McHenry County Lifestyle
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Illinois youth leaders become global changemakersAug 25, 2021 11:00 pm - Members of the Illinois 4-H Youth Science Ambassador Team created and presented a youth-led presentation focused on the causes of climate change, the science of the carb...
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Festivals Aug. 27-Sept. 2: Color Aloft Balloon Fest, Palatine Street Fest, Windmill City Fest & moreAug 25, 2021 9:10 am - This week Sunflower Fest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 25-29, at Richardson Farm, 909 English Prairie Road, Spring Grove. Explore a sunflower ma...
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6th annual Family Fun Bike Ride to support Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley Aug. 29Aug 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Participants are encouraged to join an endurance cycling event and family-friendly bike ride to support Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley on Sunday, Aug. 29. Cyclists can...
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Special Olympics Illinois to host Family Fun Day in Humboldt Park Aug. 28Aug 23, 2021 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 28, Special Olympics Illinois invites the community to join a "Family Fun Day" in Chicago's Humboldt Park. Special Olympics Illinois athletes, families...
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Crystal Lake author named semifinalist in Soon to Be Famous author contestAug 23, 2021 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake resident Araseli Rodriguez, a talented yet not well-known writer, just moved closer to well-earned recognition and fame, and Illinois readers have just been...
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Mental Health Resource League announces plans for Fall DiddleyAug 23, 2021 11:00 pm - The Mental Health Resource League for McHenry County announced that its annual Fall Diddley craft show will be held the weekend of Oct. 9-10 at the Boone County Fairgrou...
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Citing safety of veterans and volunteers, Lake County Honor Flight will not fly until springAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County Honor Flight, which sponsors multiday trips to Washington, D.C., for veterans and their guardians, will not fly again until April. After a moratorium on Hono...
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With surge in abuse cases, CASA Kane County sees critical need for volunteersAug 22, 2021 11:00 pm - With children back in school, area teachers are faced not only with teaching, but with watching for signs of potential abuse or neglect in their students. Teachers are ...
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Good News Sunday: Chicago-area time capsule allows kids to share pandemic experiencesAug 22, 2021 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: The contents of a single cylindrical can...
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Suburban Skyview: Overlooking the Fort Sheridan CemeteryAug 21, 2021 1:00 am - The contrast of white headstones against a backdrop of beautifully manicured grass at Fort Sheridan Cemetery makes for a perfectly eye-catching drone photo. The cemeter...