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Meet your local first responders at National Night Out events

By Luke Zurawski
Jul 25, 2025 3:17 pm - Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations in early August with family activities, food, and emergency vehicle displays.
Bringing the outdoors in: Tips for creating a floral display

By Tim Johnson
Jul 22, 2025 1:05 pm - This is a good time to cut some of your outdoor flowers for an indoor display.
‘Really incredible’: Zoo’s new Gorilla Conservation Center brings students and animals together

By Katlyn Smith
Jul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago has unveiled a prominent new home for the King Conservation Leadership Academy. And it has “one of the best views, I think, any classroom anywhere ever will have,” a zoo leader said.
12 hours of running: Man completes 54-mile Des Plaines River Trail in a single push

By Kim Mikus
Jul 16, 2025 2:50 pm - Scott Drews spent last summer chasing a personal challenge. After months of training, he ran the entire 54.5-mile Des Plaines River Trail — start to finish — in a single day.
$66 million ‘Tropical Forests’ opens today at Brookfield Zoo Chicago with close gorilla encounters

By Katlyn Smith
Jul 10, 2025 6:34 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s “Tropical Forests,” the result of the largest and most ambitious project in its history, gets its public debut Friday.
Wheeling Township mental health board seeking grant applicants

By Steve Zalusky
Jul 08, 2025 2:13 pm - The Wheeling Township Community Mental Health Board is now accepting grant applications from agencies that serve township residents with needs related to mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or substance use disorder.
Chicago area receives $139M in grants to fund bike paths, walking trails

By Ralph Banasiak
Jul 07, 2025 12:01 pm - Illinois has allocated $139.2 million for biking and walking infrastructure projects over the next four years.
Beat the heat at these suburban beaches this summer

By Aimee Barrows
Jul 01, 2025 12:59 pm - From Batavia to Zion, this list features some of the top beaches in northern Illinois for swimming, paddle boarding, kayaking, and more family fun activities this summer.
After 18 months of debate, Prospect Heights adopts rules for backyard chickens

By Eric Peterson
Jun 24, 2025 11:06 am - After 18 months of discussion and deliberation, Prospect Heights officials Monday set rules for the previously unregulated practice of residents keeping chickens on their property.
Home & garden calendar, June 15-21

Jun 10, 2025 10:24 pm - Monarch butterflies, garden walks and more.

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