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Ron Onesti, left, recently spoke with Don Felder about how the Eagles were formed.
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Ron Onesti: Backups who moved to the front
Posted Jun 23, 2017 6:00 AM
As I read the biographies of stars who come to The Arcada to perform, I find their humble beginnings to be quite interesting. For example, a few months ago we hosted original Eagles’ guitarist Don Felder. As we chatted in the dressing room earlier in the day, he gave me the story of the how the Eagles first formed.
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Casino Night parties can help your organization meet its fundraising goals with either licensed gaming that can raise actual cash, or by providing an unforgetting evening of entertainment while the fundraising takes place via live or silent auction or event admission tickets.
A sure bet: A Casino Night at your next fundraiser
Posted Jun 19, 2017 12:00 AM
Step outside the box at your next fundraiser with a GSH Casino Party. Transform your venue into a hip gathering with a Vegas vibe offering plenty of ways for your organization to meet its fundraising goals.
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Automotive department workers help a customer at Blain's Farm & Fleet's grand opening last fall in Elgin.
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Farm & Fleet harkens back to earlier times
Updated Jun 19, 2017 9:55 AM
Farm & Fleet, which is family-owned and not franchised, harkens back to the general-store days that flourished across the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries in small towns and remote places where a single shop was sufficient to service an entire community.
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Get creative with your flowers by using a window box container. These beauties can be enjoyed from outside or inside your home. Check out the hydrangea sporting a bit of blue and pink.
Easy as 1, 2, 3 — Make your container sing this summer
Posted Jun 17, 2017 12:00 AM
One, two, three -- that’s all it take to create a container planting that will dazzle and impress. For that pop of color to refresh your landscape, a plant-filled containg is just the ticket -- and it’s easier that you might think.
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Arcada Theatre owner Ron Onesti reminisces about his late father, World War II veteran Albert J. Onesti, and other fathers he's known in the entertainment business.
Ron Onesti: To all the dads out there
Updated Jun 21, 2017 9:31 AM
As I was preparing for this weekend's Festa Pasta Vino, an annual Chicago festival held each Father's Day, I started to think about the dads who have taken the stage at The Arcada over the years. Since pretty much all the acts are “classic,” most of the performers are dads. But a few specifically come to mind with whom I have had the honor of connecting with personally.
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The Woodbury model at Sagebrook in South Elgin showcases the classic architecture representative of the community’s single-family homes.
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Quick move-in homes available throughout Chicago
Posted Jun 16, 2017 6:00 AM
K. Hovnanian Homes has a wide selection of quick move-in homes throughout Chicago and the suburbs, ready for buyers to move into this summer.
Real Estate
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The mosquito repellent used by Mosquito Hunters is made from a synthetic form of chrysanthemum, rosemary, thyme and other organic products.
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Suburban company develops mosquito repellent
Updated Jun 13, 2017 12:29 PM
Mosquitoes have been bedeviling humans since the days of the dinosaurs, says Andy Fuller, owner of Mosquito Hunters of Chicago, a company that treats outdoor environments to minimize or, ideally, eliminate mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.
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Singer Eddie Money, left, a former New York City police officer, with Arcada Theatre owner Ron Onesti.
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Ron Onesti: Show me the “Eddie” money!
Posted Jun 9, 2017 6:00 AM
In my years in showbiz, Eddie Money has come to be one of the most interesting and down-to-earth entertainers with whom I have ever worked. He is a legitimate rock star with a personality all his own. And when it comes to giving back to his fans, there are few like him.
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The Arcada Theatre owner Ron Onesti, left, with Eric Burdon of the Animals, a group that recorded the Vietnam War era protest song “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place.”
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Ron Onesti: Here’s to the heroes
Posted Jun 2, 2017 6:00 AM
On Memorial Day, I got to thinking how much music has played a part in our military efforts. Each war has produced memorable songs. But I cannot personally fathom the amount of courage and strength, both physical and mental, our men and women in the military must have possessed just to get through it all.
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Cushioned patio seating and fire tables are relatively new additions to the world of outdoor furniture.
