A variety of free programs for children and tweens are taking place this summer at the Schaumburg Township District Library's branches. Crafts, animals, gardening and more will be highlighted in fun and educational events at the Hoffman Estates Bran...

Northwest Fourth-Fest returns to the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates this week with live music, carnival rides, an arts and crafts fair, activities for kids and a July 3 fireworks show to give spectators an early start on their Independence Da...

The 14th Annual Festival of the Arts, produced by Arts in Bartlett, will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, in Bartlett Park at Oak and North avenues. A variety of 2-D and 3-D art such as photography, watercolor, ceramics, ...

So many fests to choose from this weekend: Long Grove's rebranded Summer Festival, Brookfield Zoo's Summer Nights, Bartlett Arts Fest, Civil War Re-enactment Weekend in Bensenville, Tri-City Craft Brew Festival in St. Charles. The list goes on and o...

Hanover Township will dedicate its eighth Heritage Marker at the township's Izaak Walton Center at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at 899 Jay St., in Elgin. Formerly named as the Izaak Walton League Lodge, the building was constructed by members of th...

Hanover Township is partnering with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to provide healthy lunches to youth at two locations through Friday, Aug. 12. Children can receive a free lunch at the Izaak Walton Center, 899 Jay St., in Elgin or at the Astor Ave...

The Hanover Township Committee on Youth held its Celebration of Leadership Awards Banquet May 17, at the Township Senior Center. The committee presented awards in five different categories. Award recipients were: Khadijah Arastu of Timber Trails El...

Addison Memorial Day Observance: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, at village hall, 1 Friendship Plaza. Free pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. and Veterans Resource Fair from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Indian Trail Junior High School, 222 N. Kennedy Drive. Flag ...