Call it "Extreme Makeover: Oak Lawn Hilton Edition." Not much of the 35-year-old hotel is being left untouched as the new
owners plow about $5 million into renovating the 180-room property. Guest rooms are getting a new look, a revamped fitness center has opened and work continues on the hotel's main lobby.
Darlene McDonough is trying to make the deployment to Iraq as easy as possible for a group of 200 female soldiers. The Homewood woman is collecting donations to help buy things such as shower gel and body scrubbers and ship them to the Middle East.
It's not too late to enter the SouthtownStar's car giveaway. You can
enter to win until Oct. 25 by using the mail-in entry form or entering
the contest at any local event where you see the car on display. In
November, 46 qualifiers will each draw a key and the one that starts
the car wins.
Kyle Orton sat on a chair in front of his locker and muttered
''unbelievable.'' Other players simply dropped their heads, not long
after the Bears' sideline had been a scene of jubilation.
The Blackhawks have defied the adage that says if something isn't
broken, don't fix it as they enter their home opener tonight against
the Nashville Predators at the United Center.
When Aaron Gray arrived at the Berto Center a little more than a year ago, the first thing that stood about him was his size. He was a legitimate 7-footer with a solid frame.
One of your biggest assets in a tough job market can be a glowing resume. "When the economy is good, people look to change careers or to move into their dream job," Hansen said. "When it's bad, people need to find work -- period."
Call it "Extreme Makeover: Oak Lawn Hilton Edition." Not much of the 35-year-old hotel is being left untouched as the new
owners plow about $5 million into renovating the 180-room property. Guest rooms are getting a new look, a revamped fitness center has opened and work continues on the hotel's main lobby.
Robby Benson knows how it sounds. But his reason for making a movie about the life of a young Billy Graham, the director says, is simple: "I wanted to make a movie about goodness."