Cook County
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Inaugural meeting for Lake County emPower Breakfast networking groupJan 20, 2026 12:14 pm - Lake County emPower Breakfast, a new networking group, will hold its inaugural meeting beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 at The Tapastry restaurant, 1762 N. Milwaukee Ave., in the Adler Square center, Libertyville.
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‘Exciting, but bittersweet’: Wheeling aquatic center won’t open this summer because of constructionJan 20, 2026 10:02 am - Wheeling’s Family Aquatic Center won’t open as usual this summer because a planned multimillion-dollar replacement should be underway.
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Best Bets: Elmhurst museums debut art, history exhibitions and Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show returns to RosemontJan 20, 2026 9:01 am - The Elmhurst art and history museums debut new exhibitions focused on photography and health care, Kohl Museum opens the interactive exhibition “Argentina’s Niños,” and the Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show sails into the Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference Center in Rosemont.
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Barrington-area economic summit set for Feb. 18Jan 20, 2026 6:40 am - The State of the Greater Barrington Area Economic Summit is set for Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Barrington’s White House, 145 W. Main St., Barrington.
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From AI-powered robotic mayor to aircraft fuselage, plans for $3 million Rosemont museum unveiledJan 20, 2026 6:00 am - The $3 million Donald E. Stephens Rosemont History Museum will feature interactive exhibits - including a talking animatronic likeness of the late mayor - to showcase the village’s evolution over the past 70 years.
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Boys basketball: Battaglia, Alvarado duo lifts Lake Park over ProspectJan 19, 2026 7:18 pm - It was a one-two inside outside punch that Prospect couldn't contain. Lake Park's senior forward Fred Battaglia provided the inside presence with 19 points, 8 rebounds an...
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Boys basketball: Lakes stuns Fremd on Pullen’s last-second 25-footerJan 19, 2026 7:09 pm - Although the lakes in the Lake Villa area are all frozen, Lakes High School reached the boiling point Monday. Dorian Pullen sunk a one-handed three-point basket from 25 f...
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Girls basketball: Kuzmanic, Reibel families come together for unique event, good causeJan 19, 2026 7:03 pm - It was a special day of girls basketball at Lake Park's West Campus High School on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Not only was the 'Coaches vs. Cancer' event a fundraiser fo...
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Oakton College to celebrate new learning commonsJan 19, 2026 6:02 pm - Oakton College will celebrate the opening of a new learning commons for students at its Des Plaines campus Tuesday.
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Metra stops provide ‘natural opportunity’ for communities to share eventsJan 19, 2026 5:59 pm - Frozen Fest this Saturday in downtown Libertyville will be a first for the village’s recreation department but it will be its second partnership with Fox Lake using Metra as a draw.