Slow and steady wins the race. That's the storyline behind the whimsical story of "The Tortoise and the Hare," coming this weekend to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, courtesy of the Chicago Kids Company. But the 11 a.m. show on Saturday will deliver a more...

First year teachers Nia Tsoulos and Harris Dibek shared an incredible senior year at Conant High School. Back in 2018, both captained their respective girls' and boys' water polo teams and they went on to win the sectional title. Four years later, the two are back at...

A whole host of kids stepped up to cut the ribbon at the dedication of Cardinal Drive Park in Rolling Meadows. The faster to get to the new playground equipment and brand new pickle ball courts, they reckoned. In fact, there was a buzz of excitement surrounding the...

Helen Jensen finds herself as something of a celebrity these days. As the former village nurse in Arlington Heights, who first connected Tylenol to the deaths of seven victims, she is fielding interviews left and right. The murders happened 40 years ago this week, and...

Kate Tully of Prospect Heights likes to spark joy with her public art. She started by painting imaginative murals on her garage door, that drew a big response from her neighbors. For the last two years, she has collaborated with fellow Prospect Heights artist, Mara...

Arlington Heights native Ryan Wolfe found his voice, so to speak, when he first started performing in musicals at Saint Viator High School. The 2014 graduate joined several choral ensembles at the school and as graduation drew closer he decided to major in music...

Most days, members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society at Our Lady of the Wayside Church go about their work quietly. A parish phone line connects them with neighbors in need to help them with food, housing, financial help for utilities and other basic needs. Yet, on...

Back in high school, Jen Cupani played clarinet in Stevenson's marching band and was a member of its dance program -- and her love of the performing arts only grew from there. Just last month, Cupani was named interim artistic director at the Metropolis Performing...

Joe Pietro still thinks of 129 as his lucky number. It was his draft number coming out of high school and sure enough he was drafted into the Army to serve during the Vietnam War. Though he would spend less than 18 months in Vietnam, and never saw any combat duty, the...

Buying a restaurant in the middle of the pandemic might not be everyone's cup of tea, but for Tim and Stacey Grodek of Rolling Meadows, well, they threw caution to the wind. They took over Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant & Pub in June, 2021 and they haven't...