Denise Fleischer

Maine West High School band director Bernie Gerstmayr recently received the prestigious Manilow Teacher Award. At Barry Manilow’s July performance at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, he awarded a $5,000 donation to the Maine West band program and a $5,000 award prize to Gerstmayr and his family. Manilow is a Grammy-award-winning singer-songwriter whose career has spanned decades. Some of Manilow’s most […]

Park Ridge native and Chicago stand-up comic Greg Glienna fulfilled his dream of writing, directing, and starring in his feature film in 1992. To celebrate the 30th year of its initial run at the Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, he’s presenting “The Original Meet the Parents” comedy that is the basis for Hollywood’s “Meet the Parents,” “Meet the Fockers,” and […]

The Gift of Hope Community Foundation will host its inaugural 5K Run, Walk & Roll at Harper College on Sunday, Sept. 29. Over 500 people are expected to attend this event, which will honor organ and tissue donors. WGN-TV’s Lourdes Duarte, will emcee the event. Harper College is at 1200 W. Algonquin Rd., Palatine. Kids registration is $10, and adults […]

The following family-friendly events are hosted by park districts, libraries, and history centers in the Journal & Topics coverage area. Register when requested. E-mail event details to [email protected]. Des Plaines Des Plaines Park District Footloose the Musical/Big Noise Theatre Prairie Lakes Theater 515 E. Thacker St. Runs through Oct. 13 Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Sundays at 2 […]

The following family-friendly events are hosted by park districts, libraries, and history centers in the Journal & Topics coverage area. Register when requested. Email event details to [email protected]. Des Plaines Des Plaines Park District Community Concert Band Sunday Concert Series Prairie Lakes Theater 515 E. Thacker St. 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 The band is under the […]

The ‘Portrait of a Soldier’ exhibit features a portrait drawn for each service person from Illinois who was KIA. The Arlington Heights Veterans Breakfast & Celebration, held for the last 13 years, is organized by the Veterans Memorial Committee of Arlington Heights. This year’s breakfast will be held at Luther Village’s Wittenberg Commons, Lakeview Club, on the second floor, from […]

Members of St. Martin’s Episcopal, Trinity Lutheran, 1st Church, Christ Church UCC churches enjoy the potluck dinner. Rev. Jon Gilbert Martinez, pastor of Christ Church UCC, hosted a Plastic Recycling Challenge Celebration potluck on Saturday, Oct. 19, for four local churches that collected 1,000 pounds each of plastic. Donna Adam of the Clean Up - Give Back Program introduced […]

The first Winter Wine & Art Walk will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, in downtown Glenview along Glenview and Waukegan roads. Along the way, you can sample two wines at each of a dozen businesses while exploring a curated collection of local artwork. Participating businesses include Chicago Wine Consulting, DDK Kitchen Design Group, Forza Meats, […]

Marine Air Control Group 48 sends different Marines each year to attend the Toy-ful Celebration Concert at Glenview Community Church. (Photo courtesy Lumi Stutz) Glenview Community Church will host the 31st annual “A Toy-Ful Celebration Holiday Concert!” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. Doors open at the church, 1000 Elm St., at 6:30 p.m. Soloist Tricia Melzer-Swaydrak and the Toy […]

Zara Amirova, Giovanni Maxinez and baby Ethan Jovanni Maxinez. Advocate Health Care on Wednesday (Jan. 1) announced its first babies born in the new year. Ethan Jovanni Maxinez was born at 12:56 a.m. at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. Ethan weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz. and was 19 inches long. His mother is Zara Amirova and father is […]