Sheryl DeVore – Page 17

A pedestrian crosses a boardwalk in the Pine Dunes on Feb. 15, 2022, in Antioch.

Wetland mitigation can be beneficial, but not all projects are equal, environmentalists say

February 20, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The expansion of O'Hare International Airport is nearing two decades and has cost billions of dollars. It has also required the destruction of dozens of acres of wetlands by the...

A plane flies over forest preserve land on Feb. 15, 2022, in Waukegan.

When should public land be sold? Environmentalists say rarely. Forest preserve officials say deals can benefit communities.

February 20, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Susan Zingle often walks among the oaks, wildflowers and wetlands in the 774-acre Waukegan Savanna near her home. It's a place to reflect, rejuvenate and commune with nature. But she...

Father/son piano due celebrate Gershwin at Grayslake concert

February 16, 2022 at 12:27 p.m.

Barron Ryan, and his father, Donald Ryan, will perform Gershwin music March 2 in Grayslake. Father/son piano duo Donald and Barron Ryan, can play everything from jazz to the Beatles...

Mozart program to be performed on 1700s-era instrument

February 16, 2022 at 11:02 a.m.

Matthew Bengtson believes the best way to perform music written by Mozart is on the instrument the classical composer, who lived in the mid-1700s, played. To that end, Bengtson will...

Several nature lovers enjoy Lyons Woods in Waukegan on a cold winter day.

Outdoors column: Nature is waiting to offer you a little winter peace of mind

February 16, 2022 at 11:04 a.m.

Even on a cold, winter's day with snow covering the frozen ground, nature is waiting to offer you something you need. You'll discover what that is if you go. Having...

Joliet college theater production weaves eight lives in a new play

February 11, 2022 at 10:08 a.m.

Michael Traver rehearses a scene in which he plays a polygamist in Joliet Junior College Theatre's production of "The Tenacity of Just Seeming," written by Chicago's Andy Pederson. The show...

CLC production focuses on stories of BIPOC

February 11, 2022 at 10:07 a.m.

College of Lake County dance professor Lamaiya Lancaster and theatre professor Craig Rich have collaborated on productions before. But "I Have a Story to Tell," opening Feb. 25 at the...

‘Outside Mullingar’ tells more mature love story

February 3, 2022 at 9:44 a.m.

Longtime Chicago director and actor Beth Wolf said the first thing that touched her when she read the script for "Outside Mullingar," was that it was about middle-aged love instead...

Two common redpolls rest on a tree branch near a feeder in Lake County.

Outdoors column: The redpolls are coming — Northern visitors flock to natural areas, feeders

February 2, 2022 at 9:55 a.m.

What a difference two weeks makes. In mid-January, I watched cardinals, juncos, two kinds of nuthatches, blue jays, woodpeckers and an American tree sparrow, among others, at my front and...

Joliet Drama Guild takes on offbeat ‘Reefer Madness: The Musical’

February 1, 2022 at 3:43 p.m.

When Ryan Flynn first saw "Reefer Madness, The Musical," he knew it was a show he wanted to direct. "I loved it. I think it's hysterical," said Flynn, who is...

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