State revenue agents cracked down on three "Las Vegas Night" charity gambling sessions this weekend, closing down two in Des Plaines and Schaumburg and making 22 arrests for allegedly illegal operations.Hit in the raids were fund-raising operations for the Chicago Club of the Deaf at the Radisson Hotel in Schaumburg on Friday night and the Grayslake Exchange Club at Knickers Restaurant in Des Plaines and the Rockford Jaycees at a Rockford mall, both on Saturday...
CHICAGO - University of Illinois trustees will meet at an exclusive Chicago club next week to interview candidates for chancellor of the Urbana campus. The board is scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday in the Blair Room of the Chicago Club on East Van Buren Street in downtown Chicago, near the Art Institute. Founded in 1869, the private club has dining, fitness and hotel amenities for its members and their guests.Officials remain mum about the identity - and number - of finalists...
One of the authentic joys of rock journalism is attending to heartfelt stories of the historic Sun Records stable out of Memphis, Tenn. With a commercial musicial climate distorted by cacophonous abundance and subjective diarrhea, Sun Records' lack of pretension becomes much more precious.The Sun always shines on opening day. And there are few better ways to celebrate the Cubs victories over Pittsburgh than attending the rockabilly sets of the Sun Rhythm Section at 9:30 tonight...
When the guitarist Buddy Guy first came to Britain in 1965, his incendiary blues and on-stage histrionics were unlike anything anyone had ever seen. He barnstormed the amphetamine- fuelled all-nighters of the London mod clubs, and appeared on Ready Steady Go!. He was feted by the likes of Eric Clapton and Rod Stewart. Today, at the age of 65, Guy is still going strong, averaging more than 200 shows a year. And, much to his delight, he is making money. When not on the road, he hangs out at his...