Palatine Lifestyle
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Illinois ranked 15th in bike-friendly statusOct 07, 2022 6:00 am - Illinois is 15th in the Bicycle Friendly State rankings, but just what does that mean? How does an entire state improve? These are likely to be among the key questions c...
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Simulation sheds light on reality of suburban povertyOct 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Palatine High School Assistant Principal Chris Cirrincione counts his money once, twice, then once more, placing the bills in neat piles on the floor in front of his cha...
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Festivals Oct. 7-13: Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest, St. Charles Scarecrow Fest, fall fests and moreOct 05, 2022 6:00 am - Ongoing Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 30 at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pig races, Ani...
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Good News Sunday: District 211 bus driver helps save man in drive-through laneOct 02, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: A veteran school bus driver who'd just ...
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Jurassic Quest touring the suburbs this month, stops first in GrayslakeOct 02, 2022 1:00 am - Replicas of dinosaurs, ranging from a baby triceratops to a life-size T. rex, will arrive in the suburbs this month as part of the country's largest touring dino exhibit...
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October fests turn to fall colors, Halloween eventsOct 01, 2022 7:00 am - Oct. 1 Lake Bluff Rib Fest: 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Lake Bluff Village Green, 40 E. Center Ave., Lake Bluff. A friendly rib competition between teams of...
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Sound check: Violent Femmes, Nora Marks, Beer Can'd Fest and moreSep 28, 2022 6:00 am - Dionne in Des Plaines Six-time Grammy-winning hitmaker Dionne Warwick (“Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “That's What Friends Are For”) brings her catalog of soulfu...
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Festivals Sept. 30-Oct. 6: Oktoberfests, fall fests, Northwest Celtic Fest and many moreSep 27, 2022 11:00 pm - Ongoing Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 30, at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pig r...
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Is it the water at this Schiller Woods well? The magic may be more in the camaraderieSep 27, 2022 5:00 am - While buzz about the Schiller Woods water pump just off Irving Park Road is often shrouded in mystery — from rumors the water heals ailments to belief it's a secret ingr...
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Neighbors in the News: Oakton administrator elected to serve on national boardSep 26, 2022 11:00 pm - • Palatine resident Katherine Sawyer, Oakton Community College's chief advancement officer, is among four higher education leaders elected to serve on the board of direc...