Batavia's monthly noontime book program, "Books Between Bites," continues on Thursday, Nov. 15, with Valerie Blaine of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County discussing "American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation" by Eric Rutko...

The story belonged to his father, but Schaumburg resident Ron Coppel recites the tale like it's his own. It was February 1938, and the place was Moers, Germany. Thirteen-year-old Werner Coppel - that's Ron's dad - was celebrating his bar mitzvah in ...

Over 300 civic and business leaders attended the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce annual Auction and Taste, held recently at the Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel. At the event, 19 prominent area restaurants served up sample fare for attendees to...

Gurnee, IL, November 7, 2018: Consumers Credit Union (CCU; $1.2 Billion, Waukegan, IL) held an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on October 30th at its newest Service Center in Kildeer, Illinois. As the 10th branch location for the historic cre...

French baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier's lively Messe de Minuit pour Noël (Midnight Mass for Christmas) will be featured at the Northwest Choral Society ("NWCS") holiday concert, "Once, As I Remember: Old and New Music for Christmastime," ...

Over 35 local artists will join forces for a special exhibit in honor of the North Suburban YMCA's 50th anniversary and the fifth anniversary of the Y's Community Gallery. Open through the end of November, the show includes at least two pieces creat...

In honor of National Diabetes Prevention Day on November 14, the North Suburban YMCA is encouraging residents of Northbrook and neighboring communities to learn their risks for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. From 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Novembe...

First United Methodist Church in West Dundee welcomes the Rev. Gary Waters as interim pastor serving the congregation and community. Rev. Waters served as the pastor at First UMC from 1998-2001, and they are overjoyed to announce his return. Rev. ...

More than 100 Oakton Community College students and employees volunteered to roll up their sleeves and put in a hard day's work for service agencies during the college's annual Day of Service Sept. 28. Participants assisted nonprofit groups includin...