Author Archives: Editor
Choose your own opera adventure at Explore Your Lyric!
Once a year, the doors of the Lyric Opera House swing wide open for a behind-the-scenes experience like no other. On Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00… Read more
Healthy Babies Drive: Local Nonprofit Collecting Much-Needed Items
Keeping kids safe as they grow is a parent’s most essential and challenging responsibility, especially for first-time caregivers. The list of items that a young child needs—diapers, wipes, bottles, diaper… Read more
Paramount’s Circus-Themed Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats Promises to be a Jellicle Spectacle
Step right up! The Jellicle Ball is about to begin under the big top when Paramount Theatre presents a stunning, circus-themed revival of Cats, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed… Read more
Boleros de Noche Makes Chicago Debut at Symphony Center
The acclaimed music series Boleros de Noche is set to make its long-awaited debut in Chicago, bringing the soul-stirring sounds of bolero to Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., on… Read more
Berwyn Police Department Recognizes Distracted Driving Awareness Month
The Berwyn Police Department announced it is collaborating with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to step up enforcement… Read more
CDPH Notifies U.S. Dept., of Health and Human Services of the Immediate Termination of Covid-Related Grants
Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has been notified that some COVID-era grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are being terminated. An abrupt rescission of… Read more
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Join the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, Hospital Sisters Health System, the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children, elected officials, child welfare stakeholders and… Read more
Cook County to Youth on April Fool’s Day: Don’t be fooled by Big Tobacco
Cook County Department of Public Health used April Fools’ Day to encourage young people in suburban Cook County to not be fooled by the lure of e-cigarettes, flavored vape and… Read more
Play On! Chicago Public Schools Brings Museum Experiences into Classrooms
More students than ever across the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) District now have access to designated spaces where they can touch and explore the physical world around them. In partnership… Read more
Ford, Higher Education Leaders Sound Alarm on Federal Funding Cuts
State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, joined representatives from state universities and higher education organizations Monday to oppose potential federal cuts and reaffirm the state’s commitment to creating diverse… Read more
