Highland Park News

Chicago Blues legend Dave "Honeyboy" Edwards returns to The Alley in Highwood Saturday night for a fundraising concert to benefit the completion of the independent documentary film "Bluesified." Edwards, 94, will be featured in a V.I.P. concert for Bluesbowl 2009 at 6:45 p.m. Tickets, priced at $36, will be limited for this 45-minute set from the ...

Who knew you could learn to spin a bunch of plates simultaneously by reading a book on the subject? Truly Remarkable Loon accomplished that feat.

Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene.

The Chris Greene Quartet, a jazz group led by saxophonist Chris Greene , of Evanston, will hold an album release party for their latest effort, "Merge," at 8 p.m. Nov.

Forty years ago, five members of The Basement Band were playing rock music in garages across Highland Park.

A Chicago man accused of striking a Highland Park police officer during a traffic stop last month pleaded not guilty to battery charges in Lake County court Thursday.

Objections have been filed challenging the nominating petitions of two of 12 candidates for the 10th Congressional District.

We haven't heard much from -- or about -- Michael Jackson's personal physician Dr.

Terkel Humanitarian: Because of his community service as founder and co-principal cellist and general manager of the Highland Park Strings, as well as serving as president of the Rotary Club of Highland Park and as a trustee for the Ravinia Festival, Larry Block , of Highland Park, received the 2009 Studs Terkel Humanitarian Service Award.

CHICAGO The American Association of School Librarians will sponsor two participants in the American Library Association 2010 Emerging Leaders program.

Fed up with suburbanites who park their fannies in Millennium Park's 4,000 seats, a Northwest Side alderman on Wednesday suggested preferential seating for Chicago residents.

Two women were treated and released for minor stab wounds from Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, following an Oct.

Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov.

Monday was the first day for candidates to file petitions for placement on the Feb.

Highland Park's No Impact experiment began Sunday with 40 residents giving up an aspect of their carbon producing lifestyle each day during the weeklong challenge.

Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Nov.

Four Republicans filed candidacy petitions for the Feb. 2 primary in the 8th Congressional District, where incumbent U.S. Rep.

Chicago native F. Gary Gray knows that he doesn't always call the shots. The director of movies including "Set It Off" , "The Italian Job" and the current "Law Abiding Citizen" says that Jamie Foxx's mere presence on a set means that things can get unpredictable.

Theater-lovers across the Chicago area were stunned when Apple Tree Theatre in Highland Park closed in September after 26 years of producing plays.

In Anatomy of a Will: A Step-by-Step Guide , 97 Ill. B.J. 506 , Helen W. Gunnarsson provides a a oeprimer on simple wills for newbies, litigators, and other will-drafting novices.a Here are the main topics covered in her article: Be a good listener Family secrets Taxes fall on the probate and the nonprobate Passing on personalty -- "[k]eep the ...