Constable: Artist relearns how to paint, with the opposite hand, after stroke
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Jul 15, 2018 7:18 AM - An artist in her younger days, Georgia Pirron thought that part of her was lost after a debilitating stroke. But she picked up her paintbrush again, and now the 87-year-old Rolling Meadows woman hopes her paintings will inspire others to be creative.
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Plenty of dangers lurk underwater for suburban emergency diversJul 14, 2018 3:50 PM - Lake Villa Fire Protection District Lt. Glen Heitman says while there are similarities between recreational diving and public safety diving, there are differences that make emergency rescue dives inherently more dangerous. -
Flying trains could be coming your way
Jul 14, 2018 1:00 AM - A plane that lands on a runway, shrugs its wings off, turns into a train and rolls on to rails to drop you off at your local station? That's what a French entrepreneur is pitching to Boeing Co. and others. "Link & Fly" is Akka Technologies's new flagship aircraft design, with wings that come off to hasten turnover at airports and make boarding easier and closer to passengers' homes.
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Pence in Rosemont fires up voters, praises Rauner ahead of fall electionsJul 13, 2018 9:23 PM - Vice President Mike Pence came to Rosemont Friday to fire up conservative voters ahead of the midterm elections and rally support for Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and GOP members of the Illinois congressional delegation. Trump opponents showed up to protest. -
From a 'Stranger Things' alphabet board to a creepy clown, new horror shop aims to fill nicheJul 13, 2018 7:55 PM - Ghoulish Mortals, a new horror store in downtown St. Charles, is filled with props, jewelry, stickers and artwork, all divided based on theme and level of scariness. -
Drury Lane's excellent 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" leaves lasting impressionJul 13, 2018 5:35 PM - Director Marcia Milgrom Dodge's grand revival of Tennessee Williams' classic "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace features impressive acting from Chicago favorites and a TV veteran. -
New mural at Woodland Intermediate ready to be climbed onJul 13, 2018 2:08 PM - Summer school students at Woodland Intermediate School will be the first to climb all over a new mural recently completed by their artistic peers and two district teachers. -
Heat a serious occupational hazard for vest-wearing cops, police dogsJul 13, 2018 5:02 AM - Think you are hot? Try wearing a bullet-resistant vest all day. How do police deal with that?
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Massive lines now being cut off at Build-A-Bear for 'pay your age' dayJul 12, 2018 6:38 PM - Build-a-Bear Workshop's pay your age day, giving parents a break on pricing, is causing huge crowds and the company has stopped allowing customers inside. -
Cantigny Park to unveil stunning new gardens with reopening celebrationJul 12, 2018 3:45 PM - Cantigny Park is the kind of place that's been around so long that any change is certain to draw attention. So when the park at 1S151 Winfield Road in Wheaton offered an early reveal of its new display gardens to members before Saturday's official reopening, about 500 signed up.
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