18th Annual Spring Sale

Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.

Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.

Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.

May. 20 - May. 28

Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622

The Miss Illinois Unites States pageant is now accepting applications in its Miss and Teen divisions. Delegates will compete in swimsuit, evening gown, high fashion, and interview. The pageant will be held May 26-28 in the Chicago area.
Deadline to apply is April 30, 2006.
If interested, visit www.missilus.com to apply or for more information.

Winners will receive an all expense paid trip to the national competition in Charlotte, NC.

Route 66 Raceway will once again host the popular Team Demolition Derby.

Team-Style Demo Derby Racing: Team demo style racing is fast and catastrophic, with 50 mph head-on collisions, heavy side swipes and cars totaled in just one hit. Team demo always has eight teams. Each team has four cars, squaring off two teams at a time, in a round-robin until there's a winner. To win the evening's event, the team must win three rounds.

The one-of-a-kind Team Demolition Derby will have four events at Route 66 Raceway with the fourth event serving as the Finals. Team Demos are a Saturday night favorite for fans who want to see an adrenaline pumping two hour spectacular where eight pro teams face off in what can only be described as roller derby with automobiles.

THE WORLD SUMO LEAGUE 2006 MEGA TOUR COMES TO ALLSTATE ARENA SATURDAY, MAY 27

Special Pre-Sale Offer

You are invited to purchase your tickets to this event before tickets go on sale to the general public! Starting Thursday, April 27th from 10am - 10pm, you can purchase tickets by clicking the find tickets button below (Pre-Sale is internet only). Password for Pre-Sale is heavy

CHICAGO – The World Sumo League (WSL), a worldwide sports organization that promotes professional Sumo matches at first-class venues in countries all over the world, will bring an explosive evening of Sumo bouts and breathtaking Japanese-inspired pageantry to the Allstate Arena, on Saturday, May 27, 2006. Presented by Live Nation, tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 28, 2006 at 10 a.m.

Featuring Sumo wrestling bouts driven by the sounds of traditional Taiko drum music and interspersed with thrilling Cirque du Soleil style performances evoking the traditional Japanese origins of the sport, the WSL Mega Tour promises to be a highly entertaining evening for the entire family. The WSL Mega Tour will include many of the world's best Sumo wrestlers from countries including Japan, Mongolia, Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, the United States, Great Britain, Republic of Georgia, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Hungary and Norway. The Sumo wrestlers will be competing for total prize money of more than $1,000,000. The ultimate winner will be crowned the World Sumo League Champion at the Finals on Saturday, October 21, 2006, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Last year, the first World Sumo League Finals in Madison Square Garden were taped and subsequently televised on the ESPN Networks in December 2005 and March 2006.

Dedicated to presenting Sumo wrestling all over the globe as a first-class professional sport, the WSL Mega Tour competitions are spectacular events presented in dramatic fashion. Although the event contains all the spirituality and mystique inherent in traditional Sumo wrestling, it is punctuated by spectacular special effects as well as live music provided by Taikoza, a thunderous percussion group that features taiko drums – large barrel-like drums that produce a magnificent sound – creating a visual and audio treat for spectators.

(from: World Sumo League.)