After 15 years of being around a family polka band, Heather Sadowsky Faulkner says the music and dancing are a way of life. But she held off telling her future husband, Shawn, about that lifestyle.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Polka is an energetic and light-hearted dance, very popular on local dance floors. Have Fun ...

Pat Barrera hadn’t been out to see her favorite music in a while. But when she sat at a table on a recent Sunday to watch the 55th Annual Chicago Festival of Polka Bands in Orland Park, the bands ...

Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised ...