Sheryl DeVore

Mim Eichmann loves seeing a great white trillium blooming on the forest floor in spring. “It’s so unique, so different from other wildflowers,” she said of the plant with three...

Grayslake Summer Days, running Aug. 17 and 18, offers live music, carnival games, food vendors and a beer garden. But it also sponsors a few more activities other festivals typically...

Holly Frederichs and her musician friends remembered playing in jazz bands in high school. They thought forming a swing band as adults would rekindle the memories. Today, they’re still swinging...

Scott Crowe has gotten his face messy participating in the annual Gurnee Days rib-eating contest. He does so willingly because he said it supports a good cause — the Exchange...

“Garlic makes everything taste better,” declares Eric Falberg, president of Celebrate Highwood. Even ice cream, he said. Add to that the health benefits of the stinky bulb, he said, and...