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Lisle Community Band conductor Steve Green leads band members as they warm up for the first concert of the season on June 25 in Lisle. This is his final season, culminating with his last conducting performance on Thursday, July 16.

‘We’ve made some beautiful music’: Grand finale for longtime conductor of the Lisle Community Band

The July 16 performance of the Lisle Community Band is likely to be emotional for Steve Green. It will mark the end of Green’s 40-year run as conductor of the band he founded.

Indra Genden of Hoffman Estates snaps a photo of her fellow performers during the Mongol Naadam celebration Saturday at Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village. The Chicago Mongolian community has celebrated Naadam annually since 2000.

Mongolian community gathers for Naadam 2026 festival in Busse Woods

The Chicago Mongolian community gathered for Mongol Naadam 2026 in Busse Woods. Naadam is recognized on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Some research suggests that drinking eight, 8-ounce glasses of water per day is not necessary for most healthy adults because you’re getting water from foods and other beverages.

6 surprising tips for how to hydrate better

You probably already know how important it is to drink water during the summer heat to avoid dehydration. But some of the most common hydration advice — from how much water you should drink to whether you need to add electrolytes — may surprise you.

A dog greets visitors at the Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter on Friday in Riverwoods.

Orphans of the Storm breaks ground for new animal shelter

Orphans of the Storm Friday celebrated the start of construction Friday for a state-of-the-art animal shelter in Riverwoods.

You can take a drink to enjoy as you walk within the Arlington Alfresco area starting on July 30.

Arlington Heights to uncork sip and stroll downtown area July 30

Arlington Heights launches its “sip and stroll” pilot program — allowing patrons to take alcoholic drinks to-go in a designated downtown area — on July 30.

Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest in Lake in the Hills

Rolling Meadows police Cmdr. Sam Mollenhauer and his son, Ethan, show a couple of the awards Ethan has received since he performed CPR to help save his father’s life April 17. Ethan, 14, had learned CPR earlier this spring at school.

‘You saved him’: Police commander back on the job thanks to his teenage son’s heroics

Rolling Meadows police Cmdr. Sam Mollenhauer is back on the job this week, almost three months after suffering near-fatal cardiac arrest. He can thank his teenage son and an unlikely confluence of events for that.