Cook County Lifestyle
-
Des Plaines fundraiser for girl's surgery on SaturdayJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - Volunteers are raising money in Des Plaines on Saturday, June 21, to help with expenses related to a lifesaving liver transplant for a 2-year-old girl. A fundraiser is s...
-
Buffalo Grove Fire Department to host blood driveJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Buffalo Grove Fire Department will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at Fire Station 26 at 1051 Highland Grove Drive. The blood drive...
-
OneRepublic promises 'most fun' tour to date for Ravinia gigJun 14, 2014 11:00 pm - It's been more than a year in the making, but OneRepublic's "Love Runs Out" was well worth the wait for bassist/cellist Brent Kutzle. Though band members had hoped to re...
-
Book notes: Join Van Aken for book-signing partyJun 14, 2014 5:30 am - • Best-selling author Mary Kay Andrews discusses and signs copies of her new novel, “Save the Date,” at 7 p.m. Monday, June 16, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson ...
-
Bears gather in Rosemont to bowl for a good causeJun 13, 2014 5:30 am - Bears cornerback Charles Tillman and some of his teammates put down footballs and picked up bowling balls Thursday night in Rosemont to raise money for Tillman's foundat...
-
Music notes: Smoking Popes fetes Double Door's 20 yearsJun 13, 2014 5:30 am - Popes show Suburban pop-punk band the Smoking Popes will perform this weekend at the Double Door as part of that great venue's 20th anniversary celebration. The Smoking ...
-
Extensive beer menu, fresh fare on tap at Oak Brook's Old TownJun 13, 2014 5:15 am - Chicago's Old Town Pour House opened a location at the Oak Brook Center mall in November, bringing its massive selection of draft beer paired with American fare to the s...
-
Shakespeare, outdoor theater a good fit for summerJun 13, 2014 5:00 am - The centuries-old works of William Shakespeare still have actors and audiences thinking outside the box - and outside the theater. Shakespeare's plays have lent themsel...
-
Seasoned With History, A Digitial CookbookJun 12, 2014 11:00 pm - "Seasoned With History" is the Village of Bartlett Museums' new free digital cookbook. Fifty-one recipes, divided into six categories, such as Desserts, Cakes and Cook...
-
Marriott's 'Godspell' goes contemporary, losing hippie-era edgeJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - The hippies of the 1971 musical revue "Godspell" have been replaced with pretty, peppy contemporary Christians at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. It's for the Chic...