Hainesville Trustee George Duberstein said he hopes the village is building a tradition with a Civil War encampment and battle planned for next weekend. Large-scale Civil War activities are planned Sept. 10 and 11 in the 169-year-old town named afte...

Artist Sandy Sheagren of Glenview will present a variety of her portraits and other paintings in the North Suburban YMCA's Community Gallery, with an exhibit that will open on September 3. The public is invited to meet the artist at a reception at t...

Over 100 friends and supporters of the North Suburban YMCA enjoyed a relaxed evening of shopping and socializing on August 25 at Bloomingdale's in the Old Orchard Mall in Skokie. Attendees at the "Shop for a Cause" event included members, non-member...

Karen Flor was afraid her 9-year-old pit bull mix, Roo, wouldn't be able to live a full life after he lost a hind leg to cancer earlier this year. But those fears disappeared as Flor recently watched Roo's tail wag excitedly while he completed an ob...

Grand Dominion's Cruisin' with the Classics car show doubled in fun, fundraising and turnout this year. The event raised a record $4,500 in donations for the Fremont Township Food Pantry. More than 800 people came out for the event, donating three t...

Gurnee, IL, August 30, 2016: Consumers Credit Union (CCU; $930 Million, Waukegan, IL) recently hosted a highly-successful career fair at the CCU Administration Center in Gurnee. More than 100 candidates attended the four-hour event on Thursday, Augu...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the title of Dr. Diane Copeland, clinical psychologist. Second of two parts. On Day 122, Danielle Davis feels normal. She's living with her grandmother and son in Waukegan and she's heading...

Expert Jewish genealogist and writer Ron Arons will deliver two informative presentations at the Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, starting at 1 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Ill....

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the title of Dr. Diane Copeland, clinical psychologist. The woman came to the Waukegan emergency room complaining of all sorts of pain - something that usually would draw strong painkillers:...