McHenry County Lifestyle
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Businesses compete to help FISH Food PantryFeb 27, 2014 7:01 am - No one is looking forward to the coming spring months more than Mary Graziano, president of the Carpentersville-based FISH Food Pantry. When February turns to March, hop...
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Barrington dancers performing at Gigi's galaFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Dancers from Barrington-based Bataille Academie of the Danse will perform at the Gigi's Playhouse 2014 International Gala at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Drury Lane Theatre in...
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Fundraiser to fight blindness:Feb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Colonial Cafe & Ice Cream in Crystal Lake hosts a FUNdraising Night on Sunday, March 2, to benefit Team Focus Foundation Fighting Blindness. The restaurant at 5689 North...
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Northwest suburban parents take aim at two rare childhood diseasesFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Two groups organized events in the Northwest suburbs last week to fight little-known Neurofigomatosis and Batten disease. Uncork a Cure, a wine tasting event benefiting ...
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Weathering the Winter at Friendship Village of SchaumburgFeb 26, 2014 10:00 pm - When Mary Pace first tried Friendship Village's Weather the Winter Program, she viewed it as a vacation, and in fact "a very nice vacation." Weather the Winter is a prog...
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Sign up for NAMI's Family-To-Family Education ProgramFeb 26, 2014 10:00 pm - NAMI Kane County North will sponsor the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program is specifically for families, caregivers and friends of persons diagnosed with serious me...
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The pool is just as cool at Fox Lake Polar PlungeFeb 24, 2014 10:00 pm - Nearly 500 come to Fox Lake to take a dip for Special Olympics
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Local chorus hosts annual fashion showFeb 23, 2014 12:01 am - Looking for a way to warm up at the end of a long, cold winter? Preview spring and summer fashions at the 27th annual fashion show and luncheon hosted by award-winning c...
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Community breakfast serves those in needFeb 22, 2014 5:01 am - James Darling has been living on the streets of Elgin since his divorce, the death of a parent, and his longtime addiction to alcohol converged in a perfect storm. "Too ...
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Book notes: Stephan Pastis comes to NapervilleFeb 22, 2014 5:00 am - • The Raue Center's Artful Women group hosts a Q&A session with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist/author Mary Schmich from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Raue Ce...