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Visitors gather at Schaumburg's 90 North Park in the Veridian development last September for the twilight aspects of a kickoff event that included live music and a drone light show.

Schaumburg schedules full season of events at new 90 North Park

Following last September’s successful kickoff, Schaumburg has scheduled its first entire season of warm-weather events at the new urban-style 90 North Park in the heart of the Veridian development.

The humble cabbage is trending — and for good reason

Whether green, red or purple, Napa, Savoy or bok choy, nutrition experts say you can’t really go wrong with any type of cabbage. Curious what makes the vegetable such a win, nutritionally? Here’s what to know.

Conductor Howard Green leads the Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band during a recent rehearsal at Aptakisic Junior High School. The band will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a May 9 concert.

Grand finale: After 25 years, Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band director taking last bow

The Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band will hold its 25th anniversary concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Stevenson High School's Performing Arts Center in Lincolnshire — the last concert with its only musical director, Howard Green, at the helm.

Mint juleps became the signature drink of the Kentucky Derby in the 1930s.

Stir well, slap lightly. Tips for making a mint julep worthy of the Kentucky Derby.

Horses are poised, bets are on, hats are at the ready and the bourbon is standing by, ready to be poured into thousands of mint julep cocktails. It must be Kentucky Derby weekend.

The former Lattof YMCA in Des Plaines has fallen into disrepair since shutting down in 2020. City officials are preparing to purchase the site and turn it over to a private company for redevelopment.

‘Truly special’: Des Plaines will team with developer to convert shuttered YMCA facility into new athletic center

Des Plaines is set to purchase a long-vacant YMCA facility and lease it to a company that will operate a new athletic center there.

Home & garden calendar, April 28 to May 9

Upcoming gardening club meetings in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the New Perennial Movement and “Controlling Garden Marauders.” Also, the popular Lilac Sale, plant sales, and wildflower walks.

After a long, arduous journey, piping plover Pepper has returned for a third year to a restricted beach in Waukegan. Observers are awaiting the arrival of his mate, Blaze.

Story of resilience continues with annual return of piping plover to Waukegan

Those who keep an eye out for cute federally endangered shorebirds in Lake County are ecstatic with the annual return of the first piping plover.