Articles filed under Communities
-
Geneva church to host program on preserving Potawatomi heritageMar 12, 2025 12:18 pm - Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva is hosting award-winning photographer Sharon Hoogstraten on her book "Dancing for Our Tribe" featuring portraits of contemporary Potawatomi people in tribal regalia.
-
Shining achievement: Suburban Rotarians provide computer lab at Ugandan schoolMar 12, 2025 11:54 am - The Rotary Club of River Cities — which supports the communities of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights — recently led an international project that installed a computer lab at Candle Light High School in Kampala, Uganda, which serves more than 400 of the capital city’s most under-resourced young people.
-
Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis opening restaurants at Hollywood Casino in Aurora and JolietMar 12, 2025 10:34 am - Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis will open restaurants in the new land-based Hollywood Casino locations in Aurora and Joliet. Joliet is slated to open later this year while Aurora is scheduled for the first half of 2026.
-
Suburban firefighter to be honored by American Red Cross for hurricane rescue effortsMar 12, 2025 10:33 am - A suburban firefighter who responded to the devastating flooding in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene last year is being lauded by the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago.
-
Police use drone, dog to capture fleeing suspects in Lake CountyMar 12, 2025 10:32 am - Two suspects who fled from police after leading them on a high-speed chase through parts of northeastern Lake County near Wadsworth late Tuesday were apprehended with the help of a drone and police dog.
-
Wauconda police dog injured while helping apprehend man after foot chaseMar 12, 2025 10:32 am - A Wauconda police dog was injured while helping apprehend a man who fled on foot following a traffic stop Tuesday.
-
Daylong free pickleball event in Vernon HillsMar 12, 2025 9:55 am - Ace Pickleball Club in Vernon Hills is hosting a free community event for members and nonmembers of all skill levels from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 16.
-
Roommate charged with murder in Glenview man’s shooting deathMar 12, 2025 9:54 am - The roommate of a man found shot to death inside their Glenview home earlier this month is now charged with first-degree murder.
-
Sláinte! Suburban restaurants, bars go green for St. Patrick’s DayMar 12, 2025 9:11 am - With St. Patrick's Day falling on Monday, most bars and restaurants are planning a weekend of activities and specials.
-
Naperville man dies after shooting on Chicago’s South SideMar 12, 2025 9:00 am - A 23-year-old Naperville man died after being shot early Tuesday morning on Chicago’s south side.