Cook County Lifestyle
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Palatine Jaycees pizza contest Oct. 16Oct 02, 2016 1:00 am - The Palatine Jaycees are hosting a charity pizza contest at Durty Nellie's Bar and Grill during the Chicago Bears game on Oct. 16. More than 20 pizza restaurants, all of...
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Pink Heals event in Bartlett aids cancer fightOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - The Bartlett Fire Protection District hosted its fourth annual Pink Heals Fest Saturday, featuring food trucks, live music, silent auction, raffles, pink fire engines, m...
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Golf pros tee up life lessons for kids at First Tee in MundeleinOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - As 8-year-old Ben Riekse lined up his left-handed driver on the Ivanhoe Club range, it didn't seem like there was much on the line. But when his first swing resulted in ...
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Prospect students show school spirit by volunteeringOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - About 350 students from Prospect High School in Mount Prospect volunteered to spend several hours Saturday helping out on projects at 15 different sites in the area. Rya...
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Genealogist to explain how to use Jewishgen.org website for family history researchSep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Debbie Kroopkin, co-president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, will speak on "Techniques for Using Jewishgen.org" at the Sunday, Oct. 30, meeting of the J...
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Kids Day Off Camps at Courts Plus Offer Fun and ConvenienceSep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Making plans for what the kids can do on their days off school this fall? Look no further than Courts Plus and its Kids Day Off Club, offered to ages 5-10. Drop the kids...
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Arlington Heights Park District collects food, footwearSep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District has announced the launch of a new communitywide effort taking steps to end hunger for families locally and to put shoes on the feet o...
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Palatine, Schaumburg volleyball teams will meet to "Spike Out" cancerSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - The girls volleyball programs from Palatine and Schaumburg high schools are teaming up next week to raise funds to fight cancer at the Spike Out Cancer event. The two sc...
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Steve Harvey surprises founder of GiGi's PlayhouseSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - Nancy Gianni of South Barrington appeared on the "Steve Harvey" show this week to be honored for her work in creating the Hoffman Estates-based GiGi's Playhouse foundati...
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Santa Girls promote Toy & Food RunSep 28, 2016 11:00 pm - What began on a whim as a novel way to promote the DuKane Chapter of ABATE of Illinois' annual Toy & Food Run, being held this year on Sunday, Oct. 9, has snowballed int...