Cook County Lifestyle
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Halloween Events at HE Parks All Treats, No TricksSep 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Kids of all ages can enjoy the fun of Halloween without being frightened at the many events held by the Hoffman Estates Park District (HE Parks) this fall. "We want eve...
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S.O.S. Freedom, Inc. Presents Scholarships to Marine Corps. RecruitsSep 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Support Our Soldiers Freedom, Inc. (S.O.S. Freedom), a Deerfield, Ill.-based nonprofit presented scholarships to two Deerfield High School graduates who are leaving for ...
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Veteran's first car may be his lastSep 18, 2017 7:00 am - Before Bob Bruzek deployed overseas in 1966, he made a smart move: he asked his boss to hold his job for his future return. After two years in the Navy Seabees, Bob came...
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Once in a while, good things happenSep 18, 2017 5:00 am - Our club, the Rotary Club of Arlington Heights Sunset, needed to buy printed T-shirts for volunteers who walked with us in the Arlington Heights Fourth of July parade, w...
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New line of Chicago Lighthouse clocks debuts at Wheaton TargetSep 18, 2017 1:00 am - The clocks that Nick Siavelis packages are more than attractive wall decorations that tell time. "All serve as proof that visually impaired and blind people can do qual...
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Fun Fest raises funds for brain tumor researchSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - The fourth annual EISUS Fun Fest will raise funds for the American Brain Tumor Association. This newest venture of the Susan Jurkonis Memorial Scholarship Foundation wi...
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Century Oaks hosts third annual McTeacher's Night at Elgin McDonald'sSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Century Oaks Elementary School of District U-46 in Elgin held its third annual McTeacher's Night at the Elgin McDonald's located at 1165 N. McLean Blvd. on Wednesday, Se...
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Monarch Landing Resident Wraps Guests of Hesed House in TLCSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Last Christmas, Millie Perich wrapped 300 gifts she'd made or purchased with her own money for guests of a homeless shelter. By herself. While the new resident of Monarc...
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Library delivers to homebound patronsSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Every two weeks, staff and volunteers from Vernon Area Public Library deliver books, movies and music to 120 residents of local assisted living centers who are unable to...
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Giving gardens have grown in Northwest suburbsSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Back in 2000, the Daily Herald started a unique program that urged backyard gardeners to "plant a row for the hungry" and donate their surplus vegetables to area food pa...