Elk Grove Village
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Could a children’s museum be coming to Des Plaines?Mar 13, 2024 11:03 am - A Des Plaines couple is looking to create a children’s museum in the city’s downtown area. Maria and Nicholas Strohmayer are behind the proposal, which is in early stages...
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Easter egg hunts and activitiesMar 13, 2024 10:11 am - Get in the spring spirit with egg hunts for kids, dogs and even adults; breakfasts and lunches with the Bunny; and even a helicopter egg drop. Here’s a sampling of upcoming events across the suburbs.
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Rotary Club of River Cities offering scholarships to graduating seniorsMar 13, 2024 9:57 am - The Rotary Club of River Cities has announced the opening of applications for two $1,500 scholarships for graduating seniors who are residents of Des Plaines, Mount Prosp...
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Young artists take spotlight at symphony concert at Schaumburg Prairie Center March 17Mar 13, 2024 9:47 am - The Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kevan Kosobayashi, director, spotlights the talents of two high school students — one a violin soloist and the other a composer — when it presents its “Concerto!” concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts.
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Dining out: Where to score March Madness specialsMar 13, 2024 9:10 am - There’s March Madness in the air when suburban bars and restaurants will be showing the NCAA basketball games while offering dining and drinks specials.
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Tough losses reveal strong character with high school athletesMar 13, 2024 6:00 am - Area kids prove how strong they are by composing themselves after some awfully difficult losses on the basketball court. It just reinforces how beneficial sports are to kids as they go through their high school years.
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Itasca Fire District receives $2.5 million in federal funding to build second stationMar 12, 2024 7:09 pm - The Itasca Fire Protection District has received $2.5 million in federal funding for construction of a new station north of the railroad tracks to better provide service ...
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Will voters eliminate Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District?Mar 12, 2024 5:24 pm - The Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District halted fire and emergency medical service operations in October. Now it falls to voters to decide whether to pound the final...
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Parks group fears Bears entertainment district — once envisioned for Arlington Heights — coming to lakefront insteadMar 12, 2024 4:51 pm - A Chicago parks advocacy group expressed concern Tuesday the Bears may bring the entertainment district they envisioned for Arlington Heights to the Chicago lakefront instead.
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Along for the ride: Metra listens and adopts new bike policyMar 12, 2024 4:43 pm - Metra’s Feb. 1 bike policy — allowed on all trains, all the time — may just exemplify “squeaky wheels getting the grease.”