Lifestyle
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Neighbors in the News: Palatine native appointed to Illinois Asian American Family CommissionOct 05, 2023 6:00 am - • Palatine native Aaron Del Mar was appointed to serve on the state of Illinois' Asian American Family Commission by Illinois state Rep. Tony McCombie. The appointment w...
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Check out 'The Royal Hotel' but don't linger in this subtle horror flick
Oct 05, 2023 6:00 am - “The Royal Hotel” — ★ ★ ★ “The Royal Hotel” is a horror movie, but don't expect any jump-cuts, scary masks or serial killers. It's more like the horror that dawns o...
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe opens in Lake ZurichOct 05, 2023 5:45 am - A new Tropical Smoothie Cafe is now open at 927 S. Rand Road in Lake Zurich. Owner Gina Williams said the cafe quietly opened Sept. 22 and is in the midst of weekly pro...
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'Oaks are having a moment': Why there is a bounty of acorns this seasonOct 05, 2023 5:30 am - It's not your imagination. Oak trees are producing huge numbers of acorns that are crunching underfoot and snapping like popcorn when driven over. Stand under an oak tre...
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'The Exorcist: Believer' doesn't desecrate the original, but it won't compel you
Oct 05, 2023 5:30 am - “The Exorcist: Believer” — ★ ★ There may be no holier ground in horror than “The Exorcist.” As endlessly as William Friedkin's 1973 film has been ripped off and res...
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'He shook the hand of Lincoln': Last soldier in Lake County to serve in the Civil War to be honoredOct 05, 2023 5:00 am - Silas Nichols died in 1945 but a special service Saturday will culminate a long mission to find and honor him as the last Union Civil War veteran in Lake County. A grani...
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Preservation Partners hosts benefit auction during St. Charles Scarecrow FestOct 05, 2023 1:00 am - Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley is hosting an "Art & Antique Auction" during St. Charles Scarecrow Fest this weekend, to raise money for its museum and heritage ...
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This year's Lombard Senior Man and Senior Woman of the Year winners announcedOct 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Lombard's 2023 Senior Man and Senior Woman of the Year Awards were presented on Wednesday, Oct. 4, during the 17th annual Senior Fair at the Madison Meadow Athletic Cent...
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Naperville's Zion Lutheran Church to host Cookie Walk Dec. 9Oct 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Zion Lutheran Church in Naperville will host its first Christmas Cookie Walk on Saturday, Dec. 9. Congregation members will be bringing in their favorite home-baked cre...
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Nicor Gas awards $100,000 in grants for community enrichment initiativesOct 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Expanding on its commitment to support the vitality, sustainability and livability of neighborhoods across its service territory, Nicor Gas is announcing $100,000 in gra...