Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Sparky the Fire Dog - a three-generation traditionOct 02, 2016 11:00 pm - For many years "Sparky, the Fire Dog" has helped to promote fire safety through fire departments all over the country. For the Lechner family, it all started over 30 yea...
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Prospect students show school spirit by volunteeringOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - About 350 students from Prospect High School in Mount Prospect volunteered to spend several hours Saturday helping out on projects at 15 different sites in the area. Rya...
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Genealogist to explain how to use Jewishgen.org website for family history researchSep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Debbie Kroopkin, co-president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, will speak on "Techniques for Using Jewishgen.org" at the Sunday, Oct. 30, meeting of the J...
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McCloud Services offers tips on pest proofingSep 27, 2016 11:00 pm - As summer slowly comes to an end, McCloud Services, headquartered in South Elgin, Ill., reminds the public that stinging insects such as paper wasps, bald-faced hornets ...
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Mt. Prospect Pink Lemonade 5K to support cancer patientsSep 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Lemons of Love will hold its second Pink Lemonade 5K Run/Walk Sunday, Oct. 2, at Lions Park, Lincoln and Maple streets, in Mount Prospect. Runners, walkers and supporte...
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PREP Hockey Club hosts Pink at the RinkSep 25, 2016 11:00 pm - PREP Hockey is a combined high school club which is made up of players from Prospect, Rolling Meadows and Elk Grove high schools. Pink at the Rink is an annual event he...
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Constable: Cafe serves up help after waitress' son has near-fatal brain hemorrhageSep 25, 2016 7:00 am - A popular waitress at Jelly Cafe in Mount Prospect, Rosie Rodriguez was handling the Friday lunch rush on Sept. 9 when she got a phone call that merely hinted at the lif...
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Victor Envelope hosts Feed My Starving Children mobile pack eventSep 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Victor Envelope Company hosted a Feed My Starving Children mobile pack event at their Bensenville manufacturing facility on Saturday, Sept. 17. They gathered employees,...
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Ninety-Eight Years and CountingSep 21, 2016 11:00 pm - In and of itself, a 98th birthday celebration is an auspicious occasion. Elaine Thoreson's party this week, was even more impressive as not only has she outlived any exp...
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George Lopez brings comedy tour to Rosemont TheatreSep 21, 2016 1:00 am - Comedian and actor George Lopez brings his "#ThatsTrue Comedy Tour" to the Rosemont Theatre in November. The show is at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18. Tickets ranging from $57 ...