Barrington Hills Lifestyle
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Service opportunities, virtual events abound for Martin Luther King Jr. DayJan 14, 2021 9:40 am - Monday, Jan. 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, due to the pandemic, the civil rights leader will be remembered through online tributes and service opportunit...
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Community Action Partnership of Lake County hosts pop-up food giveaway FridayJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Community Action Partnership of Lake County will host a pop-up food giveaway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, in Waukegan. The drive-through event will be held a...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank's My Pantry Express receives $750,000 national grantJan 12, 2021 10:00 pm - The Northern Illinois Food Bank has received a $750,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to support operations and future growth of its Chicago Innovation Award-winning...
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Adopt a highway applications available in Lake CountyJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Applications are being accepted through Jan. 31 for the Lake County Adopt A Highway program, in which volunteers commit to clean a section of the roadside twice a year. ...
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Lake County Preservation Foundation president champions the cause of the forestsJan 08, 2021 5:00 am - Growing up on the west side of Lake Forest, Nels Leutwiler has vivid memories of frequent childhood visits to Captain Daniel Wright Woods Forest Preserve in Mettawa. Lat...
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How biking helped us in 2020 - and a look back at some key trail improvementsJan 07, 2021 5:00 am - As 2020 ends with a universal, "Let's never do that again!" a simple recognition emerged - biking was a physical, if not mental, lifesaver for many. When organized sport...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Mane in Heaven offers gifts, virtual horse visits to ill childrenJan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The folks at Mane in Heaven Miniature Therapy Horses know the pandemic is a difficult time. But their commitment to helping people by bringing joy and peace through anim...
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Lake County mayors look ahead to 2021Jan 01, 2021 5:00 am - The Daily Herald asked Lake County mayors and village presidents to look ahead to 2021 and identify the most important thing they hope their community can accomplish in ...
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Northwest suburban mayors look ahead to 2021Jan 01, 2021 5:00 am - The pandemic that created so many hardships in 2020 is far from behind us, but with vaccines already being distributed to millions and the calendar turning to a new year...