Valparaiso University band performs Statehouse concert

INDIANAPOLIS | The theme songs of epic films echoed off the marble walls of the Indiana Statehouse Thursday as the Valparaiso University Chamber Concert Band performed under the blue glass skylight in the rotunda, the final stop on their 2013 tour.

Frank Lloyd Wright mother lode in Oak Park

This undated photo provided by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust shows the exterior of the home side of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park, Ill., which was built in 1889 as Wright’s family home and went through several renovations through 1898. This is where the famou…

Frank Lloyd Wright mother lode resides in Oak Park

OAK PARK, Ill. | Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, but Frank Lloyd Wright lives here.

Reserve a group tour for Maple Syrup Time

HOBART | Deep River County Park is taking Maple Syrup Time reservations for group tours offered March 6-8 and 13-15. Tours are available to first-graders through adults, in groups of 20 to 120.

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Learning about our hometown through ghost stories

For my husband's 29th birthday, I wanted to plan an outing he would always remember.

Coast Guard lowers passenger capacities as waistlines expand

CHICAGO | The average American's growing midsection appears to be behind the U.S. Coast Guard's decision to lower capacity numbers on all passenger boats.

Grand Staircase of Chicago Theatre

The entrance areas to the main auditorium of Chicago Theatre, including the grand staircase leading to the balcony, have been recarpeted this year and now feature a custom carpeting that duplicates the original 1921 design.

Chicago Theatre Auditorium Area

Working marble fountains and priceless Greek mythology ceiling murals are among the elegant details of the main auditorium seating area of the historic Chicago Theatre.