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Countryside’s concert series returns Second Hand Soul Band kicks thing off this Thursday By Steve Metsch Countryside’s eight-week summer concert series, Concerts in the Park, kicks off this week. All concerts are held, rain or shine, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Countryside Park, 630 61st Street. The park is located east on 61st Street…
Age is just a number McCartney, 79, plays memorable show in Orlando By Steve Metsch At an age when many men are content to golf or watch TV, Paul McCartney is still delivering great concerts in huge stadiums. Such was the case on May 28 when McCartney, who turns 80 on June 18, performed at…
‘Weird Al’ vanity tour a smash Focuses on his own music, puts parodies on hold By Steve Metsch About two-thirds of the way through his longest song, “Weird Al” Yankovic stopped the music and said he forgot where he was. He decided, much to the amusement of the faithful gathered in Uihlein Hall in Milwaukee’s…
La Grange Pet Parade returns to roots First time in three years, parade held on usual day By Steve Metsch For the first time in three years, the La Grange Pet Parade will be held live on the first Saturday after Memorial Day. That’s the traditional date for an annual event that began in 1947….
‘Oui’ to a Paris vacation Eiffel Tower, Versailles, Moulin Rouge are highlights By Steve Metsch Four weeks after a vacation in Paris, I’m still thinking about it. That’s the impact France can have on a visitor. In April, my wife and I visited our daughter, Natalie, who was winding down the spring semester of her…
All in the family The Nielsen Trust gives Cheap Trick songs new sounds By Steve Metsch Rick Nielsen and his family rewarded the few fans who attended their concert at the Genessee Theatre in Waukegan with plenty of Cheap Tricks songs that were given fresh life. Nielsen, 73, is the lead guitarist, backup singer and…
Forest View woman missing Charisma Ehresman, 20, was last seen Sunday By Steve Metsch Charisma Ehresman, of Forest View, has not been seen since Sunday and her family is very worried, her uncle said Wednesday evening. “It’s definitely not normal for her not to come home,” Mike Pantelin said of his niece, who was last…
Mount Kilimanjaro is calling Lyons man climbs Africa’s tallest peak this week By Steve Metsch While you’re reading this story, Lyons resident Stephan Alheim will be busy climbing the tallest mountain in Africa. Alheim is in a group of 10 adventurers who this week are climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro which is 19,341…