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Young Artists jazz combo presents free Highwood concert

April 13, 2022 at 11:10 a.m.

There's no two-drink minimum at the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory's Jazz Combo Concert. There are no tickets required, and you don't need to pay for parking — you don't even...

A lunch crowd eats outside at Holt's, Prospect and Summit Avenues, in Uptown Park Ridge on April 6, 2021. The city will allow expanded outdoor dining beginning May 1.

Park Ridge City Council allows Uptown restaurant to continue its outdoor tables for warm-weather dining

April 12, 2022 at 12:38 p.m.

With the outdoor dining season about to begin, the Park Ridge City Council signed off on a proposal that will allow Holt's Restaurant to resume its outdoor seating at the...

’24,’ ‘Dropout’ star Mary Lynn Rajskub performs stand up at Aurora’s Comedy Shrine

April 12, 2022 at 10:17 a.m.

While her name may not be immediately familiar — let alone pronounceable — chances are you recognize her face. Comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub, who will be performing at The Comedy...

Fourth Wall Improv salutes life’s obstacles in new show

April 7, 2022 at 12:17 p.m.

Not everyone can do comedy. But everyone should be nodding along in recognition at the Fourth Wall Improv group's newest show, which highlights the everyday situations that cause people so...

On March 7, 2022 at the Park Ridge City Council's first meeting to vote on a proposed second recreational marijuana dispensary slated for a former VFW hall at Higgins and Canfield Roads, residents showed up in force to oppose the dispensary.

Park Ridge rejects a second cannabis dispensary for the city

April 5, 2022 at 3:10 p.m.

Plans to give a special-use permit to a second recreational marijuana dispensary in Park Ridge were rejected by the city council Monday night after a nearly four-hour meeting featuring an...

Josie Humbert and 10 of her Oak Park and River Forest High School classmates were invited to present their papers at the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, one of the country's most prestigious competitions for high school students highlighting original research in STEM fields. OPRF sent 11 of the 12 Chicago-area students invited to present.

All 11 OPRF students in STEM class present at prestigious science competition: knee surgery, reducing carbon levels

April 4, 2022 at 5:42 p.m.

Oak Park River Forest High School junior Maya Souden first noticed the Investigative Research Design and Innovation class when she was a freshman flipping through the school's offerings and planning...

Get ready for summer fest season with Tinley Brew and Vine event

March 31, 2022 at 1:38 p.m.

After a two-year hiatus, the popular Tinley Park Brew & Vine Festival is returning to the Tinley Park Convention Center April 9, offering a welcome opportunity to sample locally crafted...

Vogt Visual Arts show highlights Foresters Camera Club work

March 25, 2022 at 3:47 p.m.

The Foresters Camera Club was founded more than 40 years ago, and the Palos Park-based group has helped many professional and amateur photographers improve their skills and create stunning visual...

Theater 47’s ‘Living All Alone’ is meant to spark conversation about mental illness

March 25, 2022 at 11:09 a.m.

Longtime director John Ruffin had grand plans when he opened Theater 47 late in 2019. He envisioned the 200-seat black-box theater in Park Forest as a way to stage the...

Elgin Symphony gets some ‘Old American Songs’ from international sources for next concert

March 25, 2022 at 10:36 a.m.

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's next concert may be titled "Old American Songs," but listeners will be treated to a performance with an international flair. Venezuelan-born Spanish conductor José Luis Gomez...

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