New director joins Waukegan Band in time for summer series
Patriotic music will float across Lake Michigan starting Tuesday when new music director Mark A. Taylor lifts his baton to kick off the summer concert series of the Waukegan Band....
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‘Now, it’s up to them:’ 100 Blanding’s turtles released into Lake County wetlands
Gary Glowacki predicted the 100 young Blanding's turtles released Thursday in a Lake County wetlands would take off and not look back. The turtles proved Glowacki right, as he and...
Experience art first-hand at Dandelion Wine festival
Visitors to the 17th annual Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival on Saturday in Waukegan can immerse themselves in hands-on art in so many ways. They can play drums in a...
Kirk Players debuts children’s musicals with ‘Seussical’
Since she attended grade school, Jeanna Daebelliehn, now a teacher in Waukegan, has been passionate about musicals. She grew up with a father who worked as a theater and music...
Lake Villa fest spotlights art, folk music
Lori Heitman has been enjoying looking through the artist applications for Saturday's Art in the Park and Music Festival in Lake Villa. "It's amazing to see how many local talented...
Three Brothers takes on Oscar Wilde with ‘Earnest’
Emily Robinson, who grew up in a small town in Ohio, realized early on the importance of being true to herself. So even though breaking into theater as a director...
Grayslake fest offers hundreds of brews, cider to taste
Michael Pruitt likes "hoppy beers," those with the strong flavor of the grain used to make the brew. He also likes hard ciders. Jack Richtman likes the hoppy beers, too,...
Long Grove: Food, glorious food
David and Amy Gayton moved to Long Grove three years ago with Alexandra and Nicole, their 9- and 12-year-old daughters, and have become smitten with the village. "I took an...
Libertyville: Milwaukee Ave. is where it’s at
Ma and pa shops, rose gardens, whiskey flights, chocolate-dipped strawberries, historic buildings, an independent coffee roaster, organic beef from Uruguay — you can find these treats along a three-mile stretch...
Great America breaks out ‘Justice League’ to celebrate 40th birthday
Wearing 3D glasses and holding laser guns, Dan Hauschild and Jeffrey Peters boarded a vehicle bound for Metropolis to help Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman battle the bad guys. A...