An area of unincorporated Lake County called Grandwood Park is ready to stage a festival this weekend in the shadows of its bigger neighbors of Gurnee and Lindenhurst. One of Summerfest's volunteer organizers, Bill LeClair, said good food once again...

The days of big spending for summer festivals might be gone, but that doesn't mean visitors to Summer Celebration in Vernon Hills will be shortchanged on entertainment. As always, music will be the heartbeat of the popular free festival this weekend...

Droves of people toting blankets and bug spray head to their cars. A few remaining plumes of streaky gray smoke loft high into the sky. The band has played its last note and the firecrackers have had their last pop. It's the end of a party so big yo...

Even veteran Ribfest-goers will do a double-take at this year's Fourth of July weekend bash. The Naperville Exchange Club's annual fest is expanding its food, music and carnival over both the north and south sides of Knoch Park. Festivities will be...

Red, white and blue - and green? Although one seems out of place, these are the colors Warrenville is using to commemorate this year's Fourth of July, with the theme "Red, White, Blue and Green: Warrenville Gets It." "We have an emphasis on the envi...

Susan Lancaster has a passion for Bloomingdale. As a lifelong resident and daughter of Viola Morrisroe, Bloomingdale's first and so far only female village president, Lancaster feels the town's pulse as she walks through its parks, shops in its stor...