by Eileen Daday | Apr 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Inside a classroom in the Forest View Educational Center, Marguerite Tully of Arlington Heights and her student, KiKi, from Osaka, Japan, laugh together easily and finish one another’s sentences. “We started as tutors,” Tully says, “but now...
by Eileen Daday | Apr 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre held its long awaited 25th anniversary gala Saturday at the Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington. Theater officials had planned to hold the gala there back in 2020, but the onset of the pandemic precluded supporters from gathering. It...
by Eileen Daday | Apr 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Every Thursday, George Niman of Arlington Heights shows up at the Arlington Ridge Center, or the ARC, for drop-in pickleball. Typically, he is one of nearly 30 players on hand to play, but Niman stands out. While many of the players are retired, Niman is in a league...
by Eileen Daday | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Young adults with Down syndrome — involved with the Schaumburg-based UPS for DownS — are having a blast portraying some of Dr. Seuss’ most memorable characters, including Horton the Who, The Cat in the Hat and Gertrude McFuzz to name a few. They will...
by Eileen Daday | Mar 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Trent is a regular patron at Gerry’s Cafe in Arlington Heights, but today was special. The youngster enjoyed a free ice cream treat, which he loved, and just for wearing his mismatched socks. He also sported a T-shirt that read: “Rocking This Extra...
by Eileen Daday | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Johanna McKenzie Miller is a Jeff Award-winning director, performer, playwright and arts leader, and now the new Artistic Director at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. (Photo credit: Brandon Dahlquist) “We are thrilled to have Johanna at the artistic...
