Camps offer taste of colleges

MORRIS — Even in the dead of winter, it’s not too late for high school students to begin looking into summer college camps.Genevieve Toussaint, a Morris High School senior, has been to four university summer camps for her favorite academic subject, for sports and for some fun in the sun.The camps ranged from two to six weeks and were held at Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at ...

Executive Chef Jimenez Hosts Monthly Chef's Table Dinners at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel

Tantalize the taste buds. Join Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel Executive Chef Andres Jimenez at his monthly Chef’s Table Dinner. Each month, he selects a seasonal theme and, along with other chefs from his culinary team, presents a four-course tasting menu with each course showcasing a different chef’s talents as they relate to the theme.Dana Point, CA (PRWEB) January 20, 2012 Tantalize the taste ...

Disney-Style Salute Planned for Fifth-Year Anniversary as 100 Students are Selected for Disney's Dreamers Academy

 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Jan. 27, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney World Resort today announced the list of 100 high school students from across the U.S. who have been selected to attend the 2012 Disney's ...

Report: Illinois teen employment at lowest rate

Teen employment has continued to plummet in Illinois, according to new report from Northeastern University.The rate dived to 27.5 percent in 2011, the lowest teen employment rate in the 42 years for which data is available. It is down from just under 50 percent in 1999-2000 and from 36 percent in 2007.If teens had been able to maintain their 1999-2000 employment rates the past year, there would ...

Maxine's on Main rises from the ashes

It takes a remarkable amount of hard work for any restaurant owner to get up and running. But Joan Dittmer has had more than her share of challenges.   The 61-year-old mother of four runs Maxine’s on Main Street in Morton, a gem of a restaurant located in a town known more for its pumpkins than its dining scene. Dittmer and her husband Bob in 2010 purchased the building at 208 N. Main St ...