October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and restaurants around the suburbs are offering specialty drinks or menu items to help raise money to fund research, awareness, education and support for cancer patients. Here's a sampling of what we found. ...

Ongoing Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 30 at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pig races, Animal Land Zoo, Pumpkin Playland and more. Prices vary by activity. didierfarms.co...

Following several months of construction, the playground at Meadowhill Park, 1479 Maple Ave, Northbrook, is now open for play. Northbrook Park District is celebrating the community's newest playground with a Pop Up Playground Party from 4:40-5:30 p....

Just in time for the upcoming holiday season, the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry has unveiled new branding for its Shop Local partnership with the Village of Northbrook. The new "Find It in Northbrook: Discover 60062" campaign uses a fres...

Brian Carroll, head professional at The Hawk Country Club in St. Charles, is the Illinois PGA Player of the Year. Carroll, who led the Bernardi point standings most of the season, clinched the title with a tie for seventh in the IPGA Players Champio...

The suburbs have been home to some of the greatest writers, actors, sports stars and business pioneers of the past 150 years. Our list includes Oscar winners, Olympians and important historical figures - from the presidential candidate who came clos...

Get your tickets now for an evening of delicious small bites and great socializing as the Northbrook Chamber's annual Auction & Taste fundraiser returns from a two-year hiatus. Scheduled for Monday, Oct. 24, the Auction & Taste brings together a va...

Oct. 1 Lake Bluff Rib Fest: 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Lake Bluff Village Green, 40 E. Center Ave., Lake Bluff. A friendly rib competition between teams of community members. lakebluff.org. Fall Color Walk: Dawn to dusk Oct. 1-31 at Pr...

NORTHBROOK - Michelle Place, a senior vice president and wealth management adviser for Merrill Lynch in Northbrook, was one of just 100 wealth advisers nationally named to the 2022 Forbes "Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisers" list. The Highland Park reside...

St. Catherine Labouré School Principal Jodi Reuter doesn't take the Glenview institution's acronym lightly. Particularly in the 60th anniversary year of the Glenview Catholic school, which teaches about 180 students, preschoolers through eighth-grad...