Burlington
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Kane County forest preserves grow in two land dealsJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - Kane County's Forest Preserves will grow another 95 acres with the purchase of land adjacent to the Dick Young Forest Preserve along Seavey Road in the southwest portion...
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts names annual scholarship winnersJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Beaux Arts, a nonprofit women's club founded in 1984 to foster and support the arts, recently presented eight Elgin area students with college scholarships va...
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Methodists OK departure of eight Northern Illinois churches over LGBTQ issuesJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Eight churches were approved for disaffiliation by United Methodist Church Northern Illinois Conference Annual Conference members on June 6. These churches had signed di...
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Try your hand at 'Textiles & Tools,' 19th century-style, at the Durant-Peterson HouseJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Discover how families worked with wool, flax, and cotton to spin, weave, and stitch as they created textiles in the 1800s with demonstrations on tape weaving, lacemaking...
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Juneteenth celebration set for Saturday in ElginJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - The African-American Coalition of Kane County will host a Juneteenth Cultural Festival on Saturday at Festival Park in Elgin. The event will celebrate African-American ...
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Turtle Power! Elgin library enlists TMNT for summer reading programJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - Cowabunga! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are embarking on an important mission — encouraging Elgin area kids to read. The Gail Borden Library in Elgin has made the he...
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Homeless and in-need veterans to receive housing, medical assistance and more during June 16 Chicago Summer Stand DownJun 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Chicago's Summer Stand Down to help area homeless, housing-insecure and in-need veterans will be held June 16 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gen. Jones National Guard Armo...
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Dance around a maypole at 113th Swedish Day June 18Jun 12, 2023 11:00 pm - The Swedish Day Midsummer Festival returns for its 113th year on Sunday, June 18, at Good Templar Park in Geneva. "Svenskarnas Dag" is the Midwest's oldest Midsummer fes...
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Dining out: Beatrix takes pride in giving back, plus Father's Day dining specials, International Wine TastingJun 12, 2023 11:00 pm - With pride From June 17-25, for every Pineapple Habanero Margarita ordered at Beatrix, $1 will be donated to Center on Halsted. Nosotros Tequila will be matching every d...
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Suburbs to mark Juneteenth with celebrations this weekendJun 12, 2023 5:30 am - Several suburbs will mark the Juneteenth federal and state holiday this weekend with community festivals. Considered the longest-running African American holiday and obs...