Dunn Museum, Grayslake Heritage Center post new exhibits
Photos of war veteran Janice Christiansen, who grew up in Waukegan, inspired women in the military exhibit at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County in Libertyville. The Bess...
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Food pantry to grow hydroponic and aquaponic vegetables
Hope Collective, a Lake Zurich church, has been feeding some 200 families a week through its food pantry. In April, the church and the nonprofit Growing Healthy People/Grow Well Farms...
Hydroponics a growing trend for raising food year-round in Lake County
On a cold, windy day, Win Goodridge went to his basement to get some fresh chard and lettuces from his garden. His is an indoor, hydroponic garden, which requires no...
Duo blend voices, folk harp, mandocello for virtual concert
Long ago as young adults, Curtis Teague and Loretta Simonet met on a California beach. She played guitar. He had a mandocello. They sat on a log, played and sang...
Naval Station Great Lakes women hope to take advantage of greater opportunities now available
Kelsie McCown hopes to be one of the first female Navy SEALS in history. For now, though, she's excited to be training in a submarine, a job that only opened...
Outdoors column: Sap is flowing for humans, birds and butterflies
Recent sunny and warm days, with temperatures dipping below freezing at night, are causing nature to seemingly defy gravity. With those conditions, sap stored in tree roots in winter starts...
Scottish bagipe rockers Red Hot Chilli Pipers perform virtually for CLC March 12
They wear red socks and black kilts. They play bagpipes. And they rock. They're the Red Hot Chilli Pipers and though they hail from Scotland, they'll be at your virtual...
Fate of centuries-old Waukegan oak tree unclear after being pruned in the name of progress
The bur oak tree on the corner of Green Bay Road and Grand Avenue in Waukegan was alive and growing before European settlers had even arrived in the area, then...
Virtual CLC faculty art represents diversity in culture, color, medium
Robert Lossmann, a painting, watercolor and sculpture instructor at CLC, created this watercolor called, "Mr. Potatohead Virus," in response to the pandemic. As Ann Rintz began opening the packages of...
Column: Snowfall allows us to track critters’ overnight activities
Though some folks complain about the snow and cold, here in northern Illinois only in winter can we see signs of animals that visited the yard overnight, and unusual birds...