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Janasia Williams uses a bow saw to cut down a dead plant iduring a Forest Preserve Experience work day in July at Joe Orr Woods in Chicago Heights.

Despite bugs, teens tout jobs with Cook County’s Forest Preserve Experience

July 29, 2022 at 3:38 p.m.

Brandy Voles has been enjoying her first job this summer as part of Cook County's Forest Preserve Experience. Mostly. "It's fun, something to do," Voles said. "Before this, I was...

Kendall Coyne Schofield and Michael Schofield put their stamp on a new park near where gold medalist grew up in Palos Heights

July 27, 2022 at 10:41 a.m.

When Kendall Coyne Schofield was a youngster growing up in Palos Heights, her love for being active and playing sports started largely in area parks. So when the Olympic gold...

Amy Litviak, who skates as Funfetti with the Illiana Derby Dames, spreads her butterfly wings while rolling through the parking lot Saturday during the Feast of the Goat Queen at Rabid Brewing in Homewood.

Beer, baby goats and fae folk combine for Feast day at Homewood brewery

July 25, 2022 at 11:26 a.m.

It was a rough start to the morning. Rabid Brewing co-owner Raiye Rosado said there was a bit of panic setting in, as an early morning storm that could "decimate"...

Erik Pizer has been hard at work revamping the space that used to house 350 Brewing Co., where he got his start professionally as a brewer, on the road to opening Flipside Brewing in Tinley Park.

Beer maker returns to his origins with new brewery at site of shuttered 350 Brewing in Tinley Park: ‘It’s all new but it feels like I never left’

July 24, 2022 at 8:17 a.m.

Over the past few months, Erik Pizer has torn apart and retooled the space in Tinley Park that housed 350 Brewing until earlier this year when it closed permanently. While...

Michael Kiehl, of East Hazel Crest, personally transformed his yard from barely any landscaping to a wrap-around garden with several areas to sit and entertain company.

Unplug Illinois Day offers opportunity to ‘balance busy lives with the physical and mental restoration the great outdoors can provide’

July 5, 2022 at 2:39 p.m.

On Saturday, people across the state will be asked to go tech-free, marking the fourth annual Unplug Illinois Day. And Southland forest preserves and park districts have plenty of activities...

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Despite bugs, teens tout jobs with Cook County’s Forest Preserve Experience

Kendall Coyne Schofield and Michael Schofield put their stamp on a new park near where gold medalist grew up in Palos Heights

Beer, baby goats and fae folk combine for Feast day at Homewood brewery

Beer maker returns to his origins with new brewery at site of shuttered 350 Brewing in Tinley Park: ‘It’s all new but it feels like I never left’

Southland garden walk a showcase of ‘the beauty, the passion, the excitement of this region’

Vintage toy-buying shows in Southland provide chance to clean house, cash in on old collectibles

Candlelight vigil offers solemn reflection on those killed in Vietnam War

Effort hopes to ‘disrupt’ suicide attempts by placing signs in spots where attempts have been reported

Wall That Heals brings accessible Vietnam memorial, war-era education to Chicago Heights

Unplug Illinois Day offers opportunity to ‘balance busy lives with the physical and mental restoration the great outdoors can provide’