Barbara Sherlock

Cool and a little cloudy, it was a perfect day for traveling back in time. Sailing, twirling and gliding in reds, whites and blues, 100-year-old paper toys were reproduced and...

With the feathers on their green balloon hats bobbing on their heads, 16 pairs of young hands gently twisted and pinched their last balloons to create an array of sizes...

The soft cuddly Egyptian duckling was a hands-on favorite, but Louie the llama quickly gained popularity among its adoring young fans. The 5-foot, 200-pound llama stood patiently as child after...

"You wimp. You girl. Come on, throw it like a man," taunted Brad Arnold as he teetered on a narrow wooden perch over gallons and gallons of water. Sometimes harassing...

To most adults, it would be just eight small kids with their hands up, jumping forward on a cushy blue mat. But to the children, those were really "walrus steps"...

Though golf balls and T-shirts bearing golf clubs' names and logos may have become a familiar suburban sight, the Park District is taking the practice a bit further. The words...

Although it still sits at was once the busy hub of Canada Corners, the old county grocery and filling station is now surrounded by homes and a school. Canada Corners...

Bursting from the parks along its namesake, the Pride of the Fox River Festival supplied ample entertainment and refreshment during its four-day run last week. Children could delight in the...

It was Thanksgiving weekend 1991 when John Voch learned "I had rocks in my head." The rocks were brain tumors from the lymphoma present in his abdomen and his neck....

With Kelly green kerchiefs around their necks and red balloons anchored to their collars, 275 pets paraded with their owners last week around Katherine Legge Memorial Park in Hinsdale. The...