Lynn Van Matre

State Sen. Dan Cronin (R-Elmhurst) will hold a coat drive from Nov. 29 through Dec. 20 at his downtown district office, located at 105 E. 1st St. Used jackets and...

First Folio Shakespeare Festival and its director, Alison C. Vesely, have been awarded a $1,000 Marshall Field's Project Image grant in support of the festival's artist-in-residence program. The program, part...

The Westmont High School band is seeking crafters and other exhibitors for its 10th annual Holiday Craft Show, scheduled for Dec. 4 in the school gymnasium at 909 Oakwood Drive....

The Hinsdale Center for the Arts' 10th annual holiday show and sale will be the regional arts agency's biggest ever, according to organizers. The center's 1999 The Art of Giving...

Area seniors, care providers and other community residents are invited to attend a Senior Services Forum from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 8 at the Downers Grove Village Hall, 801...

Sculptor Rebecca Childers Caleel has been commissioned by the City of Ottawa, Ill., to create two cast bronze statues commemorating the first Lincoln-Douglas debate. The debate, which took place on...

The Hinsdale Center for the Arts and its director, Sherry DeVries, have been named recipients of a 1999 Governor's Award for the Arts. The regional arts institution, which serves the...

The Naperville Humane Society is seeking aluminum cans that can be recycled for cash. Empty aluminum food and beverage cans may be deposited through Nov. 30 in a designated area...

Four Chicago-area architecture students have been awarded scholarships by the American Institute of Architects, Northeastern Illinois chapter. The professional organization, based in Naperville, has members in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and...

Volunteers working to restore the onetime home of Lombard pioneer and nationally known folk artist Sheldon Peck have turned up plenty of surprises, including old buttons and horseshoes found on...