After a wild decade in the biggest pop music group ever, John Lennon’s post-Beatles years were spent in protest, in various kinds of therapy, in immigration court, and in search of a new musical identity. He had been a musician since age 16 and a superstar since his early 20s. He was only in his…
JOLIET — Two members of Joliet’s Paz family — 38-year-old Oscar and his teenage son Nicholas, 18 — were taken away in handcuffs and their two loaded guns were confiscated as evidence by Joliet police officers this week, according to arrest logs. Joliet police say Oscar Paz and his son Nicholas Paz were both arrested…
ARLINGTON, VA — While most of the attention this political season has been on the presidential race, Arlington residents will not be voting for candidates running in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives (8th District) races, they will also be casting votes for county board and school board candidates. Audrey Clement, who describes herself…
BERLIN, CT — Berlin schools open for business on Thursday, Aug. 29, and when Berlin Board of Education members talk about their summer, they can say “returned money back to the town.” At the school board’s last regular meeting on July 22, the Berlin Board of Education voted 6-0 to return what was left over…
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors charged a Chicago man with robbing a bank on Howard Street and attempting to rob another on Irving Park Road while on court-supervised release for a previous bank robbery conviction. Both targeted bank branches — a Huntington Bank and an Associated Bank — are located inside Jewel-Osco grocery stores. Jeffrey Sulaski,…
Ah, Denmark. Land of the Vikings and blue-eyed, blond-haired folk with faces sculpted just so. I loved my week there as a Stereophile correspondent and member of a scraggly scrum of audio journalists whisked to DALI headquarters on a promotional junket. Aside from its universal attractiveness, what struck me during my stay in the southernmost…
JOLIET — For the second year in a row, Joliet police have put 34-year-old Domonique Loggins in the Will County Jail in connection with a violent crime. Will County prosecutors have charged Loggins, who comes from the 900 block of Lois Place apartments, with aggravated robbery and robbery. In 2023, Loggins spent more than four…
Gabriel Fauré: La Bonne Chanson, L’horizon chimérique Stéphane Degout, Alain Planès Harmonia Mundi HMM 902382, CD (reviewed as 24/96). 2024. Alban Moraud, prod.; Alban Moraud Audio, eng. Performance **** Sonics **** During the current Fauré Centennial, recordings of the composer’s music are appearing at a steady pace. So far, vocal music has gotten short shrift,…
TOLLAND, CT — Tolland firefighters Monday showed just how to work in areas not serviced by pressurized hydrants. A crew gathered with a truck at a pond near Station 340 and drafted (a fancy word for sucked) water out. A white pipe served as a “dry hydrant,” one of a dozen located throughout town, where…
Click:NBA zhibo BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville Town Council appointed a new township manager at their latest meeting, passing the torch from Anthony Iacono to Brian Banda. The council passed resolutions on Aug. 19 to authorize a separation agreement with Iacono and appoint Banda to the job. Click Here: new zealand blues jersey The council…