Brookfield Zoo Chicago on Tuesday unveiled a bold, $500 million plan to redesign nearly half the campus, expand its conservation role and bolster its endowment. The plan calls for a new thematic layout based on 14 ecoregions of the world. Those zones will represent a range of landscapes, from the rugged terrain of the Himalayas to the scrublands of southwestern Australia.
Day: July 16, 2024
Good news for Cubs, White Sox at break? If you dig deep enough there are some positives
The first half of baseball season didn’t go particularly well for the local teams. But there is good news for the Cubs and Sox if you look hard enough.
‘Like home’: Just a junior, Fremd’s O’Brien committed to Northwestern
Entering his junior season at Fremd, quarterback Johnny O’Brien already is committed to Northwestern University.
Chicago Grit bike race traverses through Chicago suburbs
Chicago Grit, formerly the Intelligentsia Cup, will be stopping throughout the Chicago suburbs starting July 19.
Lake County entertainment calendar
Here is a calendar of upcoming events in Lake County and surrounding towns. Friday, July 12 Scoop Waukegan: 5 p.m. at Genesee and Water streets in Waukegan. Free. (847) 599-2500. scoopwaukegan.com. Low-reen Live: 7 p.m. at Cuban Experience, 119 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Free. waukeganil.gov/. “Evil Dead”: 7:30 p.m. at College of Lake County Studio Theatre, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. $10-$15. jlcenter.clcillinois.edu/. “Beehive: The 60s Musical”: 8 p.m. at Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $58-$63. (847) 634-0200. marriotttheatre.com. “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical”: 10 a.m. at Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $15.75. (847) […]
Oak Park 6-bedroom home with basketball court: $2M
Address: 605 Linden Ave., Oak Park Price: $1,985,000 Listed: June 17, 2024 This six-bedroom home, with five full bathrooms and two half-baths, is known as the James Fletcher Skinner House, designed by Charles E. White Jr., who worked in the Oak Park studio of Frank Lloyd Wright. The Prairie style home has an entry with […]
Things to do July 18-24 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs
Here are some other events occurring the week of July 18-24 in Doings and Pioneer Press suburbs.
Review: In ‘Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea’ by Pegasus Players, a Black teenager is haunted by a dream
With elements of magical realism, the play examines the legacy of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, ancestral connections that span generations, and tensions between familial obligations and individual destiny.
Things to do July 19-25 in the Chicago suburbs, Northwest Indiana
Here are some events happening from July 19 to 25 in the Chicago suburbs and Northwest Indiana.
Zachary D. Clopton and David A. Dana: Climate change should get its day in court
Oil companies want their cases to be governed by federal law because they think it will give them a better result.