Cook County
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Buddy the Therapy Dog meets residents of Willow Lake EstatesJul 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Willow Lake Estates, a manufactured home community for those 55 and older in Elgin, welcomed Buddy the therapy dog to their new clubhouse on Friday morning, July 1, as r...
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Dementia Caregiver Training Just Got More RealJul 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Close your eyes. Muffle your ears. Lay down to sleep. Then imagine you are shaken awake and told to get up for the day. You need your glasses, your hearing aids, your ro...
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Women's Club of Inverness announces scholarship winnersJul 04, 2022 11:00 pm - The Women's Club of Inverness has announced the following recipients of its 2022 scholarship awards: • Katie Auyeung, Conant High School, will be attending Washington Un...
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Arlington Heights residents rejoice in return of Frontier Days FestivalJul 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Frontier Days, the free Fourth of July festival, returned to Arlington Heights following a two-year hiatus, overcoming unprecedented challenges in supply cost and volunt...
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Which suburban Fourth of July events were postponed after Highland Park shootingJul 04, 2022 12:00 pm - Scores of communities canceled Fourth of July activities after the shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade Monday morning, while others postponed them for la...
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Where to find the parades, fests and fireworks for today's suburban celebrationsJul 04, 2022 6:00 am - Editor's note: This file has been updated to reflect events that have been canceled. CANCELED: Family Days: 7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Jewett Park, 836 Jewett Park Driv...
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Aurora hero who saved man from oncoming train awarded the Carnegie MedalJul 04, 2022 5:30 am - The Aurora hero who rescued an unresponsive man from an SUV stuck on railroad tracks seconds before it was hit by a train last year has been honored again - this time by...
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Visiting grandfather identified as one victim of Highland Park shootingJul 04, 2022 1:00 am - Nicolas Toledo wasn't sure if he wanted to go to the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park. He used a walker and figured there would be a large crowd gathered to watch ...
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'It's terrible, so terrible': What bystanders saw and heard during Highland Park July 4 shootingJul 04, 2022 1:00 am - Wendy Emanuel Apple, a Deerfield resident who grew up in Highland Park, was standing on Central Avenue in front of the Bluemercury store. "I have gone to the parade for...
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'Impossible to imagine': 6 killed, 30+ hurt after gunman opens fire at Highland Park July 4 paradeJul 04, 2022 1:00 am - A rooftop gunman opened fire on paradegoers in downtown Highland Park Monday morning, turning a happy community event into a deadly tragedy by killing six people, sendin...