Library Collects Prom Dresses and Suits
Prom dresses, suits, tuxes and ties are still being collected at the Schaumburg Library, 130 S. Roselle Rd., Schaumburg. Donated items will be used for the library's Prom Formal Wear Giveaway in...
View ArticleDistrict 54 students honored in PTA Reflections program
District 54 students Sai Jasmitha Palla and Clara Emerick qualified for the national level in Reflections, a PTA writing and fine arts competition. The theme of the 2016-17 Reflections program was...
View ArticleLifelong Opera Aficionado Sings Praises While Recruiting Fans at Senior...
Each week during "Classics with Vito," Vito Guerrier, 83, shares a video of an opera from his collection of over 250 tapes with fellow senior residents at Victory Centre of Bartlett. "Everyone who...
View ArticleLow to Moderate Income Earners Have Resources to Become Homeowners
Nonprofit North West Housing Partnership provides counseling and other assistance for potential homebuyers.-----------For the last 26 years, North West Housing Partnership (NWHP) has helped low to...
View ArticleJoliet's Gallery Seven to host "Open Lens VIII" A Juried Exhibition of...
Gallery Seven, 116 N. Chicago Street, in downtown Joliet is announcing a call for photographers to submit their images for "Open Lens VIII," April 1- April 30. Awards: Best of Show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd...
View ArticleRegistration now open for Hanover Township's 4th Annual 5k
Hanover Township's fourth annual "Sprint 2 Spring" 5K run/walk will be held on Saturday, May 6 at the Hanover Township Izaak Walton Center in Elgin. The race aims to promote health and wellness within...
View ArticleThe Elgin Symphony Orchestra Welcomes 8700 Area Students to Youth Concert...
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra (ESO) welcomed 8700 area elementary and middle school students to the Ainsworth Concerts for Youth the week of April 4. Students from Elgin, Arlington Heights, Elk Grove...
View ArticleElmhurst College Music Professor Wins Fulbright Award to Teach in India
Elmhurst College music professor Mark Harbold recently was selected to receive a Fulbright-Nehru U.S. Scholar Award, which will enable him to spend four months teaching and collaborating with faculty...
View ArticleECC Theatre presents "The Laramie Project" April 21-30
Elgin Community College Theatre's production of "The Laramie Project" by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project will be held Friday, April 21, through Sunday, April 30. The...
View ArticleJohn McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrates "Will the Circle be...
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB) founding member John McEuen and a cast of esteemed musicians bring the memories and songs of NGDB's iconic "Will the Circle be Unbroken" album to the ECC Arts Center on...
View ArticleECC board approves three-year faculty contract
During a special meeting on Thursday, March 23, the Community College District 509 Board of Trustees ratified a new three-year contract agreement with the Elgin Community College Faculty Association...
View ArticlePianist Natasha Paremski to Perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with...
Elgin Symphony Orchestra (ESO) audience favorite, pianist Natasha Paremski, returns to perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the ESO, led by Music Director Andrew Grams, on April 1 & 2...
View ArticleComputer engineering executive to speak at Olivet Commencement
Dr. Shannon Bradshaw, an Olivet Nazarene University alumnus and vice president of education for MongoDB, Inc., is the keynote speaker for Olivet's 104th undergraduate Commencement ceremony on...
View ArticleGirl Scouts to Host Annual Meeting at Kishwaukee College on April 29
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois will host its Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 29, at Kishwaukee College (21193 Malta Road) in Malta, Illinois. This meeting encourages local Girl Scouts, ages 14 and...
View ArticleLocal teen sings national anthem for Wal-Mart's grand re-opening in Streamwood
STREAMWOOD, Illinois - American Royal Spirit Queen of Queens 2017 Arielle Christopher, age 18, sang in a duet to perform The Star-Spangled Banner at the grand re-opening ceremony for Walmart...
View ArticleSCHAUMBURG'S 11TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL PRESENTS ASTOUNDING SELECTION OF STUDENT...
Camera giveaways, receptions, a peak into the mind of one of Hollywood's greatest cartoon animation directors, over 30 of the best short films made by students from all over the world, and perhaps...
View ArticleArt Therapy at Friendship Village
"It's not about artistic skills. It's about the process. In art therapy, art becomes the healing vehicle. A way for people to express, and come back in touch with some of their feelings that are hard...
View ArticleAnnual Lincoln Day Dinner in Palatine to Feature U.S. Senator Ron Johnson
The 10th annual event will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Cotillion Banquets in Palatine. Dan Proft, AM 560 'The Answer' morning show host will be master of ceremonies. ----------The...
View ArticleOne Less Option For Cook County Residents Who Have Outstanding Parking...
If you have outstanding parking tickets owed to the city of Chicago and the city impounds your vehicle, you have one less option to recover your vehicle based upon the recent decision, In Re: Bianca...
View ArticleSchaumburg Library Launches New Website
The Schaumburg Library's website is sporting a fresh look and improved features. As of Monday, April 17, the upgraded version is up and running, with all functions available at...
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