Cook County Lifestyle
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Grief & healing: Now onward to December holidaysNov 28, 2024 1:28 am - Every holiday needs a plan. So I am working on it. It should include decorations, food, preparations and especially what you plan to do on the day itself.
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Care, love and compassion: Former monk brings Buddhist teachings to senior livingNov 27, 2024 6:21 pm - Former Buddhist monk Mahesh Kumarasinghe is bringing his teachings of care, love and compassion to residents and fellow staff members at a senior home in Prospect Heights.
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Whooping cough surging in Kane CountyNov 26, 2024 8:03 pm - After dropping to zero cases in 2021 and notching just 16 in 2023, Whooping cough has surged this year in Kane County, with 92 cases on record so far.
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‘A different type of shelter’: Hawthorn Woods approves PAWS’ facilityNov 26, 2024 5:24 pm - Detailed planning for PAWS Chicago's first suburban location will proceed in Hawthorn Woods with unanimous approval by village officials.
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Prospect Heights nearing first rules on backyard chickensNov 26, 2024 4:07 pm - Prospect Heights residents on Monday argued for and against a controversial set of proposed regulations on the keeping of chickens, two weeks before the city council might approve them.
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Two Palatine congregations come together for Thanksgiving celebrationNov 26, 2024 10:17 am - St. John United Church of Christ has shared its sanctuary with St. Archangel Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church since 2023, and on Sunday, Nov. 24, the two faith congregations celebrated the traditional American holiday together.
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Feeling blue? Elgin church to host special service Dec. 15Nov 26, 2024 10:10 am - Are you dealing with the death of a loved one, facing life after divorce, coping with loss of a job, living with cancer or some other disease that puts a question mark o...
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Cook Co. Treasurer welcomes visitors to celebration of ‘Christmas Trees from Around the World’Nov 26, 2024 9:50 am - For the 21st year, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is celebrating ethnic holiday traditions of nearly 100 different nationalities at the “Christmas Trees from Around the World” display at her office.
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Elgin’s St. Hugh of Lincoln to host blood drive Dec. 5Nov 25, 2024 8:02 pm - St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin is once again partnering with Versiti Blood Center to host a community blood drive on Thursday, Dec. 5.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 1-7Nov 25, 2024 7:30 pm - Holiday house tour, holiday displays and more.