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THREE OAKS — For 11 years, The Acorn has hosted a Singer-Songwriter Competition. This year, the finals will be held at 7 p.m. July 21.

THREE OAKS — Perennial Acorn fan favorite Singer-Songwriter Competition Finals returns for its 11th consecutive year to The Acorn.

For much of the last year and a half, we toiled away inside, hoping for an opportunity to see a show, grab a drink or just have dinner somewhere other than the kitchen table. Covid-19 vaccinations have made that hope a possibility, as 68.9 percent of Illinois residents have received at least one dose, according...

Updated on August 2, 2021 at 6:28 pm NBC Universal, Inc. As coronavirus cases are once again on the rise fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant, more Chicago companies are mandating vaccinations and masks. Some employees and customers are pushing back against the rules, citing their freedom of choice, but Chicago attorney Tom Glasgow said the legal system is not on their side, at least not so far. "You’re an employee at will," said Glasgow, of Glasgow & Olsson. "They can mandate anything for you as a private employer." Glasgow pointed to a case in Houston, where more than 150 hea...

"I started doing all this work, imagining I already applied for that," said Biggins. Without knowing when the application will be made available again, he fears he'll have to ask the community for help to keep his dream business afloat. Many of Chicago’s independent venues have been closed for more than a year. The SVOG program was supposed to give these venues more money to keep up with rent, utilities, property taxes and more. Billy Helmkamp, a board member with the Chicago Independent Venue Leauge (CIVL), said more than 50 of the city’s venues are counting on this grant program.