Denys Bucksten

Volunteer Gigi Iacovelli and her horse, Revlon, greet guests during the "Derby Day" benefit for the Women's Board of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital.

Derby Day benefit helps support volunteers at Women’s Board of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital

May 23, 2019 at 3:10 p.m.

A sold-out benefit for Women's Board of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital recently helped push a fundraising effort for a new hospital pavilion across the finish line. Dressed in festive Kentucky...

Parent Melissa Rieder puts another hashtag on a runner for completing a part of the running course.

Libertyville school’s wish list spurs students to run in annual fundraiser

May 15, 2019 at 6:34 p.m.

Moderate, sunshiny weather drew strong efforts from some 500 students at Butterfield School determined to raise funds for a wish list of whiteboards, African drums and basketball jerseys. May 3...

Noah Dorfman, 4, volunteers for magician Gary Kantor during a Glencoe Park District event on April 27, 2019.

Glencoe Park District event creates magical memories for moms and sons

May 11, 2019 at 11:12 a.m.

Mom & Me Magical Date Night gave Glencoe mothers and sons a night out featuring lively music and a magic show. The April 27 Takiff Center event drew about 25...

Isobel Bettasso, 7, volunteers for cleanup duty during an Arbor Day event in Lake Zurich,

Trees take root on Arbor Day in Lake Zurich

May 23, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

Lake Zurich observed Arbor Day with some 125 volunteers enjoying breakfast and camaraderie before fanning out to some of the village's 32 parks for cleanup duty. Sleet and snow entering...

Kids race to find plastic eggs during an outdoor egg hunt at Community Park in Mundelein.

Demand grows for Easter activities in Mundelein, Libertyville and Vernon Hills

May 22, 2019 at 6:42 p.m.

Officials in Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills all said they tried to step up their activities this year for Easter with attendance increasing at their annual events. In Mundelein this...

Michael Koenitz-Hudac reads off a prize that was inside a plastic egg to his 2-year-old son Charles during the Park District of Highland Park's annual egg hunt.

Highland Park area children in search of Easter fun take part in annual egg hunt

May 14, 2019 at 8:01 a.m.

As hundreds of kids waited to grab 26,000 plastic eggs in Highland Park, the Easter Bunny started the festivities by crashing through a breakaway banner to a loud drumroll. The...

Maegan David is mobbed after her solo routine at Shine Ice Show.

Skokie skaters show their skills at annual ice show

May 15, 2019 at 6:04 p.m.

The Skatium Ice Arena presented its 45th annual show April 4-7, with more than 300 figure skaters performing at the Skokie Park District venue. The show, drawing close to 600...

Molly Douglas shares in excitement with her daugther, Colette, during the Easter Eggstravaganza.

Kids bag thousands of eggs in Lake Forest

May 23, 2019 at 3:10 p.m.

Thousands of plastic eggs disappeared from the fields outside Deerpath Middle School into bags and baskets of hundreds of small, eager, children in a matter of minutes April 13. The...

Dogs gathered for an Easter egg hunt in Evanston on April 6, 2019, to raise funds for Red Door Animal Shelter's rabbit rescue efforts.

Evanston Easter egg hunt for dogs shines a light on abandoned rabbits

May 13, 2019 at 3:25 a.m.

Dogs hunted Easter eggs and posed in rabbit ears during a fundraising event designed to help abandoned domestic rabbits. Red Door Animal Shelter set up numerous obstacle courses and eggs...

Debbie DeVito works at Gift of Hope, where she says she celebrates the life of her organ donor son..

Gift of Hope links donors, recipients at Libertyville memorial

May 15, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

There were tears, smiles, hugs and words of reaffirmation that “There Is No Greater Gift” than organ donation at a memorial at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. About 60...

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