In the mid-2000s, when the Pill Hill native decided to become a director, she had already spent a decade in theater, working as an actress by night and a talent agent by day. But the career change meant starting over again — namely, at Timber Lake Playhouse in tiny Mount Carroll, Illinois — before becoming artistic director of the … Read more
As major museums rejigger their business models to prioritize experience, artworks are taking on a whole new utility.
The singer thought he’d left his college emo band behind when he graduated. But American Football is enjoying an unexpected resurgence.
Hollywood has played a dragged-out game of hot potato with adapting the film, which is finally heading to Hulu as a series.
Katinka Kleijn discusses Water on the Bridge, which she and Lia Kohl perform at Eckhart Public Pool on Saturday.
Wheaton —How to spend an afternoon at the 500-acre estate if you’re bringing your … Army veteran grandpa The First Division Museum (admission is included in the park entrance fee: $5 per carload on weekdays, $10 on weekends) traces U.S. military history through the artifacts and artillery of a single infantry division. Most impressive: the … Read more
Squint and you’ll think you’re in Paris, not a suburban alley.
Downers Grove/La Grange/Naperville —Anderson’s Bookshop hosts more than 400 events a year at its three locations. Known for boosting local luminaries in the making, as it did with Veronica Roth (Divergent) and former Chicagoan John Green (The Fault in Our Stars), the minichain is also a must-stop for international megastars: J.K. Rowling made one of … Read more
A chat with Roger Ahlgrim of Ahlgrim Family Funeral Services in Palatine, quite possibly the world’s only funeral home with putting greens
Volo —No, you won’t find Pee-wee Herman’s bike in the basement of the Alamo. That’s because it’s at the Volo Auto Museum, a time capsule of all things — well, just plain all things. Here, five highlights. Oprah’s “Biggest Splurge Ever” The talk show host gifted herself a $365,000 1996 Bentley Azure on her 42nd birthday so … Read more
