Be an early, early bird and purchase your summer pool pass
Splash up some savings with an early purchase of your Schaumburg Park District pool pass.Pool passes go on sale April 17 at the early, early bird rates, available through May 9. Early bird rates are...
View ArticleSchaumburg Fire Department Invites Public to 50th Anniversary Open House
The Schaumburg Fire Department invites the public to attend its Open House to celebrate the department's 50th anniversary. The event will take place from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6 at Fire...
View ArticleHersey students perform High School Musical 1 & 2
Student actors at John Hersey High School love the High School Musical series so much, they're doubling the fun and putting on two different shows. Attend the performances of High School Musical 1 and...
View ArticleGirl Scouts of Northern Illinois Announce Top Cookie Sellers
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is proud to announce the top Girl Scout Cookie sellers of 2017: Kayla Mele, Troop 643, Streamwood, IL - 3,054 boxes*** Marissa Dambra, Troop 643, Streamwood, IL -...
View ArticleActors with disabilities perform Grease!
On May 4 and 5, an uplifting act of creative partnership will be on display as the T-Birds and Pink Ladies reunite in Grease, a Review at the Buffalo Grove Community Arts Center at 7:00 p.m. both...
View ArticleESO Board President Karen Schock nominated for a YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon...
Elgin Symphony Orchestra (ESO) Board President Karen Schock has been nominated for a YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon Award in the Volunteer & Community Service category. Nominees will be honored at the...
View ArticleLeopardo CEO Wins Distinguished Alumni Award from Western Illinois University
Leopardo Companies, Inc. CEO James Leopardo has been named a 2017 Distinguished Alumni by his alma mater Western Illinois University. "The Distinguished Alumni Award, given since 1973, recognizes...
View ArticleSchaumburg Library Holds Citizenship Ceremony
Representing 26 countries from all corners of the globe, 75 immigrants raised their right hands to take the U.S. Naturalization Oath on Friday, April 21, at the Schaumburg Township District Library....
View ArticleFriday Fun in the Park Free Children's Entertainment Announced
The Hoffman Estates Park District and the Village of Hoffman Estates Arts Commission announce the line up of talented performers for the 2017 Friday Fun in the Park children's entertainment series....
View Article'Book Madness' comes to Collins second grade
Second grade classrooms at Collins recently participated in the second annual "Book Madness," a fun way to get students excited about reading new books and genres. Each student received a bracket and...
View ArticleLocal not-for-profit sponsoring, working with students in Hoover FUSE Club
With a great deal of problem-solving, innovation and teamwork, fifth- and sixth-grade students in the FUSE Club at Hoover Math and Science Academy transformed boxes of parts into radio-controlled...
View ArticleMary "Scout Finch" Badham packs Woodstock Opera House; hands out scholarship...
Mary Badham, a film legend in the Oscar-nominated role of Scout Finch in "To Kill A Mockingbird," drew a sold-out house of fans to the Woodstock Opera House on April 20. Her appearance marked the...
View ArticleHoffman Estates H.S. and Jazz Consortium Big Bands for Mother's Day at...
Big Band jazz, menu specials and a flower for the first 24 moms are on tap for Mother's Day, May 14, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. The Hoffman Estates High School Jazz Ensemble,...
View ArticleWACO Collecting Children's Books
The Woodfield Area Children's Organization 3rd Annual "Read to Succeed" children's book drive runs from now through May 6. WACO encourages everyone to donate new or gently-used books for pre-K through...
View ArticleQuest Academy Choirs Win Gold At Music Festival
Palatine, IL - April 25, 2017 - Quest Academy is excited to congratulate our Honors and Chamber Choirs for their outstanding performance at the WorldStrides New Orleans Heritage Festival held April...
View ArticleIAFP seeks our next Family Physician of the Year
There are over 2,700 active Illinois Academy of Family Physicians members out there - doing extraordinary things every day. You know them, and we want to know them. Nominate your family physician for...
View ArticleElgin Academy Senior Art Show at Side Street Studios
An Opening Reception featuring art work produced by Seniors from Elgin Academy's Fine Arts Department will be held on Friday, May 12 from 6 to 8 pm at Side Street Studios in Elgin. The Reception will...
View ArticleElmhurst College to Confer Honorary Degrees on WXRT's Terri Hemmert and...
On May 27, during the Elmhurst College commencement exercises, the Board of Trustees will confer honorary doctoral degrees on two people who have spent their lives sharing the gift of music, and who...
View ArticleECC veterans inducted into SALUTE Veteran National Honor Society
Eleven Elgin Community College student-veterans will be inducted into the SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society on Thursday, May 4. The ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. in Building B, Room B166 at the...
View ArticleLongtime Board Members Retire from Schaumburg Library
Robert Frankel and Ruth Jonen, longtime members of the Schaumburg Library Board of Trustees, will retire in May after decades of service to the library and community. Residents who want to say goodbye...
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