Lake Barrington Lifestyle
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Harper's HOPE Giving Circle launches mentoring programNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - A mentor, even an informal one, can have a transformative impact on someone's personal and professional life. The idea was reinforced time and again at a recent panel d...
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Bone marrow drive Saturday in WaukeganNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - A bone marrow registration drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at St. Anastasia School, 629 W. Glen Flora Ave., Waukegan. The event honors 11-ye...
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Lake County food drive aims to provide 500 Thanksgiving mealsNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - A holiday tradition to help needy families continued Thursday with volunteers at Lake County Cares sorting and packaging Thanksgiving meals. This is the 12th year of the...
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Wauconda Woman's Club holds Annual Calcutta FundraiserNov 13, 2016 10:00 pm - The Wauconda Woman's Club held their Annual Calcutta Fundraiser "French Gardens" on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Over $3000 was raised to benefit the club's many charit...
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Sheriff collecting toysNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is collecting new and unwrapped toys through the U.S. Marine Corp's Toys for Tots program through Dec. 16. Collection locations are: Lak...
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Countryside firefighters shop for Thanksgiving dinner for needy familiesNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - Countryside firefighters prowled the aisles of Mariano's grocery store in Vernon Hills on Friday morning, but it wasn't to prepare for a firehouse meal. Instead, about a...
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Veterans coat driveNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is partnering with the Veteran's Assistance Commission, local law enforcement agencies and schools to collect coats and outerwear for ve...
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Let your home shine with simple staging tipsNov 06, 2016 11:00 pm - Your home will sell — if you stage it well. Why stage your home? So it will appeal to the largest number of buyers and therefore be more likely to sell quickly and for ...
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After battling leukemia, Barrington's Carter Bailey hosts blood drive Nov. 19Nov 03, 2016 11:00 pm - Carter Bailey's high school years were moving in the direction you'd wish for any young man. But that all came to a crashing halt when, in 2014, the Barrington High Scho...
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Gulbrandson Orthotics donates prosthetics to amputees in the Dominican RepublicNov 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Gil Gulbrandson, orthotist and owner of Gulbrandson Orthotics, has donated prosthetic components to 2ft Prosthetics. It is a charitable organization serving amputees fr...