Linda Lipp

A Madonna sighting: Waukegan shop owner Kathie Vaglienty has more than just a passing interest in what Madonna and Geena Davis will wear in ''A League of Their Own,'' a...

A much-needed afternoon rain provided the closing statement at the dedication of the Waukegan Park District`s new Bowen Formal Garden last weekend. Park officials rushed to finish the ceremony as...

Superstar house: Basketball superstar Michael Jordan is doing for west Highland Park what builders and real estate agents have been trying to do for years. The west side of Highland...

The baseball diamond at Lake Forest Academy was a field of dreams for filmmakers making a movie about baseball great Babe Ruth. The cast and crew of ''The Babe,'' which...

Keeping in touch: When leukemia patient Barbara K. Brotman of Highland Park left for Seattle to undergo a bone-marrow transplant, she didn`t have to leave behind her support group at...

You didn`t have to be Greek to enjoy the annual Greek Festival sponsored by St. Demetrious Church in Waukegan last weekend. The three-day fundraising festival, held in an O`Plaine Road...

Downtown Waukegan became one giant auto rally last weekend as cars and drivers of every age and description cruised the streets during the annual ''Scoop the Loop'' festival. There were...

It had been 12 years since soprano Kallen Esperian`s last performance in Barrington, but the near-capacity crowd at Barrington High School auditorium last week thought her homecoming recital was worth...

It might have been a tearful occasion, but parishioners at Mother of God Church in Waukegan turned their final parish picnic May 19 into a celebration of the years they`d...

Leaders in business, education, community and public service were honored for their efforts at a festive bash last week hosted by the Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce. The annual recognition...