Barry Norton of Rolling Meadows brings his years of experience in both community and professional theater to his latest role, as director of A Grand Night for Singing at St. Edna's Parish in Arlington Heights. The musical revue is the 12th production of the church's...

Nate worked behind one of the stations at Gerry's Cafe in Arlington Heights, putting sandwiches together for the morning and lunchtime rush. But he wasn't too busy to show off his colorful, mismatched socks to those in the dining area. And to his surprise, many of the...

Colleen Gallagher of Rolling Meadows describes this week as "insane."  Between baking loaves of Irish soda bread -- 1,500 loaves this week alone -- wrapping them in foil, decorating the loaves, boxing them up and delivering them, it leaves little time for anything...

Third year Band Director Spencer Hile puts joy above all else in leading his students in band and jazz band at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights. "I want them to be authentically having fun and enjoy playing music -- so there's joy in the room," Hile says. Going...

During his first walk-through at Rolling Meadows High School, newly named Head Football Coach Robbie Gould came across what he describes as a "shrine" to his former teammate, Jimmy Garoppolo. Laughing, he immediately texted his former teammate and gave him a virtual...

On the face of it, there was no way the Saint Viator girls' basketball team should have been competing for the sectional title earlier this month. Not with a record of 7-24 and the No. 10 seed, heading into post-season play. But the Lions surprised everyone when they...

Tyler Schorsch opened Wednesday as Danny Zuko in Palatine High School’s production of Grease, and it literally brings him full circle. As a young child, his mother taught him to sing Greased Lightnin’, using a hairbrush as his microphone and the coffee table as his...

Ian Miletic, a junior at Rolling Meadows High School and 3-year starter on its varsity basketball team, is drawing attention from some top tier college programs. He already has offers from Marquette, Illinois and Miami of Ohio. He also was invited to visit Wisconsin...

A podcast interview with former teacher John Lee, opens with this question: "Did you consider yourself a spy?" Without missing a beat, Lee responds: "Technically, probably. But no, I didn't." John Lee spent more than 30 years as a teacher and administrator -- with the...

Arlington Heights native, Julie Drost Lokun, brings a brand new concept to the Metropolis Performing Arts Center, with the two-day conference, Cre8tive Con. The event takes place Feb. 17 and 18 and is intended to give creatives the tools to host podcasts, write a...