The Forest Preserves of Cook County is hosting its annual Party for the Preserves, and everyone is invited. All day long on Saturday, Sept. 25, Cook County residents and visitors can enjoy various activities and programs throughout many forest prese...

The North Suburban YMCA hosted their 5th Annual Seniorpalooza, a health and fun fair for older adults, on Wednesday, September 22. This free community event brought together over 200 participants for demonstration classes, presentations, health scr...

Visitors heading to College of Lake County's Grayslake campus as part of the Illinois Solar Tour on Saturday will get to see the nearly 5,000 solar panels the college has installed since December. The campus is one of more than a dozen places in the...

Submit your event listing at dailyherald.com/share; deadline is two weeks prior to event date or registration deadline. Ongoing 'Anyone Can Whistle': Runs through Oct. 10, The Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave., Skokie. MadKap Productions is...

When 17-year-old Zack Lofman began volunteering at the North Suburban YMCA's Exercise Connection, a program for young adults with special needs, he never imagined the essential life lessons he was about to learn. "Being a volunteer has made me more...

Glenbrook North High School students will benefit from a two-pronged approach to mental health support. From Sept. 27 through Oct. 4, roughly 1,500 Spartans sophomores, juniors and seniors will be trained in curriculum from the Mental Health First A...

They've got cats at the Roemer residence, but young Patrick was mainly a dog man. Shelter dogs in particular - he felt there are so many who need a home - and one specifically, a black Labrador mix named CiCi. "She was, as my daughter (Magdelene) ...

A trio of events — including a Cow-pie Moolette, a rubber duck race and a car show — were among the highlights of the annual Shermerfest, held Sunday at Village Green Park in Northbrook. For half-an-hour, Hattie the cow wandered around an enclosed g...

One never knows where a summer school class may lead. Alexander Rubinow, Glenbrook North '97, turned his interest in a catchy course description into hundreds of television screen credits, two Emmy nominations and a gold statue. An editor on Origina...

Three decades as a trial attorney earned Glenview's Don Clark victories and honors. His second act is just as enthralling. A longtime Indian Ridge resident, Clark, 66, released his first book, "Summary Judgment, A Lawyer's Memoir," this month. The p...