Karie Angell Luc

Karie Angell Luc is a freelancer reporter for the Chicago Tribune.

S’mores making with Highland Park families at a Friday evening beach party for National Siblings Day on April 10, 2026 at Rosewood Beach in Highland Park. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

National Siblings Day celebrated at Highland Park beach party: ‘Learning about teamwork in a beautiful place is a great thing’

April 13, 2026 at 12:48 p.m.

According to the National Siblings Day website, “since 1995, the initial goal of the Siblings Day Foundation has been to establish a national day of recognition for brothers and sisters."

Left, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, jokingly thanks, on right, Rev. Jeremiah Boland, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (OLPH) in Glenview, for allowing him to preside at 9 a.m. Easter mass on April 5, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Cardinal Cupich comes to Glenview’s Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Easter

April 7, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

Cardinal Blase Cupich visited Our Lady of Perpetual Help church on Easter, to honor Rev. Jeremy Boland, who is about to retire.

Right, facing, Kelly Schultz, stewardship ecologist II with the Lake County Forest Preserves addresses volunteers before buckthorn removal at a Restoration Workday on April 4, 2026 at Grainger Woods in Mettawa. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Spring cleaning includes clearing invasive plants at Grainger Woods for Lake County Restoration Workdays

April 6, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Spring cleaning required a pair of good work gloves at the April 4 Restoration Workday at Grainger Woods in Mettawa.

Posing with the plush bunny are Linh Rescek of Wadsworth with children Isabella, 6, a kindergartner and Gavin, 4, at the egg hunt event by the Park District of Highland Park on March 28, 2026 at Sunset Woods Park. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Children, dogs scramble for eggs at Highland Park Easter event: ‘A true celebration of community’

March 30, 2026 at 10:17 a.m.

There was no limit on the number of eggs participants could collect, and a select few eggs contained golden tickets to win large prize baskets.

Evie Blohm, 4, of Vernon Hills is at the buffet line and excited about the macaroni and cheese, her favorite entree here, her mother Christine Blohm said during the SMV Men’s Club Friday Night Lenten Fish Fry on March 20, 2026 in the Rev. John P. Finnegan Parish Center at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek Men’s Club serving church and fish during Lent

March 26, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Between 250 to 300 people dine on Fridays for the SMV Men’s Club Friday Night Lenten Fish Fry series held during Lent in the Rev. John P. Finnegan Parish Center...

Right, in green Mickey Mouse shirt is Riker Vertucci, 4, of Vernon Hills here to scramble for plastic eggs at the Easter Egg-Venture event on March 21, 2026 in Vernon Hills at Hawthorn mall. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Hawthorn mall puts out 5,000 to 6,000 filled eggs producing smiles in Vernon Hills Saturday

March 23, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

With three age-related hunts, Hawthorn mall put out 5,000 to 6,000 plastic-filled eggs for this year’s Easter Egg-Venture event on March 21 in Vernon Hills in the Hawthorn Green Space...

From left to right, sampling maple syrup differences are Paul Odell and AJ Crane, both of Riverwoods, during the Senior Series: Maple Syrup Hike session in the program room of the Welcome Center at the Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods on March 17, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Maple syrup hikes being offered at Ryerson Conservation Area: ‘It’s just a nice excuse to get out’

March 18, 2026 at 8:54 a.m.

For several decades, educators and volunteers at the Lake County Forest Preserves have provided annual maple syrup hike programming popular with families, school groups and scout troops.

The Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration on March 14, 2026 in downtown Grayslake. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Grayslake celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parade: ‘Everyone’s in it together’

March 16, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

The parade featured an estimated 40 entries.

In green hat, pointing, is Yvette Bujak of Lake Bluff at the 13th annual Purple Plunge at Breezewald Park in Lake Zurich on March 7, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Lake Zurich’s Purple Plunge, in its 13th year, attracts over 500 plungers

March 9, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Lake Zurich’s lake water temperature was 57 degrees when the 13th annual Purple Plunge in Lake Zurich took place at 11 a.m. with misty overcast weather at 63 degrees along...

From left to right, meet the Schultz siblings of Glenview, (in pink) Emma, 8, a second-grader and (in green) Ava, 11, a fifth-grader (doing a leg lift trick in gym shoes) at the new Fall In Love With Downtown Glenview event on Feb. 28, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

‘Fall in Love’ event showcases downtown Glenview with iceless skating rink, s’mores

March 4, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

The new 'Fall in Love' event showcases downtown Glenview with a family fun fest, iceless skating, s'mores and the Jackman Bear.

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