Sheryl DeVore

State, Navy, volunteers labor to help endangered bird at only nesting colony in Illinois

July 19, 2021 at 4:04 p.m.

A volunteer, a state biologist and a Navy employee canoed out to three human-made nesting platforms on Lake Michigan along the Naval Station Great Lakes shoreline. There, in mid-July, they...

Outdoors column: Early July brings antics of nestlings, fledglings

July 9, 2021 at 5:27 p.m.

Throughout June, I heard a Baltimore oriole singing, "Tee dear, dear," every morning from a silver maple tree in the yard. Then, just before the Fourth of July, two adult...

A car show, featuring older vehicles like the one shown recently in Fox Lake, will be one of the many attractions at the Christmas in July event at Waukegan Harbor to be held July 24.

Celebrate Christmas in July at Waukegan Harbor

July 8, 2021 at 5:08 p.m.

Beat the heat with Christmas in July at the Waukegan Harbor. A $10 donation will go toward the purchase of toys for children during the 2021 holidays at the July...

A pine siskin and American goldfinch eat thistle from a feeder in Lake County.

Local experts say mysterious bird disease yet to be reported in Illinois, but recommend cleaning bird feeders

July 9, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

When Lorra Rudman found a dead red-headed woodpecker in her Lincolnshire backyard Tuesday, she decided to be extra cautious in light of the recent mysterious illness plaguing common backyard birds...

Lake Forest Civic Orchestra stick to popular tunes for summer concerts

July 8, 2021 at 11:34 a.m.

Christopher Ramaekers will direct two outdoor concerts on July 28 and Aug. 22 in Lake Forest featuring popular classical music performed by a large contingent of the Lake Forest Civic...

The Lake County Back To Our Roots Micro Fair, set for July 30, 31 and Aug 1. will feature traditional carnival food including freshly squeezed lemonade.

A scaled-back Lake County Fair will return this summer; ‘We decided to do a micro fair and get our toes back in the water’

June 29, 2021 at 3:58 p.m.

It might not be the full five-day Lake County Fair folks from near and far have come to enjoy year after year. But, it will be back on the fairgrounds...

New LGBTQ Center in Lake County offers support, education: ‘There’s a misconception that … we don’t have to fight anymore’

June 22, 2021 at 7:07 a.m.

Before Kaelyn Bear came out as transgender in 2020, she searched for a place in Lake County where she could socialize with those who understood what she was going through....

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