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Patio decor evolves over the years
Posted May 27, 2017 6:00 AM
“People long to get outside in the fresh air and relax when they aren’t working. So they are trying to take the whole indoor experience outside,” said Dan Mayer, owner of Northwest Metalcraft in Arlington Heights.
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Country singer Luke Brian, left, performed at Ron Onesti’s Arcada Theatre in St. Charles recently for a charity fundraiser.
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Ron Onesti: Cool Man Luke
Posted May 26, 2017 10:02 AM
This past week, a prominent charity held a fundraiser at The Arcada. The show starred the biggest name in country music today, Luke Bryan. Here is a guy who can sell out 30,000-seat arenas in an hour, playing acoustically in my 900-seat theater. Incredible!
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Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum will add seasonl color.
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5 new varieties to brighten your landscape this summer
Posted May 24, 2017 12:00 AM
One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to brighten up and refresh any outdoor living space is to plant trees, shrubs and flowers. Our newest selections are in they are better than ever! Be the envy of your neighborhood by being the first one on your street to have one of these new beauties!
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A casino party is a great way to show gratitude toward conference attendees. Additionally, companies can show appreciation for their employees by bringing in a casino party onsite or to the company picnic.
Make your conference one to remember with GSH Casino Parties
Updated May 23, 2017 4:09 PM
Everyone knows conferences are all about work — and the after-work entertainment, of course. Conference planners can keep their attendees entertained and provide a memorable experience by booking a party with GSH Casino Parties.
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Last year Lurvey Garden Center opened its new 14,000-square-foot building with wider aisles and much more room for garden essentials.
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Lurvey readies for busy planting season
Posted May 20, 2017 6:00 AM
Lurvey garden Center will team up with the Daily Herald for a container gardening program on the evening of June 7. Appetizers from Johnny’s Kitchen and Tap will be served while a gardening expert demonstrates how to make a beautiful container arrangement. Guests will enjoy a 15 percent discount for the evening.
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Joey Luft, from left, his friend John Kimball, vocalist Angela Ingersoll and Ron Onesti after a recent salute to Judy Garland show at the Arcada Theatre.
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Ron Onesti: Somewhere over at The Arcada
Posted May 19, 2017 6:00 AM
This past week at the Arcada Theatre, we hosted Joey Luft, the son of silver-screen legend Judy Garland. It was a “Mother’s Day Salute to Judy,” and I suggested we add a live musical element to the presentation. it couldn’t have turned out better.
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Routine maintenance of air conditioners is important to keep the system operating efficiently and to extend the length of time needed until replacement.
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Winters can be damaging to air conditioners
Posted May 13, 2017 6:00 AM
– ABC Air Conditioning 2017 < By Jean Murphy
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Neil Sedaka, left, will join Ron Onesti and the Arcada Theatre again on Oct. 19.
Courtesy of Onesti Entertainment Corp.
Ron Onesti: Yes, I’m looking more like a rock star every day
Posted May 12, 2017 6:00 AM
If you have ever been to The Arcada, you know I try my best to welcome our guests at the front door. I enjoy trading stories with other music fans and seeing the excitement of people as they enter the building. But I didn’t see this one coming.
Real Estate
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Real estate agent Terri Hunt of RE/MAX Suburban says there is a shortage of homes in the suburbs listed below $500,000.
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Make sure home is in good repair before listing
Posted May 6, 2017 6:00 AM
“If you want to get top dollar for your home, it still has to be priced right, be in good repair and be updated with the items that today’s buyers are looking for — like fresh neutral wall paint, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, granite or quartz countertops and updated bathrooms,” said Terri Hunt of RE/MAX Suburban in Schaumburg.
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6 Ways to Reduce Turnover Costs and Keep Top Talent
Updated May 5, 2017 2:06 PM
6 Ways to Reduce Turnover Costs and Keep Top Talent
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Dick Contino, known for his signature song “Lady Of Spain,” performs in 1948.
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Ron Onesti: When the accordion was bigger than the guitar
Posted May 5, 2017 6:00 AM
Oh boy, another musical soldier has left us. His name was Dick Contino, a West Coast heartthrob who won a talent show in the 1950s. He then went on tour, piling up swooning female fans along the way, appearing on “The Ed Sullivan Show” about 50 times.
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Today’s buyers have more selection in cabinetry finishes, sizes and configurations than ever before.
