Evanston’s OAKtober event celebrates local environmental work
As part of an event that featured exhibits from nearly 20 area environmental groups, OAKtober at Evanston Ecology Center on Oct. 5 celebrated trees and the ways in which people...
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Winnetka Fall Fest ushers in start of the season
Winnetka Park District's Fall Fest dodged rainfall Saturday during the late afternoon event at Duke Childs Field. Hundreds of adults and kids came out for the festival that featured pony...
Fall Festival crowd dampened in Lake Forest
In 2018, the Lake Forest Fall Festival drew an estimated 4,000 people, but this year, Mother Nature put the rain into organizers' "rain or shine" provision and lightened the crowds....
Rain no deterrent to wine walk in Highwood
Participants in Highwood's Wine & Beer Walk trekked among 10 official stops with an umbrella in one hand and a tasting glass in the other. The fourth-annual walk on Sept....
‘Unplugged’ play egged on in Vernon Hills
The idea of Worldwide Day of Play is to drop iPhones and other electronic devices and get physical – but not to drop the raw egg flying at you in...
Moms and sons hang out in Libertyville
Moms and sons shared S'mores and hot dogs, created art and sang together in a sold-out event at Adler Park in Libertyville. In light of recent heavy rainfall, parks and...
Block party shows off Gorton center in Lake Forest
Gorton Community Center's fourth annual Block Party drew more than 400 people for food, balloon art, dancing and classical music performances and a screening of a Spider Man movie. The...
Arts festival draws crowd in Mundelein
When the price is right, art sells in Mundelein, as officials and artists connected with the annual fine arts festival in Kracklauer Park have discovered. The 9th festival drew about...
Families promote wellness by chalking the walk in Vernon Hills
Equipped with jumbo-sized sidewalk chalk, more than a dozen kids recently decorated several paths at Deerpath Park in Vernon Hills with brightly colored designs, from figures to animals. About 75...
Wine and beer flow at Libertyville festival
Perfect summer weather and a large offering of new spirits drew an estimated 1,100 patrons to the North Shore Wine and Beer Festival in downtown Libertyville. The annual fundraiser, on...