FOOD & DRINK
A delicious invasion: Cicada cakes swarm suburban bakery
HIGHWOOD, Ill. — The impending cicada-geddon has everyone talking. And one suburban bakery is creating quite a (forgive us) buzz, with a delicious offering in honor of the noisy critters. The Bent Fork Bakery will begin selling cicada-shaped mini cakes this week. Liz Bearwald and her husband Michael own...
Adventure Falls Sprayground resident season passes offer fun all summer long
The grand opening of the Downers Grove Park District’s Adventure Falls Sprayground and Mini Golf will take place at McCollum Park, 6801 Main Street, on May 25. Open daily from May 25 to Aug. 11, residents can enjoy extended hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., while non-residents are welcome from 1 to 7 p.m.
48 years later, "Phaze" gets the band back together as suburban Chicago students share record-making memories
CHICAGO (CBS) — If you attended Niles East High School in the 1970s, you might have heard of the band Phaze.But this story will resonate even if that name doesn't ring a bell.A basement jam session is equal parts rehearsal – and reunion.Gerald Ford was still president the last time Scott Samuels played with Chuck, Ed, and Jerry. Their band was 'Phaze' and their school was Niles East."Yeah, it's been 48 years," said Samuels. "I was the leader of the band and I would run the practices with an iron fist kind of thing."A high school in Skokie that was...
Villa Park Library to kick off summer reading program
It’s summer reading time again! The Villa Park Public Library invites you to sign up for the 2024 Summer Reading Program with its theme Adventure Begins At Your Library. The Summer Reading Program begins on May 28 and runs through Aug. 2. Read for enjoyment and for a chance...
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