Prospect Heights Lifestyle
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Russian Jewish surnames is focus of Feb. 27 talk for Jewish Genealogical Society of IllinoisJan 24, 2022 10:00 pm - "What Can We Learn about Our Ancestors from Jewish Surnames Adopted in the Russian Empire?"will be the topic of a presentation by scholar and author Alexander Beider for...
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Nonprofit FamilyForward names new executive directorJan 24, 2022 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based nonprofit FamilyForward (formerly Faith Community Homes) has hired Erica Chianelli as its new executive director. Chianelli will carry on the wo...
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Out of Eden Walk-Chicago hosts first HomeStories Run Jan. 30Jan 22, 2022 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Jan. 30, from noon to 2 p.m., Out of Eden Walk-Chicago and Read & Run Chicago are teaming up to bring the very first HomeStories Run to the Chicago community....
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Why teaching about critical race theory has become a lightning rod in suburban schoolsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - Suburban teachers are figuring out ways to talk about race and racism and their roles in history to challenge timeworn methods for teaching about the past. Whether such...
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Constable: Blizzard? Prairie fires once were 'demons' in what's now the suburbsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - We suburbanites complain about the cold and snow. We're a few months away from griping about the heat and humidity. We dread droughts, fear floods, carp about coyotes, a...
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Along for the Ride: Find inspiration to make your 2022 biking goals happenJan 21, 2022 5:00 am - Ambitious biking goals, inspirational in January, can fall victim to many obstacles - medical, family, pandemic. That's my take anyway after a spring knee injury slammed...
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VFW Post 981 Scholarship AvailableJan 18, 2022 10:00 pm - Arlington Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 981 is pleased to be accepting applications for its Wally Luettschwager Memorial Scholarship Grant. This scholarship grant, in an...
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Year in birding: 2021 brought several rare sightings and new conservation lawsJan 13, 2022 5:00 am - Year in birding: 2021 brought several rare sightings and new conservation laws
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Preckwinkle coming to Schaumburg for film screening, discussion on mental healthJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioner Kevin Morrison are planning an upcoming screening of a new documentary and discussion on mental health in S...
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Suburban communities adopt new biking and pedestrian plansJan 06, 2022 10:00 pm - “Plan your work. Work your plan.” Prudent advice no matter what you attempt. Even wiser if you “make no little plans,” as urban architect Daniel Burnham remarked. Improv...