Elgin Lifestyle
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Lake Forest author also has antique business on sideApr 27, 2015 5:00 am - Jen Lancaster of Lake Forest doesn't mind being called a “bawdy Erma Bombeck” by reviewers. She parlayed blog-writing into more than a dozen books with a New York pu...
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Time to set up summer fun!Apr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - It's time to start thinking about how to give your girl her best summer yet! Have you considered Girl Scout summer camp? Did you know girls don't have to be Girl Scouts ...
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Learn about 'Bottles, Barrels & Brews: McHenry County on Tap' May 1Apr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - UNION - Beer is an important beverage on the tables of American families, and has been since the 1840s when large numbers of German and Alsatian immigrants flooded into ...
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Kyuki-Do Martial Arts of Elgin recognizes Earth Day through serviceApr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - In recognition of Earth Day, students from Kyuki-Do Martial Arts of Elgin spent an afternoon of service at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center on Elgin's far west side. During...
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A shop with a following: Elgin's Soulful SparrowApr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Before Mary Pierce and her business partner and friend Judy Walsberg began the first incarnation of Soulful Sparrow in St. Charles in 2011, Anne Faulkner was the owner o...
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Alexian's Ball de Fleur proceeds help the most vulnerableApr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Compelled to serve. Those are the buzzwords driving this year's Ball de Fleur, the largest fundraiser of the year for the Alexian Brothers' Foundation. This is the 29th ...
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Painting wall, clay projects, music highlight Aurora U.'s first Art WalkApr 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Aurora University's first Art Walk showcased art projects, some interactive, at 23 outdoor stations and two in Phillips Library on Friday, April 17. Held from 11 a.m. to...
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Learn about 'Victorian Mourning Customs: Lifting the Veil off Morbid Genealogical Treasures'Apr 23, 2015 11:00 pm - The Elgin Genealogical Society will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the first-floor meeting room of the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin. Debr...
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Get ideas at annual Gardenology May 16Apr 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Gather ideas and dreams for your garden! Stop by the seventh annual Gardenology from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 16, off Third Street and Route 38 in downtown Genev...
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Fabyan furniture travels 700 miles back homeApr 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Where is all their furniture? This is a question often asked by visitors of the Fabyan Villa Museum. The Fabyan Villa Museum though is not your typical house museum. T...