by Eileen Daday | Jan 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
For the last several years, before the start of the Chicago Marathon, Fr. John Eustice, a Viatorian priest, huddled together with members of TEAM SALUTE, for a pre-race prayer. Increasingly, the group is more than a huddle. At the last marathon in Chicago, 170 runners...
by Eileen Daday | Jan 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Chip Brooks, co-owner of Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, has enjoyed writing a series of musicals depicting snapshots of Arlington Heights history. Next week, for the first time, he will present an encore presentation of his original work, Death of the Cardinals: the...
by Eileen Daday | Jan 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
It was in sixth grade that Jorge Cruz-Hernandez followed in the footsteps of his older sister, picking up the clarinet. He would switch to saxophone later in middle school and ultimately learned to play the bassoon once he reached Schaumburg High School. “Ever...
by Eileen Daday | Jan 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Quick, what to Hey Nonny’s Women’s Jazz Festival and SIX, the smash hit musical, have in common? They both feature jazz pianist and music director, JoAnn Daugherty, in their shows. Daugherty played keyboard and conducted the pit orchestra for the touring...
by Eileen Daday | Dec 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Have you noticed? It seems like increasingly, the Grinch is more popular than Santa during the holidays. A series of TikTok videos even explore this phenomenon, but Natalie Griffin, co-founder of Gerry’s Cafe in Arlington Heights, has her own theory: “I...
