Lake County Lifestyle
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DKG February Program Features Jennifer BanekJan 20, 2023 10:00 pm - Members of Alpha Nu chapter of DKG are looking forward to their Saturday, February 4th program. Our guest speaker is Lake County Coroner, Jennifer Banek, who is also a p...
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How native animals survive the colder monthsJan 20, 2023 5:00 am - Editor's note: April Vaos, environmental educator for the Lake County Forest Preserves, wrote this story. In your forest preserves, winter is peaceful, the sounds soften...
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Lincolnshire woman aims to curb loneliness one handwritten letter at a timeJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - Liza Johnson can be found most days in her cozy home office in Lincolnshire writing letters by hand to people she might never have met before in hopes of delivering them...
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Volo man uses antique popcorn wagon to raise funds for children in needJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - Over the past six years, Scott Uglinica of Volo, with a 1928 Ford Model Popcorn Wagon in tow, has raised thousands of dollars to help children in need in McHenry and Lak...
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Neighbors in the news: Advocate Condell medical-surgical nurse receives top honorJan 19, 2023 5:00 am - • Katherine Davey, a medical-surgical registered nurse at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, was selected as a 2022 Nurse of the Year for her exemplary demon...
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McHenry County woman uses area trails to train sled dogsJan 19, 2023 5:00 am - For dogs that want to race, "they have to love running more than they love you," Hebron resident and dog trainer Hanna Kowal said. Now 22, Kowal has been training her do...
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Best Bets: The Great DuBois two-person circus, Winter Mini Fringe, Lyric Opera's 'Hansel and Gretel'Jan 18, 2023 5:00 am - Happy birthday, Steve Perry! Journey Recaptured captures the power of the classic rock band's timeless hits (including "Don't Stop Believin'," "Faithfully," "Any Way You...
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Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans Receives Support from DARJan 17, 2023 10:00 pm - Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans received financial support from the Barrington, IL-based Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution...
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Dining out: Krafted Burger Bar debuts, Chinese New Year specials and free Jet's PizzaJan 17, 2023 5:00 am - Krafted Burger Bar opens Thursday The Promenade Bolingbrook welcomes the new Krafted Burger Bar + Tap, which is hosting a grand opening at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. Get...
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A long, and rare, winter's nap: The groundhog is one of only a few animals in our area that hibernatesJan 17, 2023 5:00 am - I've been talking about raptors to school groups for decades. At one point, I ask the students what the prey animals - i.e. mice, rabbits, chipmunks - are doing in spri...