McHenry County Lifestyle
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Autumn Country Folk Art Festival focuses on the hand-crafted and historicSep 23, 2014 11:00 pm - For arts and crafts enthusiasts, the start of fall marks the start of show season. Every show is different, but the Autumn Country Folk Art Festival, which specializes ...
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First Tee teaches golf, life lessons to kidsSep 20, 2014 1:01 am - Christopher Coleman of North Chicago watched his 9-year-old namesake son line up with the golf ball, swing and drive it. It was straight and strong, just like his son w...
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How tapes of Jim Croce's 1973 Harper College concert got on CDSep 19, 2014 5:00 am - A reel-to-reel tape of Jim Croce's 1973 concert at Harper College in Palatine, stashed away in a suburban home for decades, recently resurfaced and is now part of a new ...
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Lamb Farm's Barn Burner BBQ Oct. 17, 18Sep 19, 2014 1:01 am - The public is invited to the 9th Annual Barn Burner BBQ competition, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18, at Lambs Farm on Route 176 in Green Oaks. As many as 50 teams ...
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PHS Pirate Boosters Offer Online Spirit Store for AlumniSep 18, 2014 11:00 pm - The PHS Pirate Booster Club School Store has created an online store catering to alumni of Palatine High School. Items include T-shirts in both traditional and ladies cu...
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Barrington teen's Chili Dump Run to benefit people with disabilitiesSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Runners will hit the roads of Lake Barrington Sunday while others create one-of-a-kind chili at the 2nd Annual Chili Dump Run, an event organized by a Barrington teen to...
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Food and entertainment shine at Art in Your Eye in BataviaSep 17, 2014 6:00 am - It's been said that art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. At Batavia's Art in Your Eye festival, you can be the judge. The 10th annual fine arts show is sche...
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St. Peter School Schaumburg to Host Its First Annual 5k Run/Walk October 18Sep 16, 2014 11:00 pm - St. Peter Lutheran School in Schaumburg today announced it will host its first annual 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, October 18 at 9 a.m. The event will recognize Roger Kirsch...
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Palatine Parks celebrates National Public Lands DaySep 16, 2014 11:00 pm - September 27, 2014 marks the 21st anniversary of National Public Lands Day. All across America, more than 175,000 volunteers are expected to visit their favorite parks, ...
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By the numbers: St. Peter Barn SaleSep 16, 2014 11:00 pm - A Fox Valley tradition, the St. Peter Barn Sale has been hosted by a Catholic parish in Geneva for more than 30 years. This two-day gigantic "garage sale" will be held ...