"Life is short - eat dessert first." Now that's a maxim diners can embrace, especially when options include a towering slice of Portillo's famed chocolate cake. But that treat is just one of the many well-known, well-loved dishes favored by suburb...

Full disclosure: The Fourth of July-themed column I originally wrote had a pretty ... let's call it impassioned and also way-too-long-and-boring missive all about the First Amendment, freedom of speech doesn't equal freedom from consequences, we hav...

July 4 weekend is here - minus much of the usual fanfare. Festivals and most fireworks displays have been canceled because of COVID-19, and what festivities remain are far from traditional. But thanks to car parades, decorated-home routes and a few ...

Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 74,135 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health as of Thursday. There have been 3,569 deaths in...

A Northbrook-based group, focused on promoting racial awareness through educational programs, speakers, film showings and book discussions, is gaining new relevance in a climate of growing Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality and inj...

• An interview with April Doremus, owner of Blended Health & Smoothie Bar in Glenview, which opened in June. Q. Describe your business. What do you do? A. We are a smoothie shop that also specializes in acai and power bowls, and kindness and humor. ...

For Northbrook dad Russell De Leon, safety and fun were important factors when deciding to send his son Jayden to camp this summer. That's why De Leon was pleased to discover camp options offered through the Northbrook Park District designed to kee...

The Northbrook Public Library and the Northbrook Park District are working together to offer the inaugural Book Stroll in Techny Prairie Park and Fields' Trail Through Time, 1700 Techny Road. Featuring the classic children's book "We're Going on a ...