Batavia Lifestyle
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How Sewing for Smiles helps clothe needy childrenJun 25, 2018 6:00 am - Can one person make a difference? You bet they can. Just ask Susan Cox-Hall of North Aurora. “Years ago, Ruth Ratke started a group called Sewing for Smiles, a 501c3 org...
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Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois to host 14th annual Thin Mint SprintJun 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois will host the 14th annual Thin Mint Sprint on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Rockford Program Center, 7194 Vandiver Road in Cherry Valley. ...
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Northwestern Medicine neurosurgeon describes medical mission to India as transformativeJun 21, 2018 11:00 pm - Sheri Dewan, MD, a neurosurgeon from Lake Forest, Ill., experienced the global health crisis firsthand on a recent humanitarian medical mission to southern India. Dr. ...
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'Bulldogs Unleashed' to raise money for Batavia schools, parks, libraryJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - The crazy bulldogs are back in Batavia. Thirty decorated fiberglass statues of the canines stand sentry, waiting for visitors to take their pictures. And in September, o...
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Global Arts Festival returns to Bartlett with new featuresJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Global Arts Festival in Bartlett adds new features this year
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Modern milking: How a Campton Hills dairy farm went high-techJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Except for watchmaking, raising cows and bottling their milk used to be the biggest of all industries in the Elgin area. But the census numbers make the disappearance o...
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Enjoy 'A Night at the Opera' with Lazarus House dinner July 26Jun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Lazarus House will present "A Night at the Opera" on Thursday, July 26, at Villa Verone, 416 Hamilton St. in Geneva. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. with an Italian buffet ...
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World War II model airplanes fly again at Windy City Warbirds and Classics show in St. CharlesJun 18, 2018 11:00 pm - One hundred years ago this spring, in an era of open-cockpit biplanes, Great Britain merged its army's and navy's flying services to form the world's first independent a...
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Local nonprofit seeks enthusiastic volunteersJun 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Enrich the lives of adults with developmental disabilities and other special needs by becoming a volunteer with the Association for Individual Development. AID offers m...
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Special summer treats, Cubs ticket raffle during Toll Brothers' Tour of Homes June 23-24Jun 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Warm weather is in, school is out and Toll Brothers, an award-winning national homebuilder in 49 markets and 20 states, is inviting new home shoppers to tour homes on Sa...