NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON`T
Charles Kanwischer had somebody rubbed out. In ''Pond,'' one of his 35 prints and drawings being exhibited at the College of Lake County`s Community Gallery of Art in Grayslake, there...
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TREKKING TO THE SEQUEL
Who said sequels never work? ''Star Trek-The Next Generation'' has beamed a tribbleful of Trekkies on board the U.S.S. Enterprise, and that`s why the latest crew will play a major...
ALL-STARS OF STARS ON ICE
Back in their amateur days, ice skaters Scott Hamilton (pictured here) and Brian Orser would go blade-to-blade in gritty competitions. Now these ice demons, along with other world-class skaters, have...
SAVE THE PRAIRIES-AND ANIMALS
The price of progress: In 1810, grasslands made up 75 percent of Illinois, but in today`s world of multi-acre industries and bustling suburbs, these open areas account for only .01...
TAVERN`S GOT PLENTY OF GAMES ON TAP
Super Jock wipes up on the basketball courts, takes a set of tennis and whips through the golf course, all with a cold bottle of beer in his hand. In...
A WIDENING ANGLE IN PHOTOGRAPHY
The four young lifeguards look ultracool posing for the camera in their fire-red uniforms, slick sunglasses and suburban smirks. It`s your typical ''say cheese'' portrait, except for those eight Paul...
POLKA TIME BY THE PICASSO
If you have too many fries for lunch on Tuesday, you might want to burn off those extra calories with a hearty round of polka dancing. Polka Party is part...
ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG INDIANAS
For all the youngsters who are tired of being left out, here`s one hangout where no big kids are allowed. The Discovery Zone, which opens this weekend in Darien, offers...
A TRIP BEHIND THE LYRIC CURTAIN
What`s behind the curtain? Opera fans can find out when the Lyric Opera of Chicago sneaks folks backstage during the next four weeks for its annual tours. The journey into...
HERE`S A TOPIC TO SINK YOUR TEETH INTO
Eve Alfille, the owner of a posh Evanston gallery, scoops up a string of elegant pearls and sticks it in her mouth. ''Real pearls are grittier,'' she said, scratching a...