Glencoe News

Summer Camp Opportunities Provide an Edge Midwest held its first annual gala on April 24 at The Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Chicago.

By day, among other tasks, I edit a magazine about the University of Chicago's undergraduate college and its alumni, one of whom is the painter Wolf Kahn .

On Friday NPR broadcast a story by John McDonough about the last great reunion of veterans of the American Civil War, which took place in Gettysburg in 1938.

Writers' Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma , opens its 2009-10 season with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard , directed by Michael Halberstam.

Of all the national holidays, July 4 is the one on which Americans are most encouraged to celebrate.

Elk Grove Village Farmers Market will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesdays, through Sept.

The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Auxiliary Board hosted its All That Jazz benefit on March 7 at Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette.

Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter heralded the slogan "cultivate, nurture and flourish" to guests during its Comfort Zone 2009 fundraiser on May 1 at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe.

Fire investigators suspect a faulty attic fan may have started a fire early Sunday in a two-story house on the 400 block of Maple Avenue.

Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote "South Pacific" in 1949 yet audiences still connect to the multiple Tony-winning musical.

The Winnetka Community Nursery School will host the 64th annual Winnetka Children's Fair June 12 and 13 at the Village Green.

Jun 12, 2009 6:31 am US/Central GLENCOE, Ill. Firefighters rescued two people and two dogs from a house fire in north suburban Glencoe early Friday.

A former Lincolnshire day care center that was shut down by the state in January after a toddler's death is set to reopen this summer with a new name and new management.

There's a new "fair lady" singing the sentiments of George Bernard Shaw. A Minister's Wife , the new musical adapted from Shaw's 1898 play, Candida , with music by Adding Machine composer Joshua Schmidt, lyrics by Jan Tranen and book by Austin Pendleton, opens in its world-premiere run in suburban Chicago June 4 after previews from May 19.

Educators at Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette honored seniors last week during its annual Convocation Honors ceremony.

The Writers' Theatre Board of Trustees and Gala Host Committee presented its annual WordPlay Gala on April 24 in the elegant Grand Ballroom of the Peninsula Chicago, celebrating the company's artistic excellence and achievements over the last year.

Susan Aspen, a native of Hawaii who came to Chicago to study Russian and stayed after getting married, was a former president of the Glencoe Public Library Board and in her second term on the village's Plan Commission.

It's just a coincidence that the pronunciation of Erin Bode 's last name rhymes with 'roadie," but the St.

Michael Halberstam heard Joshua Schmidt's music for the first time in 2001 in Milwaukee.

The Merchandise Mart's DreamHome was unveiled at an elegant preview gala on April 16, which benefited The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Women's Board.