Cook County Lifestyle
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Backyard makeover Week 4: Bowes Bend backyard bluesMay 27, 2012 1:00 am - My boys were home from college for spring break when I snapped this shot of our pitiful back yard. When we bought this home three years ago, we immediately tore down the...
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Backyard makover Week 4: Unfinished backyardMay 27, 2012 1:00 am - If you would have told me last year I would be a homeowner, I would have laughed. I am a single mother of two girls and am very proud of my accomplishment. Unfortunately...
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Backyard makeover Week 4: Help keep my grandchildren safe!May 27, 2012 1:00 am - We moved into our new home in 2007 and we had so many big plans — with the No. 1 desire of planning our outdoor living space. Unfortunately, two serious car accidents, m...
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Backyard makover Week 4: Side yard is the backyardMay 27, 2012 1:00 am - Help me please. I have a pie-shaped side yard where I have started the bones of my dream makeover. I have perennials around the perimeter of my property line. I have dev...
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Free Vision ScreeningMay 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Vista Linda Eye Care, 111 W. Prospect Avenue in Mount Prospect, will be conducting free vision screening at the Mount Prospect Community Connections Health Fair to be he...
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Sports and spectacle a hit with fans of suburban teamsMay 25, 2012 6:00 am - If you want to catch a game or two this summer, you don't have to drive to Chicago and shell out big bucks for Cubs or White Sox tickets. There are plenty of pro sports ...
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Director understands challenges of being 'Married Alive!'May 25, 2012 6:00 am - Marriage changed director Stacey Flaster. Before she tied the knot in 2005, she loved being onstage in musicals. "After I got married, I decided to have a family," she...
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'Married Alive' takes lightweight approachMay 25, 2012 6:00 am - If you haven't yet seen a production of "Married Alive!" you won't have to wait long. A chronicle of the ups and downs of married life, the musical by Sean Grennan (bo...
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Mom, daughter find quality time together on tennis courtMay 24, 2012 11:00 pm - When Clarendon Hills' Nancy Delaney was looking for a way to spend more time with her 19-year-old daughter, she came across a tennis program at Midtown Athletic Club in ...
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Relay For Life of Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein & Vernon Hills June 2May 22, 2012 11:00 pm - For many volunteers, the upcoming American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein & Vernon Hills (GLMV), scheduled for June 2 at Carmel Hig...