X Flight is Great America’s newest roller coaster

Back far left. That’s the consensus among seasoned roller coaster riders regarding where to sit on the new X Flight at Great America in Gurnee. But wherever they sat, they had a single word for the cutting-edge wing coaster designed to make the rider feel as if he or she were hanging on the wing of ... Read More »

How does your garden grow?: May checklist

Now’s the time to get outside and get your hands dirty. Here’s your gardening checklist for May:

NIU student wins model contest

Modeling never crossed Micah Goodrich’s mind – until she was standing at the center of a fashion photo shoot on a New York City rooftop.

Health department makes board changes

Sycamore attorney Kevin Buick was named president of the 2012 DeKalb County Board of Health.

A&E

CCT summer camp registration under way

CCT’s summer “Advanced Imagination Camp,” featuring a production of “Legally Blonde: The Musical,” is seeking youth actors and actresses interested in being a part of a challe ... Read More »

‘24 Hour Theatre Project’ auditions set in DeKalb and Plano

Auditions for “24 Hour Theatre Project: Take 2,” presented by PR Productions of Sandwich, will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday in DeKalb and 6:30 to 9 p.m. May 31 in Plano. ... Read More »

Learning

State board seeks Student Advisory Council

The Illinois State Board of Education is taking applications from eligible high school students interested in serving on the state agency’s 15-member Student Advisory Council ... Read More »

Kish College student lands NASA internship

Kishwaukee College Engineering student Brandon Gigous has been selected for a summer internship with NASA’s DEVELOP program at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Gigo ... Read More »

Food

Welcome summer with strawberry-apricot tart

Like the traditional French tarte tatin, this spring pastry has caramelized fruit cooked on the stove. It then is topped with a pastry, baked and flipped out of the pan.The ty ... Read More »

Faith

Hillcrest Covenant to honor minister of music

A reception to honor Victoria Young, former minister of music at Hillcrest Covenant Church, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. June 10 in the Anderson Fellowship Hall at the church ... Read More »

Kingston church sets monthly supper

The Kingston United Methodist Church monthly supper will be June 2. Seating times are 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.Held usually on the first Saturday of the month at the church, 121 W. ... Read More »

Lifestyles

Equine Dreams receives funding from foundation

Equine Dreams is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Horizons Unlimited Foundation, which will go toward the care and feeding for their horses. Equine Dreams is a nonprof ... Read More »

Maple Park Legion Post names new officers

Members of the Maple Park American Legion Post 312 recently elected new officers for the 2012-2013 year. The newly elected officers are Don Grillo of Campton Hills as post com ... Read More »

Scene

Benefit to be held in Sycamore

A pig roast and poker run benefit to honor Michael “Duckie” Quitno will begin at 11 a.m. May 19 at 16819 E. Old State Road., Sycamore. Admission costs $10. The event will feat ... Read More »

Help Trinity Grow benefit is Saturday

“Help Trinity Grow,” a benefit to help a 10-year-old Sycamore girl, will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Four Season Sports, Sycamore. Trinity suffers from growth ... Read More »

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