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Girls age 4 to 11 got their nails painted and more at the "Glitzy Girlz: Neon Glam Jam Dance Party" March 4, 2025 at the Maine Park Leisure Center in Park Ridge. (Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press)

It was a ‘glitzy’ night out for area kids who got glammed up and jammed at a coed party in Park Ridge

March 18, 2025 at 12:41 p.m.

For over an hour, some area youngsters got a feel for the glitzy life, pampered with colorful manicures, glittered up and their face painted – of course with the option...

Emmy McCaffrey, 4, of Park Ridge, was among the approximately 80 children who were signed up to participate in the St. Patrick’s Day Treasure Hunt March 9, 2025 at Centennial Park in Park Ridge. (Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press)

Children hunt for St. Patrick’s Day treasures at Park Ridge hunt event

March 11, 2025 at 6:14 a.m.

Dozens of children were signed up for the first of its kind St. Patrick’s Day treasure hunt in Park Ridge last Sunday, taking part in a spring egg scramble-like event...

Along Lake Cook Road on the Lake County side is the Rally for Love, Protest for Love event in Buffalo Grove on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Rally for Love, Protest for Love event in Buffalo Grove supports transgender rights

March 10, 2025 at 5:22 p.m.

A large presence of attendees participated in the Rally for Love, Protest for Love event in Buffalo Grove on Saturday afternoon, along a Chase Plaza sidewalk on the Lake County...

From center left to right, Susan Petersen of Lake Bluff, market manager, speaks with intern Aneth Castillo, 17, of Waukegan, a senior at Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep of Waukegan, at the Elawa Farm Winter Market in Lake Forest on March 7, 2025. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News Sun)

Elawa Farm’s Winter Market struggling to keep up with egg shortage, demand; ‘Part of our mission to build a resilient, sustainable local food system’

March 10, 2025 at 9:21 a.m.

The Winter Market began at Elawa Farm in Januaryof 2024, attracting about 200 visitors each weekend and supporting more than 50 local farmers and small food businesses, according to Laura...

Chris LaScala of Lincoln Park plunges with arms wide in the foreground at the 12th annual Purple Plunge at Breezewald Park in Lake Zurich on March 1, 2025. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Lake Zurich’s Purple Plunge expects to hit $1 million in donations for 2025

March 3, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

Lake Zurich’s lake water was actually warmer, reporting on an online site at 32 degrees, when the 12th annual Purple Plunge in Lake Zurich took place at 11 a.m. with...

Dancers with the Vyshyvanka School of Dance help Northbrook author Irene Pyskir Bilak to pose for a photo with the Vyshyvanka dancers at the Cultural Fair on Feb. 23, 2025 at the North Suburban NSYMCA (2705 Techny Road). (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Northbrook celebrates diversity with cultural fair

March 4, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.

The Village of Northbrook’s Community Commission held a cultural fair to celebrate the village's diversity.

Right, in orange shirt is Colleen Scheitz of Ringwood at the Northern Illinois Boat Show on opening day, Feb. 27, 2025 at the Lake County Fairgrounds (1060 E. Peterson Road) in Grayslake. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Northern Illinois Boat Show returns to Lake County as spring approaches; ‘We sell fun’

February 28, 2025 at 7:38 a.m.

The four-day Northern Illinois Boat Show runs through Sunday with more than 50 manufacturers and 20 exhibitors.

Bryan and Stacey Johnson of Lincolnwood, from left, was among the attendees of the "PALS and Pints" fundraiser for Lincolnwood School District 74 on Feb. 22, 2025 at Zeigler Buick GMC of Lincolnwood in Lincolnwood. (Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press)

PALS event raises money to help fete Lincolnwood School District 74 teachers in May

February 25, 2025 at 1:37 p.m.

In a lead up to Teacher Appreciate Week later in this academic year, a local nonprofit that supports Lincolnwood School District 74 teamed with an area business to hold a...

Peak turnout at the Lake County Craft Beer Festival in Expo Hall at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake on Feb. 22, 2025. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Thousands flock to Mardi Gras-themed Lake County Craft Beer Festival; ‘A fun way to bring the community together’

February 24, 2025 at 8:36 a.m.

“We have craft brewers, home brewers, wineries, cideries, distilleries and some mead as well,” Pribel said.

Mateo Barraza, 3, of Highwood uses Apple Pay with the tutelage and supervision of his mother Stephanie Barraza to purchase 3D printed toy art made by BSM 3D Prints of Round Lake at the Indoor Winter Ravinia Farmers Market on Feb. 15, 2025 in Highland Park at the Wayfarer Theaters. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Indoor farmers market drawing thousands to Highland Park; ‘It’s good for our generation to be healthy’

February 18, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

The indoor market season began with a December holiday market and runs every Saturday through April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motorists can park in the adjacent indoor...

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