Cook County Lifestyle
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Charitable Brat Fest is Sept. 19 in WheelingSep 08, 2026 11:55 am - The Wheeling Helping Hands charitable group will hold its sixth annual Brat Fest fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 19.
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Arlington Heights hosts ‘Celebration of Abilities’ Sept. 26Sep 08, 2026 11:55 am - The Arlington Heights Commission for Citizens with Disabilities will host “All Kinds of Awesome: A Celebration of Abilities” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Camelot Community Center, 1005 E Suffield Drive.
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How the suburbs will honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11Sep 08, 2026 5:44 am - Communities across the suburbs will commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, with ceremonies featuring flag displays, memorial services, and guest speakers with personal 9/11 connections.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 7-19Sep 07, 2026 9:30 am - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like resilient landscapes, native pollinators, warblers, and more.
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Something special in the air: Flight attendants reunite to mark 4 high-flying decadesSep 06, 2026 5:32 pm - Forty years after graduating, eight American flight attendants have enough stories to fill a novel and no regrets. The close friends reunited in August to mark their anniversary by working a flight together from O’Hare to Dublin.
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Fourth person charged after fight outside Des Plaines mosqueSep 04, 2026 11:43 am - A fourth person who was involved in a fight outside a Des Plaines mosque last weekend has been charged, police said Friday.
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1 charged after dog left in van dies, police saySep 04, 2026 11:08 am - The owner of a Wheeling pet care business was arrested after a client’s dog was left in a van and died, police said Friday.
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Hop, hop, hooray! Sip your way through the suburbs at these fall beer festsSep 04, 2026 9:41 am - Beer events are brewing up around the suburbs as we approach Oktoberfest. From traditional festivals to a beer 5K, there’s something happening most weekends for beer lovers over the next couple of months.
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Barrington parents ask District 220 to reduce students’ screen timeSep 03, 2026 11:15 am - More than 1,200 parents, educators, and community members have signed a petition calling on Barrington Area Unit School District 220 to take meaningful action to address the use of technology in the district.
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Former Arlington Heights priest, archdiocese leader dies at 87Sep 02, 2026 1:37 pm - The Rev. Gerard T. Broccolo, former pastor of St. James Parish in Arlington Heights and leader of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Divine Worship, died last month at 87, the archdiocese announced Wednesday.