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Older kitchens, baths can make a house dated
Posted Apr 29, 2017 6:00 AM
Look at a kitchen or bathroom in any house and you can almost always tell when it was built or last refinished. It seems those two rooms, more than any other in a home, are barometers of the times.
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Arcada Theatre owner Ron Onesti interviews actress Barbara Eden in St. Charles during her June, 2015 show.
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Ron Onesti: Getting to meet a childhood crush
Posted Apr 28, 2017 6:00 AM
“I Dream of Jeannie” star Barbara Eden was an early crush of mine. She is still as classy and beautiful as ever … and what a nice lady! For two hours during her Arcada appearance we talked about her career, including her experiences with some of the biggest leading men in showbiz history. Elvis, for example, was a humble young man who just loved to sing, she says.
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Meeting rooms can be places where employees are excited to gather and share ideas, complete with wall-mounted video equipment for calling in off-site attendees, or displaying presentations.
Rieke offers office furniture solutions that work
Posted Apr 25, 2017 12:00 AM
Over the past 25 years, Rieke Office Interiors (ROI) of Elgin has become the “go-to” firm for corporations, municipalities, school districts and others who want to update and improve their office environments in order to retain high quality employees and foster creativity and superior problem-solving.
Real Estate
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Seminars help seniors with home-selling decision
Posted Apr 22, 2017 6:00 AM
Seniors and their adult children are taking interest in a series of free Home-selling Workshops for Seniors that American Fidelity Mortgage Services and RE/MAX Action, both in Lombard, have offered since late 2016 in conjunction with an attorney, home inspector and moving expert.
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Don Rickles represents a classic time in entertainment, says Ron Onesti. “He was truly wonderful and became a great friend.”
Courtesy of Onesti Entertainment Corp.
Ron Onesti: Warm memories of ‘Mr. Warmth’
Posted Apr 21, 2017 10:09 AM
If there is one guy who I would say is the sweetest man in showbiz, it would be Don Rickles. I had the opportunity to work with Don, who passed away recently, when he appeared at The Arcada a few years back.
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Chicago Division President Jim Esperson of David Weekley Homes says the builder will begin sales at a fourth suburban development this year.
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Builder planning new Wheaton homes
Posted Apr 15, 2017 6:00 AM
Jim Esperson, president of David Weekley Homes’ Chicago division, believes in the Sam Walton philosophy of giving the customer everything he or she wants and nothing more.
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B.J. Thomas recently performed at The Arcada, and he’ll return for another show Sept. 17.
Courtesy of Onesti Entertainment Corp.
Ron Onesti: Hooked on … B.J. Thomas
Posted Apr 14, 2017 6:00 AM
I have so many youthful memories of just simply hanging out in my room staring at album covers and listening to the pop/rock stars of the ’70s. One of those distinctive voices for me was that of B.J. Thomas.
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After being cooped up during the colder months, now is a good time to start getting some exercise on a regular basis. Research confirms that physical activity is a must for healthy aging.
Put a little spring in your step
Updated Apr 10, 2017 4:20 PM
After being cooped up during the colder months, now is a good time to start getting some exercise on a regular basis. Research confirms that physical activity is a must for healthy aging.
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Ron and Rich Onesti, who operated Onesti’s Softball City in the 1980s and ’90s, were inducted into the Chicago Sixteen Inch Softball Hall of Fame.
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Ron Onesti: Take me out to the ballgame … and concert hall
Posted Apr 7, 2017 6:00 AM
With so much of my activity now in the music scene, rarely does my history in the sporting goods business come up. Back in 1985, my brother Rich and I opened Onesti’s Softball City on Irving Park Road in Chicago, and for the next 12 years, baseball and softball was our bread and butter.
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From left, Michael Dagnon, Anthony Triner, Doug Gerald and Nathan Rachow celebrate Gerald Kia of Naperville being named to Kia’s Presiedent’s Club.
Gerald Kia of Naperville earns award
Posted Apr 5, 2017 3:33 PM
Doug Gerald of Gerald Kia of Naperville has been named by Kia Motors America as one of only 19 dealers in the U.S. to earn a spot in the brand’s prestigious President’s Club.
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