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Taking part in the Veterans Day Observance on Nov. 11, 2019, are, from left, Bryson Kageler, Brett Hannafan and Antonio Scommegna.

Winnetka marks Veterans Day with community-wide observance

November 12, 2019 at 12:33 p.m.

Monday's Veterans Day observance was held at the Community House and offered a one-hour presentation and ceremony, sponsored by the Winnetka Park District, the village of Winnetka, the Winnetka Club,...

Guests gather for a pre-concert reception at the Gorton Center in Lake Forest during Saturday's Rock for Peace event.

Lake Forest women’s shelter supported by ‘family’ of volunteers; ‘They are looking for a place to rest and heal’

November 11, 2019 at 3:02 p.m.

Students from three high schools joined dozens of other volunteers who've become "like a family" for a fundraiser at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest for House of Peace,...

Hundreds of shoppers visited Immaculate Conception Parish's Mistletoe Market in Highland Park.

Mistletoe Market stirs early holiday spirit in Highland Park

November 4, 2019 at 12:27 p.m.

Immaculate Conception Parish in Highland Park got a jump start on the holiday season with its Mistletoe Market, a craft and gift show with an almost 50-year history. More than...

Bennett Dahn, 5, of Glenview, took part in the Pumpkin Pie game where participants "learned their fortune." The game was among the activities at Historic Wagner Farm's "A Family Halloween" event Oct. 27, 2019 in Glenview.

Hayrides and ‘bone-collecting’ part of the ghoulish Halloween romp at Historic Wagner Farm

October 29, 2019 at 2:56 p.m.

Golden afternoon sunlight and a blanket of autumn leaves provided the backdrop for a family Halloween celebration at the Historic Wagner Farm Sunday in Glenview. With a pre-registered capacity crowd...

Boats get ready to launch for the Halloween Regatta at Forest Park Beach in Lake Forest.

Young sailors take to Lake Michigan for Halloween Regatta in Lake Forest

October 28, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

More than 230 young sailors suited up to brave wind levels of up to 18 knots on Lake Michigan during the 19th annual Halloween Spectacular Regatta in Lake Forest. This...

‘Home and Away’ exhibit highlights the work of Wilmette photographers locally and across the globe

October 22, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

Photographers often find inspiration creating images in exotic locales that stimulate their senses and quest for adventure. Here in Wilmette, in celebration of Arts Awareness Month, the village's Human Relations...

Lori Korol, Heidi Kirsch and Liz Salinas, co-chairwomen of the Recycled Art Sale Benefit, talk during the event at The Art Center Highland Park.

Art changes hands at annual benefit sale for Art Center Highland Park

October 21, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

At the Art Center Highland Park, art is meant to be shared -- literally -- with new owners. The 31st annual Recycled Art Sale Benefit opened with a preview party...

Boy scouts Brendan Endre and Kiefer Baxter were among the first ghouls to appear along the haunted trail Oct. 19, 2019.

Winnetka Park District gets into the early Halloween spirit with Haunted Trail

October 21, 2019 at 12:26 p.m.

As October winds rustled through the trees, area residents gathered for a pre-Halloween celebration of all things spooky at the Haunted Trail of Winnetka Saturday. The annual Winnetka Park District...

Mila Magnani, 4, Julie Magnani and Sloane Magnani, 1, all from Wilmette, pick out a white pumpkin.

Patch of orange pumpkins greets visitors to Wilmette’s Trinity United Methodist Church

October 7, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

The delivery of hundreds of pumpkins marked the opening of the Trinity United Methodist Church's 21st Annual Pumpkin Patch, its largest annual fundraiser. Carol Meynen, mission chair and pumpkin patch...

Brad Temkin captures light shining into a sewer. His work is part of a new book titled, "The State of Water."

Skokie-based photographer aims to capture the magic and mystery of water management

October 1, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Photographer Brad Temkin says he has always been interested in the natural life source of water and the transformative qualities it provokes. Simple acts like listening to water, feeling it...

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