Violist performs Bach, original work in Libertyville
Juliet Dawson said when she was 11 years old, she was "tricked" into learning to play the viola. She wasn't paying attention, and when a teacher asked who was interested...
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Lake County seeks input on sometimes ‘confusing’ transit services for seniors, disabled
In Lake County, a senior citizen or disabled person who needs a ride to a doctor's appointment, a job, a class or other locations can reserve a spot on a...
Director: ‘Peter Pan’ message is to live in the moment
Lexie Bailey first saw the show "Peter Pan" when gymnast Cathy Rigby appeared in the starring role, flying through the air more than a decade ago. "I was discovering theater...
Priscilla Presley shares stories, photos of life with Elvis at Genesee
When she was 14 years old and living with her military family in Germany, Priscilla Presley (then Priscilla Beaulieu) dreamed of living on a horse ranch. She certainly didn't think...
From entertaining to ‘terribly frustrating,’ squirrels earn their national day of appreciation
When Kathy Tetens Burek's dog, Boots, sees a gray squirrel in her Lake Zurich backyard, he wants to play. So Burek lets the 12-year-old Border Collie outside and the game...
Know your squirrels: Fox and gray species found in Lake County
Fox squirrels have a rusty belly and a black outline to their tail. Gray squirrels have a white belly with a tail that looks frosted in white. A black squirrel...
Renowned opera singers perform with Lake Forest Symphony
The Lake Forest Symphony Sisters in Song concert Saturday and Sunday at the Lumber Center in Grayslake will give Lake County area residents "a great opportunity to hear world-famous singers...
PM&L starts out 2018 with a farce
Jim Behr had never heard of or read "See How They Run," a farcical play written in the 1940s. But as soon as he did, he wanted to direct it...
Richard Marx wrote first songs at Highland Park High School
Girls who attended Highland Park High School when Richard Marx was a student there might not know this — but the Grammy award-winning songwriter, singer and producer was "scribbling" love...
Russian Ballet brings old-school ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to Genesee
When Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is mentioned, the music from the "Nutcracker Suite" ballet likely first comes to mind. But another ballet for which Tchaikovsky wrote music is just...