Prospect High School's band program has performed at venues across the Midwest and even the country, but this week its Symphonic Band played in one of the most prestigious concert halls in the country: Symphony Center, home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. "It was a...

With the Academy Awards a little more than two weeks away, movie fans are busy trying to watch all of the blockbusters nominated for Best Picture. Yet those flying somewhat under the radar are the short films, including those nominated in the Animated Short and Live...

The gym at Our Lady of the Wayside school in Arlington Heights was packed Monday night and not because of any basketball games. Far from it. Instead tables donned in tablecloths filled the gym, from one end to the other, with nearly 300 representatives from 17...

Deb Whisler of Arlington Heights can remember the exact moment when she knew she wanted to help young readers through introducing them to her dog. "I was inspired to become a pet therapy volunteer many years ago, when I took a photo in Kids’ World of a young girl in a...

For the last several years, before the start of the Chicago Marathon, Fr. John Eustice, a Viatorian priest, huddled together with members of TEAM SALUTE, for a pre-race prayer. Increasingly, the group is more than a huddle. At the last marathon in Chicago, 170 runners...

Chip Brooks, co-owner of Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, has enjoyed writing a series of musicals depicting snapshots of Arlington Heights history. Next week, for the first time, he will present an encore presentation of his original work, Death of the Cardinals: the...

It was in sixth grade that Jorge Cruz-Hernandez followed in the footsteps of his older sister, picking up the clarinet. He would switch to saxophone later in middle school and ultimately learned to play the bassoon once he reached Schaumburg High School. "Ever since...

Quick, what to Hey Nonny's Women's Jazz Festival and SIX, the smash hit musical, have in common? They both feature jazz pianist and music director, JoAnn Daugherty, in their shows. Daugherty played keyboard and conducted the pit orchestra for the touring production of...

Have you noticed? It seems like increasingly, the Grinch is more popular than Santa during the holidays. A series of TikTok videos even explore this phenomenon, but Natalie Griffin, co-founder of Gerry's Cafe in Arlington Heights, has her own theory: "I think the...

As St. Raymond de Penafort Church celebrates its 75th anniversary this year of serving families in Mount Prospect and the Northwest suburbs, this much they know: While its pastors and associate pastors have changed over the years, its lay parishioners have partnered...