Wheeling Lifestyle
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Easter dining 2022: 80+ suburban restaurants offering special brunches, dinnersApr 13, 2022 11:00 pm - What a difference a few years make. With the COVID-19 pandemic ebbing (at least a little for now), suburban restaurants are offering dine-in Easter brunch buffets and lu...
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Cook County announces $12 million grant programApr 12, 2022 1:00 am - A new grant program will award $12 million to grass-roots organizations that focus on issues such as food insecurity, mental health and COVID-19 prevention, Cook County ...
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A Veteran's Last HonorApr 10, 2022 11:00 pm - It was 20 degrees as the Arlington Heights VFW Post 981 Color Guard waited at St. Mary's Cemetery in Buffalo Grove with their rifles and bugle. The Color Guard were ther...
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Easter events: Egg hunts, bunny brunches and moreApr 10, 2022 11:00 pm - Easter is almost here. Check out our list of egg hunts, bunny visits, brunches and more. Thursday, April 14 Naperville Park District Flashlight Egg Hunt: Thursday, April...
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2022 District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest winnersApr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Art, poetry and fiction writing aren't talents that are supposed to fade away after high school. But adult life often intrudes. The annual Arts Unlimited District 214/Da...
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Second place, Prose - 'We are His'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - He lands with a thump and a sigh, off the living room chair, his old bones tired, the sounds of his nails announcing his nightly journey. Clickity clack towards the kitc...
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Second place, Visual Art - 'Kate'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Judge's comment: The simple beauty of this fleeting moment is reinforced with complimentary colors and intricate details. This digital piece is a striking example of ren...
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First place, Prose - 'Slingshot'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - During a rainy lunch time, Jason sat at a table in the school cafeteria with his two friends, Bill and Sonny. He said he had an idea that he had been thinking about for ...
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Third place, Visual Art - 'Life Versus Death'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Judge's comment: This simple diptych is layered with meaning reinforced by employing color and texture. The hands hold single flowers at varying stages of life, conceptu...
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Third place, Prose - 'The Last Sunrise'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - The sun rose for the final time. Myron wasn't the only one who knew this. Other astronomers had worked it out, but few believed their calculations at first, and later, n...