McHenry County Lifestyle
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Readers' Choice for Best Car Wash: Fast Eddie's Ranks Above AllSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - Americans love their cars - and they like them clean and shiny. Keeping your car clean protects its value and appearance. Unless you want to vacuum, wash and wax away yo...
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Brunches, grill kits and more on the menus at suburban eateries for Labor DayAug 31, 2022 6:00 am - Labor Day weekend is upon us once again - a time to enjoy the last gasp of summer before the hustle of fall sets in. And what better way to do that than with friends and...
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Festivals Sept. 2-8: Buffalo Grove Days, Last Fling, Septemberfest, Summer Sunset Fest & moreAug 31, 2022 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Monday, Oct. 31, at Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard, 42W813 Reinking Road, ...
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'Everybody hopes it's the start of a good thing': Gages Lake holding centennial celebrationAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - You can easily envision a time when families headed north from Chicago and its nearest suburbs to their cottages in the country, and kids lived for summers along the nor...
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Elgin Woman's Club celebrates its legacy and impact in ElginAug 30, 2022 11:00 pm - Fifty special guests and community members joined members of the Elgin Woman's Club for their 135th anniversary celebration at the Elgin History Museum July 23. The afte...
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Cook County seeking 'unsung heroes' to work Election DayAug 30, 2022 11:00 pm - The Cook County clerk's office is looking for people to work at polling places on Election Day, Nov. 8. The clerk's office operates election precincts at 782 suburban lo...
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On Sept. 28th in Streamwood: 'Essentials of Estate Planning'Aug 30, 2022 11:00 pm - "Failing to plan is planning to fail." Sometimes attributed to Benjamin Franklin, sometimes to others, the root of the pithy saying isn't nearly as important as whether ...
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Dining out: Pumpkin Spice Latte is back at StarbucksAug 29, 2022 11:00 pm - PSL is back! If you've waited all year for the return of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte, you're in luck as it returns Tuesday, Aug. 30. Along with it comes the Pumpkin C...
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DAR Announces American History Essay ContestAug 28, 2022 11:00 pm - Students enrolled in 5th through 8th grades are invited to enter the 2022-2023 American History Essay Contest sponsored by the Barrington, IL-based Signal Hill Chapter o...
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Huntley quilter's work featured at Great Wisconsin Quilt ShowAug 28, 2022 11:00 pm - Quilters from across the country submitted their best work for judging in this year's Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. The "Color of Pride" quilt by Rob Stoll of Huntley has...