Time to call it a band. And a school.
We bid farewell to one of the Chicago area's premier high school marching bands on our way to the largest marching event in the nation.
Fine Arts
2 art winners in 1st Amendment freedoms contest
The Anti-Defamation League & other Chicago organizations announced winners of an art & essay contest covering 1st Amendment freedoms.
SLICE Project 40: The Database of Champions
We present a database of all the Bands of America champions over the last 31 years, but data are still being added. Patience.
Wheaton & Chicago choristers bond by singing
The choir from a Wheaton IL middle school will combine with one from Chicago to perform 2 community-based concerts this holiday season.
ISU again names Marian Catholic grand champion
The grand champion at the Ill. State Univ. marching band invitational competition is, once again, Marian Catholic.
Movie review: The Martian
The movie stretches principles of chemistry a bit, but the math is workable in, say, an algebra class. Plus, the cinematography excels.
Band showcase ends the season in NW Indiana
A showcase of marching bands in northwest Ind. draws five fine performances on a cool Saturday afternoon in October.
Ohio State band puts great jazz on the gridiron
Ohio State's marching band paid tribute to jazz to honor their former director, who died recently, when the team took on Maryland this afternoon.
Concrete awning collapses, injuring band students
Students at a marching band competition in North Carolina were injured this afternoon when a concrete awning collapsed on top of them.
To make a Bands of America champion
When O'Fallon Township's marching band won grand champion at a BOA regional, they did what no IL band had done in 14 years.