Mark your calendars for the Sandwich Fair, Festival of the Vine, Art on the Fox, Winfield Good Old Days, Mundelein Arts Festival, Scandinavian Day Festival, St. Charles Jazz Weekend and more happening this week.

The Northbrook Park District's newest event, Paint the Prairie, takes place Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8, at Techny Prairie Parks and Fields, where community members can watch artists painting the splendor of nature all weekend.

Coffee, headphones and cookies among O’Hare’s latest products to tempt travelers on the fly Five new businesses have landed at O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 5. The city this month opened: Publican Quality Bread; Metropolis Coffee Compa...

More cyclists than ever are bringing their bikes on the train as a result of Metra’s new Bikes on Trains policy, in which retrofitted cars allow more space for bikes.

Get inside a whale’s belly, laugh with dozens of colorful puppets and lure dragons to your party — all this and more is in store for the upcoming season of Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences.

Mushrooms, roses, tubers, bats and native plant sales — area garders are covering it all.

The Gardner School of Naperville announced its accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

The Northbrook Park District’s Skating School is not just about teaching ice skills – it’s also about helping children develop confidence and build friendships and, best of all, giving them the chance to participate in the spectacular Northbrook-On-Ice show.

Friends since preschool, Nick Venson and Scott Weber have a hot golf equipment company, Swag Golf, on their hands.

Residents at a Glenview memory care community helped promote animal adoption when they visited a local animal shelter.