Cook County Lifestyle
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Suburban food pantries experiencing record-high demand, 3 years after pandemicApr 01, 2024 8:26 pm - Visits to suburban food pantries have surged over the past two years, exceeding previous record highs set during the pandemic.
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Kane County Animal Control sets dates for low-cost drive-through rabies vaccine and microchip clinicsApr 01, 2024 7:19 pm - Kane County Animal Control has announced the 2024 dates for its popular low-cost drive-through rabies vaccine and microchip clinics. The first clinic will be held on Sat...
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Makray Memorial Golf Club named winner of The Knot Best of Weddings 2024Apr 01, 2024 12:32 pm - Makray Memorial Golf Club, a premier wedding venue in Barrington, recently won The Knot Best of Weddings award for the 12th consecutive year. Its wedding coordinators — ...
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Good News Sunday: New pickleball facility in Naperville draws crowdMar 31, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a new pickleball facility opening in Naperville, a Lake Villa teen who steered a bus to safety when the driver collapsed, and a school district celebrating a 20-year partnership with the local Boys & Girls Club.
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Skyview: Riding where they used to raceMar 31, 2024 6:00 am - The Raceway Woods Forest Preserve in Carpentersville has a history like no other park in the suburbs.The 122 acres has all the expected amenities such as hiking, biking and picnic tables, but it’s also the home of the former Meadowdale International Speedway.
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Grief & healing: A day for tricksMar 30, 2024 6:00 am - April Fools’ Day is a day to have fun — and a reminder that we have to find way to get unstuck from the seemingly immovable situations we can find ourselves in after a loved one has died.
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‘The message of Easter is life and love wins’: Clergy urge flocks to find solace in family, community and faithMar 30, 2024 5:15 am - Ushering in the holiest days on the Christian calendar, suburban clergy are urging their flocks to find solace and hope in family, community and faith this Easter amid ri...
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Worshippers mark Good Friday in Des Plaines, PalatineMar 29, 2024 6:56 pm - Jesus' Way of the Cross was vividly displayed Friday before thousands of faithful who gathered to view the Good Friday procession at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe i...
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Arlington Heights ready for 40th Arbor Day celebrationMar 27, 2024 12:25 pm - This year marks four decades of the Arlington Heights Park District’s annual Arbor Day Celebration.
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Palatine High talent show sends Black History Month out in styleMar 27, 2024 12:19 pm - Catchy music and the stomps of cultural dances rang through the auditorium during lunch periods at Palatine High School’s second annual Black History Month Talent Show the final day of February.