Cook County Lifestyle
-
Local artist to do print demos during Festival of the VineAug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - During Geneva's Festival of the Vine, Proud Fox Gallery and Frame Shop, 213 W. State St. in Geneva, invites the community to see local artist Brian Busch do a lino-cut a...
-
Northern Illinois Food Bank kicks off Hunger Action Month 2016Aug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank, along with more than 200 food banks across the country, are asking businesses and community members to Go Orange throughout the month of Sep...
-
Family heirloom brought out of the barnAug 29, 2016 6:00 am - Growing up, Rodney Bettenhausen loved visiting his grandparents' farm. His family made regular treks from their New Lenox home to see them in rural Manhattan. There, Gra...
-
Fundraiser launched to save program for kids exposed to violenceAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates-based Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County launched a fundraiser Monday hoping to make up for state funding cuts to a progra...
-
Arlington Heights Rotary awards more than $27,000 in grantsAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights Noon Rotary gave more than $27,000 in community service grants to local service organizations this summer. Although the local Rotary Club has long ...
-
Run for Riverside fundraiser on Sept. 10Aug 29, 2016 1:00 am - The Run for Riverside fundraiser is set for Saturday, Sept. 10, as part of the 19th annual Rotary Race for Charity, 6:30 to 11 a.m. at Kildeer Countryside School, 3100 O...
-
Golf fundraiser for Hanover Township Food Pantry set for Oct. 2Aug 29, 2016 1:00 am - The Hanover Township Foundation will host its annual golf outing to benefit the Hanover Township Food Pantry Oct. 2, at the Bartlett Hills Golf Course, 800 W. Oneida Ave...
-
Ride for Hope Raises $26,000 for National Ovarian Cancer CoalitionAug 28, 2016 11:00 pm - The second annual Ride for Hope, a 501(c)3 motorcycle ride and celebration, conceived and organized by JuliAnne Scully, owner/operator of JuliAnne's Salon & Spa, in Scha...
-
Hit the links with inaugural Kiss of Hope Golf OpenAug 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Join the inaugural Kiss of Hope Golf Open on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Whisper Creek Golf Club, 12840 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley. Register at www.ckmc.org/golf2016. Cancer Kis...
-
Rugby in suburbs grows as more kids play this high-intensity sportAug 28, 2016 7:30 am - Maddie Anama of Palatine still remembers the day she scored her first five-point goal, or “got her first try” as they call it in rugby. She'd promised a teammate sidelin...