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...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Dear Donuts opened a few weeks ago on Randall Road in St. Charles, and managers (and sisters) Sue Park and Sophie Kim ha...

Starts before Friday Prairie Fest: 4-11 p.m. Thursday, June 15; noon to 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 16; noon to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17; and noon to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 18, at Prairie Fest Park, 91 Plank Road, Oswego. Live music, food, carn...

"Garden Lifestyles" is the theme of the Pottawatomie Garden Club's walk, which will take place Saturday, June 24, and feature six beautiful gardens in St. Charles. For the last 16 years the garden club has held a garden walk every other year highlig...

More than 200,000 visitors are expected to visit the city of Geneva next week for its 73rd annual Swedish Days Festival. "The Granddaddy of Illinois Festivals" will run Wednesday through Sunday, June 21-25, in Geneva's historic downtown. The festiv...

Starts before Friday Kickoff to Summer Carnival: 5-10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 8-9; 1-10 p.m. Saturday, June 10; and 1-9 p.m. Sunday, June 11, in the Highwood Metra Station Parking Lot, 406 Sheridan Road, Highwood. Celebrate Highwood will...

The Fox River Arts Ramble is a one-day self-guided art tour of various locations in the Fox Valley. This area is rich in art, artists, and art locations. This free event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Each location will feature variou...

As summer pokes its head around the corner, suburban organizers are packing their calendars with outdoor musical events in local parks, cruise nights and other regular concert series. Pack your blankets, lawnchairs and picnic dinners and take a loo...

On a calendar, Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. To those who make a living of fighting back against the harm that sewage, industrial runoff and constant littering inflicts on the Fox River, every day is Earth Day. Gary Swick, president of Friends of...