Cook County Lifestyle
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Osteria Trulli brings taste of Puglia, a top tourist destination, to the suburbsAug 28, 2026 9:41 am - For 10 years Osteria Trulli, from chef and owner Giovanni DeNigris, has been the only area restaurant to specialize in the cuisine of Puglia, the sun-drenched coastal region on the southeastern most part of Italy where he grew up.
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Wheels keep turning: Looking back on six years in bikingAug 27, 2026 10:46 am - Along for the Ride columnist Ralph Banasiak reflects on the past six years in biking, including new laws and resources.
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Endeavor Health partners with District 211 to provide sports medicine services to athletesAug 26, 2026 2:14 pm - Endeavor Health and Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 have launched a new partnership providing sports medicine services and training support to student-athletes at all five district high schools.
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Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church hosts ‘Thirty Years of Praise’ concert Sept. 27Aug 26, 2026 2:04 pm - Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights will host "Thirty Years of Praise: A Festival of Hymns" on Sunday, Sept. 27, celebrating 30 years since their Gabriel Kney Pipe Organ installation.
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Plan for brewery on Durty Nellie’s site advances to Palatine village councilAug 26, 2026 12:30 pm - The plan to turn Durty Nellie’s into a restaurant and brewery received an enthusiastic reception from Palatine’s planning and zoning commission.
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‘Helping people find their stories’: Indie bookstore to open in downtown Lake ZurichAug 26, 2026 10:55 am - Politics was the introduction but it was a love of reading, writing and storytelling that fueled and sustained a partnership in an indie bookstore about to open in downtown Lake Zurich.
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Fox Valley Catholic Bible Study to study Paul’s letters from prisonAug 25, 2026 8:10 pm - Fox Valley Catholic Bible Study for Women will examine Paul’s “Letters from Prison,” which address themes of joy, church unity, reconciliation and God’s eternal plan.
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Dining Out: The PSL is back, seasonal offerings at Old Town Pour House, win burgers for a yearAug 25, 2026 5:03 pm - It must be fall, y’all because the pumpkin spice latte is back at Starbucks. We also have new Chef Select choices at Old Town Pour House and you can win free burgers for a year at American Place Casino in Waukegan.
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Kaneland High School students exposed to measles, health department confirmsAug 25, 2026 3:26 pm - The Kane County Health Department has identified two locations where people may have been exposed to measles following a confirmed case that was announced Monday.
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Elmhurst History Museum teams with Pro Football Hall of Fame on century of Chicago football storiesAug 25, 2026 2:48 pm - The Elmhurst History Museum will present “Bear Down: Football in the Windy City” Aug. 28 through Jan. 24.