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The athletic field at Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove will be renovated in summer 2024. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

$5M renovation of Buffalo Grove High School athletic fields to start this summer: ‘Right now, it’s almost an unusable space’

April 23, 2024 at 12:16 p.m.

The groundbreaking on a $5 million project to redo the athletic fields at Buffalo Grove High School is just over a month away, with the work expected to increase the...

Customers were able to sample various products at Living Fresh Market Feb. 17, 2024 in Forest Park. Living Fresh Market hosted Black vendors to celebrate Black History Month at the grocery store.

Black-owned grocery store in west suburbs opens doors to Black entrepreneurs

February 20, 2024 at 5:40 p.m.

As part of Black History Month, one entrepreneur offered space in her west suburban grocery store Saturday to other Black small business owners, giving them a venue – and opportunity...

Sisters Linda Racki and Joni Kraft, center, pick up their totes, mugs and maps for the inaugural “Cocoa Crawl through Pepper Park” Feb. 10, 2024 in Lake Barrington. The event drew about 200 people, according to organizers.

‘Great success’ of first Cocoa Crawl through Lake Barrington business district could make it an annual staple: Organizers

February 20, 2024 at 2:54 p.m.

The inaugural “Cocoa Crawl through Pepper Park” in Lake Barrington earlier this month drew hundreds of people from the village and surrounding areas, and was dubbed by organizers to be...

The American Red Cross, in partnership with local ABC7 TV station, held a blood drive Jan.18, 2024 at Foglia YMCA of Metro Chicago in Lake Zurich.

Blood donors in Lake Zurich area respond to Red Cross declaration of supply shortage, make donations at Foglia YMCA

January 23, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

As the American Red Cross decries a national blood supply shortage, locals rolled up their sleeves to make donations during a blood drive held Thursday at Foglia YMCA in Lake...

First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day food and paper goods drive event Jan. 15, 2024 at the church in Arlington Heights. Goods were collected that will be given to the Wheeling Township food pantry.

Charitable drive at an Arlington Heights church nets goods for Wheeling Township food pantry, brings families and volunteers out for MLK Day of service

January 16, 2024 at 9:57 p.m.

Usually there is a steady stream of cars lining up outside of First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights when the church hosts its food drives, but Monday the subzero temperatures...

Kids visited with Santa and Mrs. Claus during Winterfest Nov. 30, 2023 at Hammill Square in Franklin Park.

Families welcomed Santa and Mrs. Claus to town in Franklin Park and illuminated holiday tree during ‘Winterfest’

December 7, 2023 at 3:19 p.m.

A crowd of more than 100 helped to officially kick off the holiday season in Franklin Park, gathering at the Hammill Square gazebo to welcome Santa to towns, light the...

Attendees took part in special dance with Native American Drum group "Iron Bear" during the Nov. 18, 2023 celebration of Native American Heritage Month at the Trickster Cultural Center in Schaumburg.

Native American heritage, state legislation exhibition commemorated during special celebration at Trickster Cultural Center

December 4, 2023 at 1:04 p.m.

Native American culture – including a special dress – was celebrated and on display at a recent event that also marked the debut of a special exhibit at the Trickster...

Seaman Recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes walk into East Leyden High School in Franklin Park for a Thanksgiving meal and gathering on Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, 2023.

Great Lakes Navy recruits have Thanksgiving dinner, make calls home at East Leyden Hight School

November 28, 2023 at 9:27 p.m.

On Thanksgiving morning when most of the streets were quiet, a dozen yellow school buses rolled through Franklin Park headed to East Leyden High School loaded with about 250 Navy...

Vernon Township Community Mental Health Board members Sally Thoren, from left, Sheila Sebor, President Noelle Moore and Carolyn Lewis, were in attendance for the Narcan community demonstration and information session Nov. 16, 2023 at the Vernon Township administration in Buffalo Grove.

Lake County, Vernon Township opioid awareness advocates hold community training on using overdose drug naloxone: ‘Simple action saves lives’

November 19, 2023 at 11:19 p.m.

Laura Fry was just finishing her hike through a Lake County forest preserve this past spring when she saw two people slumped over in a vehicle. Luckily, as executive director...

Members of the public tour John Mills Elementary School Oct. 17, 2023 in Elmwood Park. Elmwood Park School District 401 opened school buildings to the public to show off renovations and other capital improvements recently completed.

Elmwood Park School District 401 shows community fruits of successful $55M referendum, hosting open house tours of new school building digs

October 31, 2023 at 8:25 p.m.

About a year and a half after breaking ground on renovations at school buildings, officials at Elmwood Park School District 401 kicked off open houses in October to showcase recent...

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