Kane County Lifestyle
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Elgin Vineyard marks 35 years with ThanksgivingNov 14, 2025 10:57 pm - Vineyard Church of Elgin is celebrating its 35th anniversary on Nov. 23 with a special service featuring the Vineyard Choir, founding pastor, and area overseer.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 16-22Nov 12, 2025 4:14 pm - Learn about suburban farming, growing tea gardens, winter tree ID, and more with garden club meetings around the suburbs.
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Geneva Unitarian Church hosts 42nd Holiday Cookie Walk on Dec. 5Nov 12, 2025 11:59 am - One of Geneva’s oldest and tastiest holiday traditions is set to return for its 42nd year, as the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will host its Cookie Walk on Friday, Dec. 5.
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Geneva baby and children’s boutique grows with the next generationNov 12, 2025 9:24 am - When Sylvia Torres first opened Little Barn Baby nearly six years ago in Geneva, she initially had to think back to her own days as a new mother when ordering items for the store. Now that she’s a grandmother, she’s got her own crew to test out the merchandise.
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Vibrant northern lights paint the suburban skiesNov 12, 2025 8:49 am - The northern lights have made an impressive appearance across the suburbs this week, and more could be on the away. In towns including Schaumburg, Carpentersville, Huntle...
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Best Bets: Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum and Lightscape at Chicago Botanic GardenNov 11, 2025 11:20 am - Let there be light as Illumination: Tree Lights returns to Morton Arboretum in Lisle and Lightscape opens at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Plus, Steve Cochran and friends perform stand-up in Aurora, and Metropolis hosts “Let’s Hang On: A Rock ’N Soul Party.”
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Agility Junkies hosts Community Pet Food DriveNov 07, 2025 10:30 pm - Agility Junkies is hosting a community pet food drive to support families impacted by reduced SNAP benefits.
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Sweet memories: St. Charles Colonial Cafe’s mini-museum shares ice cream history spanning 125 yearsNov 07, 2025 3:57 pm - Next year will mark 125 years the Anderson name has been involved in milk or ice cream production, distribution and sales throughout the region, with many of those years as a St. Charles icon in the Colonial name.
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2025 Veterans Day ceremonies, concerts across the suburbsNov 07, 2025 12:26 pm - Communities across the suburbs will observe Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, with ceremonies and concerts. Here are some of the events planned in the suburbs in honor of the men and women who have served in the United States armed services.
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Dogs saved from ‘house of horrors’ seeking homes at Palatine adoption eventNov 06, 2025 3:56 pm - More than a dozen dogs who were rescued from squalid conditions, from what their rescuers described as a “house of horrors” in the south suburbs, are looking for permanent homes.