Lake County Lifestyle
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‘We did something helpful’: Cook sheriff’s campers pack food for children in needJul 24, 2024 8:17 pm - A Cook County Sheriff’s Office youth outreach program and a Schaumburg-based charitable organization helped each other make a positive impact Wednesday both personal and international.
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Home and garden calendar, July 28-Aug. 8Jul 23, 2024 8:47 pm - Seed swaps, garden walks, a bonsai show and more.
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Illinois’ 47th Harbor Freight Tools store opens in Vernon HillsJul 23, 2024 9:08 am - Illinois’ newest Harbor Freight Tools will officially open Saturday, Aug. 3 in Vernon Hills.
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95th Lake County Fair promises five days of funJul 23, 2024 5:00 am - The Lake County Fair is returning for its 95th year, offering rides, food, live music, motocross, monster trucks, a demolition derby, bull riding, pig races, livestock competitions and more.
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Suburban Cook County resident has year’s first human case of West Nile virusJul 17, 2024 2:13 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified the first human case of West Nile virus so far this year, the agency said Wednesday.
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Home & garden calendar, July 21-27Jul 16, 2024 2:14 pm - Plant swaps, native garden walks, classes and more.
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A $500 million plan for the future: Brookfield Zoo Chicago to revamp campus, introduce new animalsJul 16, 2024 6:14 am - Brookfield Zoo Chicago on Tuesday unveiled a bold, $500 million plan to redesign parts of the campus, expand its conservation role and bolster its endowment. The plan calls for a new thematic layout based on 14 ecoregions of the world. Those zones will represent a range of landscapes, from the rugged terrain of the Himalayas to the scrublands of southwestern Australia.
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COVID numbers are climbing, but not as rapidly as in other statesJul 12, 2024 9:31 pm - COVID numbers are on the rise again, but public health experts said Illinois isn’t yet seeing the spikes other states are reporting.
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Reflections and lessons learned on anniversary of cyclist’s deathJul 12, 2024 7:10 am - July 10 marked the second anniversary of a crash that is hard not to memorialize. Nancy Nozicka, pedaling the St. Mary’s Road shoulder near Libertyville, a frequent route for her — not even a mile from her home — was killed by a motorist drifting right.
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From classroom bees to museum murals: Lake County artist’s inspiring pathJul 10, 2024 11:44 am - Samantha Gallagher has transformed her lifelong love for insects and drawing into a business. The Lake County Forest Preserves commissioned Gallagher to create 11 cicada illustrations that make up a large part of the Dunn Museum’s special exhibition, “Celebrating Cicadas.”