Long Grove
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Long Grove’s Apple Fest celebrates season with fall treats, rock tributesSep 12, 2026 12:38 am - Long Grove's Apple Fest returns Sept. 25-27, featuring apple-themed foods like caramel-dipped apples, pies, and cider, along with carnival rides, pie-eating contests, and family activities in the historic downtown setting.
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Girls flag football: Schaumburg pulls away from Carmel behind Bickhem, White, PhelpsSep 11, 2026 10:09 pm - Martha White makes her Schaumburg flag football teammates crack up. Destiny Bickhem made that clear Friday night. “She’s funny; she makes all of us laugh,” Bickhem said o...
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After 36 years, Salutos restaurant in Gurnee hosting guests for a final weekendSep 10, 2026 4:51 pm - After 36 years, Salutos restaurant, 7680 Grand Ave., in Gurnee is hosting guests for a final weekend.
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Why suburban police are teaming up to fight video gambling smash-and-grabsSep 10, 2026 4:16 pm - Amid a rash of smash-and-grab burglaries targeting video gambling machines in restaurants, bars and other businesses, suburban law enforcement agencies are teaming up to fight back.
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Who benefits from the expanded IHSA football playoffs?Sep 10, 2026 2:31 pm - Perhaps expansion was inevitable for the IHSA football playoffs. But who benefits?
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Carmel Division I prospect Hart knows ‘this is my time’Sep 10, 2026 2:28 pm - Carmel senior Kyron Hart knows that being an effective wide receiver involves more than catching passes. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Hart is good enough in a number of areas ...
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Job Center of Lake County tries to lay groundwork for careers: ‘I wanted to serve people’Sep 10, 2026 12:21 pm - Working in a family business can be satisfying for a lot of people, but it did not allow Marcelo Avelar of Gurnee to follow his calling to help people whose unwise decisions negatively impacted their lives. Connecting with the Job Center of Lake County put Avelar on an 18-month path from a family roofing business providing a good livelihood to becoming a community outreach coordinator for the Hope Center in Lake Zurich.
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Share your community event in Daily Herald’s 2026 Holiday Happenings guideSep 10, 2026 9:38 am - Nonprofits and community organizations can submit their Thanksgiving 5Ks, craft fairs, holiday fests, tree lightings, holiday walks, Nutcracker shows, Breakfasts with Santa, or other family events for free by Sept. 25 on the Daily Herald's online calendar.
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Why a small piece of land will help protect egret and heron rookery in Antioch TownshipSep 10, 2026 6:38 am - A small but important acquisition by the Lake County Forest Preserve District will provide further protection for a heron and egret rookery near Antioch.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank kicks off Hunger Action Month with call for volunteersSep 09, 2026 11:36 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank joins Hunger Action Month this September, serving 570,000 neighbors monthly across 13 counties, exceeding peak COVID-era demand with 98 million meals distributed in fiscal year 2026.