by Eileen Daday | Jan 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Oliver! won multiple Tony, Oscar and Golden Globe awards when it debuted both on Broadway in 1963 and as a film in 1968. Prominent among those awards were the ones for its score by Lionel Bart, featuring such memorable songs as Consider Yourself, Food Glorious Food...
by Eileen Daday | Jan 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
A group of women went about their work quietly Monday, in the spacious confines of the lower level of the Amvets building in Wheeling. Having just received a large delivery of fresh flowers from a wedding at the Field Museum on Saturday, they set about separating the...
by Eileen Daday | Jan 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
The campus of Illinois State University in Normal is the epicenter of high school theatre this weekend, as it opens up its facilities as a co-sponsor of the Illinois Theatre Fest, now in its 50th year. More than 4,000 students and teachers will descend on the campus,...
by Eileen Daday | Dec 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Don’t look now, but Buddy the Elf was spotted skating with patrons at the West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows. Other recent notables included Olaf from Frozen, Frosty the Snowman, the Grinch, Ralphie from A Christmas Story and Willie Wonka, all skating and...
by Eileen Daday | Dec 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
For 30 years, United Airlines and its employees have worked to bring holiday magic to children battling serious illnesses. Each December, they partner with Cal’s Angels and Make-a-Wish Foundation to create a flight to the North Pole and a visit with Santa. This...
