’s band battle attracts acts from all over

May 11, 2022 at 9:26 a.m.

When Nic DeGrazia first approached the city manager of Highland Park with an idea to put on a comedy show, he didn't like the answer he received. "He was basically,...

Maine Township High School District 207 board elects new president, officers

May 10, 2022 at 5:04 p.m.

The Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education elected a new president at its May 2 meeting, ending a three-year stretch in which Paula Besler presided over the...

To re-socialize seniors after COVID, Oak Park plans scavenger hunt of local culture, ‘Golden Girls’ trivia May 12-19

May 6, 2022 at 9:04 p.m.

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Celebrating Seniors Week returns to Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park May 12-19 with more than two dozen events designed to...

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