Jodie Jacobs

- In our benefit spotlight this week, we'll focus on one that is rated G and another rated G-string. Families can feel philanthropic together at the Caterpillar Ball, a dressy...

- Two North Suburban venues are once again cranking out hot jazz to combat the winter chill. Lake Forest's Gorton Community Center turns up the heat with its 13th Annual...

Chicago-area Beatles fans will be first to get the latest glimpse into John Lennon's psyche when "In My Life: The Artwork of John Lennon" premiers downtown this weekend before going...

If 20th Century decorative art starts the heart pounding, then the Woman's Board of the Winnetka Community House suggests stopping by its 11th Annual Modernism Show, Friday through Sunday at...

Art buyers and wannabe collectors take note: Next weekend the Sculpture Objects & Functional Art exposition returns to Navy Pier as SOFA Chicago 2000. Known for bringing top-notch galleries from...

Just in case the Chicago Botanic Garden's 23 varied gardens spread over 385 acres aren't enough to attract families, the garden has planned a double bill for Sept. 10 that...

As far as anyone in Lake Forest knows, you won't be hobnobbing with royalty when the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society hosts a Polo Ball tonight or an exhibition of...

Thoughts about whether Nixon really did have a makeup problem during his Kennedy debates and what it's like to follow a presidential candidate on the campaign trail are just a...

Making an evening of it at Highland Park's Ravinia Festival--where dining al fresco to Grieg, Gershwin or Buddy Guy is a popular pastime--becomes even more enticing during International Night, beginning...

A chance to see some of North America's top equestrians do their stuff happens this weekend when more than 650 riders compete in Equifest II at the Lamplight Equestrian Center...