Phyllis Benson

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Higgins Road and Illinois Highway 53, Schaumburg, recently opened in the remodeled Streets of Woodfield mall across from Woodfield Mall. The cafeteria-style restaurant features made-to-order burritos and...

Crawdaddy Bayou, 412 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, is celebrating Mardi Gras through Fat Tuesday (March 7). Parades are held nightly at 6 p.m. and every 45 minutes to an hour...

Barrington--Citizens for Conservation is seeking volunteers to help restore a native landscape during Earth Week. Work sessions are scheduled for April 22-24. To volunteer, call the Volunteer Center of Greater...

Rewriting the constitution and bylaws of a venerable community organization with 12 members was an effort worthy of being named "man of the year" for Louis Zajdel of Park Ridge....

Thomas G. Southall is the new president of the board of directors of OMNI Youth Services, a not-for-profit agency in northwest Cook and south central Lake Counties. Southall, a father...

A new fall baseball league for grade school and high school players is expected to begin Sept. 8 at McHenry County College. The league is being sponsored by the college...

The words of William Shakespeare for centuries have inspired dramatic adaptations of his tragedies and comedies. But reading the 400-year-old written word of Shakespeare can be difficult, to say the...

The names begin, one at a time, close to the ground. First there are only a few, etched in granite, silently calling out. Soon, the list towers 10 feet high,...

At first, you notice the big black hat and the western wear--boots, silver belt buckle. Then you notice the the thick beard. Suddenly you realize--Chuck Norris! Right here in Marengo!...

"A Symphony of Stars," the annual benefit dinner-dance of the Home of the Sparrow, will be held Saturday at the Lakemoor, 28874 W. Illinois Highway 120. Proceeds from the dinner-dance...