5 things do in Lake County with the family over winter break
With school closed during the holidays and Christmas over, families might wonder what to do to perk their spirits and that of their children after Santa Claus has made all...
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Bess Bower Dunn Museum showcases work of Ansel Adams
A nationally acclaimed exhibition, "Ansel Adams: Early Works," is open until March 27, 2022, at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville. Adams (1902–1984), considered one of the most influential landscape...
Waukegan has been named an Illinois Bird City; ‘There’s a lot of people rooting for this area and the birds that visit here’
Annette and Bill McClellan have known for a long time that Waukegan is a "birdy" city. That's what bird-watchers like the McClellans say about towns where they can find many...
Zion Park District lights up for the holidays
The Zion Park District elves have been busy creating a Christmas trail in Shiloh Park, featuring more than 100,000 lights and 50 displays. When they're not doing their elf work,...
Outdoors column: Same species of squirrel can be gray, black or white
For years, I've enjoyed the acrobatic antics of gray squirrels as they chase one another up and down tree trunks and through the high branches in the yard — and...
Orchestra to play old and new carols at Gorton Center holiday concert
The Lake Forest Civic Orchestra loves the holiday music they're playing on Dec. 19 at Gorton Community Center, according to director Christopher Ramaekers. He thinks the audience will love it,...
Drama Guild brings ‘Miracle’ to stage for one December weekend
At the busiest time of the season, Jan and Tom Novotny are directing the classic, "Miracle on 34th Street," at Bicentennial Park in Joliet. It's only showing two days at...
Birders rush to Waukegan after rare South American bird spotted over the Thanksgiving weekend
Birding field guides describe the small-billed elaenia as a "very dull-looking flycatcher." But it has been anything but dull at Waukegan Municipal Beach for the past three days as birders...
Imperiled Venezuelan crocodile hatchlings are growing up in Lake Forest. Here’s why.
Rob Carmichael's recent FedEx delivery snapped at him. Carefully, he placed the two 12-inch crocodile hatchlings into their new aquarium home. It will be at least 10 years before they...
Stevenson baroque ensemble performs popular Corelli Christmas Concerto
Arcangelo Corelli may have written his Christmas Concerto more than three centuries ago, but it remains today a popular holiday piece, especially among those who love early music. The Stevenson...