DJ Casper, the Chicagoan who created the ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ dies at 58
Casper was known to music and dance fans around the globe for the hugely popular line dance/song.
Casper was known to music and dance fans around the globe for the hugely popular line dance/song.
The first step in the landmarking process protects the building at the heart of a contentious neighborhood fight from being dismantled or sold.
Her comeback in Hoffman Estates, two years since withdrawing from competitive gymnastics, made a deep impression on Chicago-area girls who packed the arena Saturday.
Spectacular summer weather gave way to rain on Saturday and Sunday. But crowds kept coming for the music. A lookback at the weekend’s standout artists — in photos with mini-reviews.
The 26-year-old gymnast who helped redefine the sport took first place Saturday in Hoffman Estates in her stellar return after a two-year absence.
“I used to plan every day,” she says. “Now, I just say one day at a time — and maybe have some peppermint ice cream.”
Here are a few of the perfect Friday pick-me-ups you can grab this weekend.
On Saturday, the sport’s biggest star competes for the first time since Tokyo in the U.S. Classic at Now Arena in Hoffman Estates.
None will dethrone Huy Fong’s familiar green-nozzled bottle, but these local craft concoctions are worth a drizzle.