Geneva: Pancakes, parks and shopping
Geneva always seems to present a problem in a good way. Should we shop, dine, hike or bike? Or should we try to do it all? So many options. So...
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Guide to outdoor dining in Chicago suburbs: Basil’s Greek Dining in Aurora
This is a part of our outdoor dining guide for the Chicago suburbs and Northwest Indiana, where we fill you in on where to dine alfresco. So leave the picnic...
Get your fill of creepy crawlies at Brookfield Zoo’s new exhibit
Your dream of summer fun may be to get close-up with a Pinkfoot Goliath Tarantula and an eight-inch Emperor Scorpio — both amazing arachnids. Or maybe it's more laid back,...
Bubble boys (and girls) roll at WickedBall Chicago
Just imagine you are inside a hamster ball. And lots of other people are inside lots of other balls, running and rolling and knocking into each other like bumper cars....
Bounce around at Lisle’s Pump It Up
For 11 years Cheryl Jones has watched people jump for joy at Pump It Up in Lisle. As general manager, Jones says she has seen that adults enjoy the massive...
Bird lovers flock to Lake Renwick
The combination of water and warmth has always drawn crowds to Lake Renwick in Plainfield. In the early 1900s, the former rock quarry site enticed picnickers and swimmers to spend...
At annual Trumpet Hang in Glen Ellyn, it’s OK to horn in on the fun
Jim Hatfield didn't even have his windows open, but outside his Glen Ellyn home, the sound of trumpets was loud enough to be heard over the noise of lawn mowers...
Get a sneak peek at Midewin, Ottawa episodes of ‘Travels with Darley’
A young woman who grew up in South Carolina and now hails from Maryland is about to show the people of the prairie state and beyond what a prairie really...
Papers of 102-year-old U. of I. professor reflect work in lab, a world of change outside it
University of Illinois professor Fred Kummerow, recognized worldwide for his controversial research on heart-clogging trans fats and his quest to remove them from the human diet, has taken a pause...
Under new Illinois law, playing taps at vets’ funerals can get teens out of school
About a dozen times over the last two years, Jack Bumann has gone to cemeteries in western Illinois to help honor military veterans he never met. A high school trumpet...