Hiking and biking aren't the only activities available at local forest preserves for summer fun. All offer a variety of programs, facilities and activities for a change of pace. Fees may be required. Here are some suggestions: Lake County Explore ...

To fully understand what artists have in mind when creating sculptures, you simply have to ask them. Otherwise, many sculptures can be too abstract to grasp. Such a reaction might be common when walking through the Sculpture in the Park exhibit in M...

Starts before Friday Lake in the Hills Rockin' Rotary Ribfest: 4:30-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 6-7; 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 8; and 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 9, at Sunset Park, 5200 Miller Road, Lake in the Hills. Ann...

Tuesday, July 4 Barrington Fourth of July Festival: Tuesday, July 4, in downtown Barrington. Family Fitness Run at 7 a.m., parade from Barrington High School at 10 a.m., Chicago Brass Band Quintet performs at 11:30 a.m. at Barrington's Whit...

Fourth of July is here, and that means fireworks. Here's a list of where you can see them July 4 and beyond. Find all of our Fourth of July coverage at dailyherald.com/. Tuesday, July 4 Schaumburg Boomers Fireworks Night: 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, at...

If your gut is telling you your allergies are worse this year, you're right. The warm, dry spring means more grass and tree pollen this season, said Tanya Tanzillo, a professor at Northern Illinois University's College of Health and Human Sciences. ...

Officials hope additional security cameras covering more areas of a Fox River Grove motel will reduce the number of overdose deaths reported there, McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally said. "There has been ... I would say dozens of ove...