Jenny’s steaks are a cut above
Jenny's Steakhouse is a modern adaptation of a classic supper club. Known for its excellent food and neighborhood bar, Jenny's is the place to go for not only steak, but...
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Golf outing honors memory of Crisis Center founder
Dianne Masters founded the Crisis Center for South Suburbia four decades ago by establishing a hotline in her kitchen for women who were involved in violent domestic situations. "She used...
Nighttime is the right time for forest preserve fun
As the sun begins to set, much of nature comes alive. And so can you. The forest preserves throughout the Southland offer interesting activities during evening hours, from movies and...
Top cop: Slow, leisurely ride through Orland an ‘annual favorite’
A late-summer bike ride to benefit Special Olympics returns to Orland Park on Aug. 27. The registration deadline is July 31. Hosted by the Orland Park Police Department, the ride...
Cold show as New Lenox library hosts Mr. Freeze
It was hot and sunny on a recent Saturday as about 50 kids and their parents were exposed to the extreme cold outside the New Lenox Public Library. Jerry Zimmerman,...
Cirque Italia brings trapeze artists, BMX bikes and high-wire act to Orland Square Mall
Judging by the performance last weekend under the big top in the parking lot of Orland Square Mall, the reports of the death of the circus have been greatly exaggerated....
3 teens accused of using flare gun to cause Joliet fire that killed 2 women, child
Three Joliet teens have been charged with murder and arson for allegedly firing a flare gun at a Joliet home in June and starting a fire that killed two women...
Wauconda officials: Firefighter injured putting out blaze caused by fireworks
Discarded fireworks in a garbage can caused a garage fire in Wauconda Sunday night, sending a firefighter to the hospital, authorities said. The Wauconda Fire District was called to the...
Roots of Independence Day can be found in Lake County cemeteries
From the earliest days of Lake County's history, there are connections to the Revolutionary War, historians said. From the burial of two of the war's veterans here to how Libertyville...
More than 300 sign petition against $1.2B industrial park in Will County
Developers of a proposed 2,000-acre industrial park wanted to say hello to residents at a public open house at the Elwood Village Hall Tuesday. But most of the attendees signed...