Cook County Lifestyle
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Illinois Vintage Fest promises ‘a little bit of everything’May 29, 2024 10:08 am - Booths full of vintage clothes, vendors from across the region and crowds of people searching for the perfect new-old item will gather this weekend at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
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Signaling your approach: Bicycle safety should rank top-of-mind for all ridersMay 28, 2024 6:08 am - With warmer weather and more cyclists hitting the roadways, safety should rank top-of-mind for anyone sharing traffic with vehicles of greater mass and speed.
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Neighbors in the news: The Oaks at Bartlett welcomes new executive directorMay 28, 2024 6:00 am - The Oaks at Bartlett, a senior living community, has welcomed Joan Peterson as executive director.
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Good News Sunday: California woman coming to Arlington Heights to honor soldier killed in VietnamMay 25, 2024 9:37 pm - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a woman traveling cross-country to honor a veteran she’s never met, a fire department welcoming a new comfort dog, and Girl Scouts pitching in to restore a butterfly garden.
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Heidi was a sweetheart: Dealing with the death of beloved petsMay 25, 2024 6:15 am - Anyone who has ever had a beloved pet knows the pain when that pet dies.
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‘Never stop learning’: 91-year-old violin teacher behind Arlington Heights’ Betty Haag music academy prepares to retireMay 24, 2024 11:32 am - “Never stop learning.” Acclaimed violin teacher Betty Haag-Kuhnke, 91, founder of The Betty Haag Academy of Music, gives that advice to students and teachers alike as she prepares to retire after a career that spans more than 70 years.
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Home & garden calendar, May 27-June 1May 23, 2024 6:00 am - Plant sales, garden club meetings and more.
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Diocese of Joliet to cap off week of Corpus Christi events with Mass and public procession in Carol StreamMay 22, 2024 12:24 pm - Six DuPage County Catholic parishes also will host public processions June 3-9 The Most Rev. Ronald A. Hicks, Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet, will participate in Ma...
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District 211 Hack-A-Thon returns with coding gustoMay 21, 2024 5:15 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s popular student-led Hack-A-Thon returned in April, the first in post-pandemic times.
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Palatine approves bakery’s plan for outdoor dining, beer and wine salesMay 21, 2024 4:22 pm - Polish bakery and deli Kolatek Baking Company in Palatine will be giving its customers space to sit down and enjoy its artisan breads, sandwiches and pierogi, then wash them down with a beer.