Algonquin Lifestyle
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The library, delivered. Or curbside. Or online. How pandemic options are still checking out.Feb 04, 2022 4:30 am - Necessity had to be the mother of invention for area libraries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the initial shutdown of March 2020, libraries were forced to rethink the ...
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Find your thrill: Check out our list of sledding spots in the suburbsFeb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - Cold, snowy days don't have to mean staying indoors. There are plenty of good sledding and tubing spots throughout the suburbs. Check out our list, grab your sled ... an...
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'This is a meaningful connection': New program seeks volunteer mentors for teensFeb 01, 2022 4:30 am - After years of working with CASA Kane County as a child advocate, Danielle Valkner of St. Charles saw the gaps in an overworked system, especially for kids in their teen...
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During cold weather, some bike clubs switch to indoor gatherings, alternate activitiesFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am -
During winter many bike clubs get camaraderie without the cold with Zero Mile Rides (or ZMRs)
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McHenry County child advocacy group awarded American Rescue Plan Act fundsJan 31, 2022 10:00 pm - The Child Advocacy Center of McHenry County recently was awarded funding from Advance McHenry County, a government program administering American Rescue Plan Act funds. ...
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District 300 Foundation awards grant promoting reading funJan 31, 2022 10:00 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 recently introduced elementary students to Inchy the Bookworm Vending Machine. Lincoln Prairie Elementary School educators St...
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Send the gift of song on Valentine's Day with Fox Valley HarmonizersJan 29, 2022 10:00 pm - The Fox Valley Harmonizers will be delivering personalized valentine greetings and video love songs for Valentine's Day. The cost is $15. It will arrive via email in ti...
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Norge's 117th ski jump tournament off to a flying startJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - The Norge Ski Club's 117th annual Winter Ski Jump Tournament in Fox River Grove kicked off Saturday with a youth competition. After a limit of 1,000 people last year, or...
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Crystal Lake-based Not-for-Profit Resources offers 11 ways to help locallyJan 26, 2022 10:00 pm - Just a little can greatly help a McHenry County nonprofit. To that end, Not-for-Profit Resources, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping other nonprofits grow str...
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Kane County Fair offers 4-H scholarshipsJan 25, 2022 10:00 pm - The Kane County Fair board of directors in St. Charles is offering three scholarships worth $3,000 each to current 4-H Club members who are high school seniors and plann...