Skokie Park District organizes an express trip to the North Pole
The North Pole Express made two trips between the Glenview and Fox Lake Metra stations on Nov. 30, with full loads of 130 parents and small children playing games, decorating...
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Libertyville church honors organist for 60 years of bringing voices together
Close to 300 people celebrated organist Jim Grace's music and 60 years of service to United Methodist Church at a Nov. 17 concert in his name at the Libertyville church's...
Stepping out: Mundelein dancers heading to annual Mag Mile parade
Thirteen Mundelein School of Dance students will perform for the first time in Chicago's Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade on Saturday, Nov. 23, with dancers from some 20 other Chicago...
Despite frigid weather, Wilmette Veterans Day ceremony carries on
American Legion Wilmette Post 46 and Winnetka VFW Post 4831 members braved single-digit wind chills for a brief Veterans Day ceremony in downtown Wilmette. Legion Post Commander Andy Haszlakiewicz said...
At Chef Fest, Libertyville celebrates destination dining identity
The sold-out fourth annual Chef Fest on Nov. 9 had Libertyville officials and residents chatting up the village's growing reputation as a dining destination. The event, in the showroom of...
Zombie Scramble gives participants a reason to keep up the pace
Evanston's sixth annual Zombie Scramble was bigger than ever, with an official count of 910 entrants darting over the 1.67-mile grassy course. Participants in the Nov. 2 event were encouraged...
Pets parade to end Halloween festivities in Long Grove
Dressed-up pooches and their proud owners paraded down Old McHenry Road near Robert Coffin Road in Long Grove as the finale of a month of activities designed to draw people...
Mundelein’s Boo Bash reigns despite downpour
Steady, cold rain drove BOO BASH festivities indoors at Mundelein Park District's Community Center. Park officials estimated about 1,350 parents and children packed the venue Oct. 26 for games, indoor...
Bands rock Libertyville in benefit performances
Lake County bands took to the stage at Austin's Saloon and Eatery in Libertyville to raise money for several causes -- MainStreet Libertyville and multiple sclerosis research plus children of...
Lake Forest’s ‘Rags to Witches’ lends artistic bent to Halloween
The spacious grounds of Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest were crawling with pint-sized ghosts and goblins – and one walking doughnut machine – at Rags to Witches on Oct. 20....