Tower Lakes
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Celebrate Pride Month with parades and festivals in JuneJun 03, 2026 11:24 am - Almost 20 Pride events featuring parades and festivals will take place across the suburbs in June, including events in Downers Grove, Elgin, Buffalo Grove, St. Charles, Woodstock, Aurora, Elmhurst, Des Plaines and other communities.
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Waukegan casino breaks ground on new $302M permanent facilityJun 03, 2026 10:20 am - Shovels hit the dirt as workers broke ground Wednesday on the permanent site for the American Place Casino in Waukegan. The new $302 million casino will be erected at 4011 Fountain Square Place, directly east of the temporary facility where it has been operating since February 2023.
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Boys lacrosse: Wheaton Academy handles Barrington, advances to stateJun 02, 2026 10:13 pm - Prolific offense, stifling defense and solid goalkeeping. All those ingredients contributed to Wheaton Academy’s 17-3 win over Barrington in Tuesday’s Huntley supersectio...
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Girls lacrosse: Big fourth quarter sends Barrington to stateJun 02, 2026 10:04 pm - Barrington scored three unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to top the host Red Raiders 10-6 in Tuesday’s Huntley supersectional. While Huntley was shut out in the fin...
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Home & garden calendar, June 2-13Jun 02, 2026 3:29 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the New Perennial Movement, native plants for small spaces, and more. Also, listings on plant sales, nature walks, garden walks and workshops.
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Softball: Barrington’s undefeated season ends at 4A supersectionalJun 01, 2026 10:53 pm - The Class 4A softball supersectional played at Mary Bell Field on the campus of Northern Illinois University Monday afternoon was a rematch of the two schools who had met...
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High Five: Looking at the top prep sports events this weekJun 01, 2026 9:02 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top prep sports events this week.
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‘Olympics for trades’: Illinois students flood Atlanta for national skills competitionMay 31, 2026 8:45 pm - A number of suburban students are participating this week in the annual SkillsUSA national competition, which focuses on excellence in trades and practical arts education.
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Softball: Taraschewsky breaks Barrington’s win record in Fillies’ sectional title win over HuntleyMay 30, 2026 3:10 pm - For Katie Taraschewsky, how sweet it is. Barrington's senior ace hurler became the winningest pitcher in program history Saturday in a Sweet Sixteen game of the IHSA sta...
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Girls soccer: Fremd wins classic over Barrington, advances to 3A supersectionalMay 29, 2026 8:48 pm - Some sectional finals have everything — and was one of them. Gary Scholz Stadium was the stage for the fourth meeting of the season between MSL powers Barrington and Frem...