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Back to basics: Local youths ditch smartphones, use ‘real’ cameras for Grayslake photo exhibit

May 24, 2019 at 12:22 a.m.

Ellie MacKellar knows how quick and easy it is to snap a photo with her cellphone camera. But the 14-year-old eighth-grader from Lindenhurst prefers using a digital single lens reflex...

Reggae, blues, bluegrass bands to perform for Libertyville concert series

May 15, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

Sara Page has been trying to bring The Giving Tree Band back to the Independence Grove summer concert series since 2014. She nabbed the group this summer. It’s one of...

Bill Porter plays to help keep dance band music alive

May 10, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

Trombonist Bill Porter has played with bands led by Stan Kenton, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr., and Woody Herman. He’s also led a big band featuring such jazz greats as...

Lindenhurst offers summer of free concerts in the park

May 10, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

Mackenzie Derrick grew up in Lindenhurst and took classes at the park district — but attending free concerts in the parks wasn’t an option back then. Now it is, and...

Lambs Farm car show awards 25 trophies

May 15, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

Kathy McMeins awarded the director’s choice first prize to a 1931 ice truck from the Lake Bluff Historical Society at the Lambs Farm Champion Car Show last year. “It was...

The U.S.’s oldest music festival, Ravinia, is back starting June 1

May 23, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

Growing up on Chicago's north side, Wendy Itzkowitz would go with her parents to meet her cousins at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. There, they'd sit on chairs or blankets...

Visit Illinois Beach State Park for swimming, hiking and stone-throwing

May 23, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

Spend a night outdoors beneath the stars as Lake Michigan waters lap against the shore. Dive into the lake's cool waters on a hot summer day. Share a picnic in...

Volo Auto Museum opens outdoor space Memorial Day weekend with new exhibits

May 10, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

The Volo Auto Museum isn't just about vintage cars anymore. In the past several years, museum owner Brian Grams has added an antique kiddie ride exhibit, a place for families...

Lake County tour takes ghost seekers to find paranormal activity

May 10, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

Lake County is a great place to experience the presence of ghosts no matter what time of year, according to paranormal investigator Ursula Bielski. That's because "water serves as a...

Waukegan symphony celebrates German composers, French horn soloist, in season finale

May 10, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

Some of the biggest names in classical music include Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven and Bach, and they were all German or Austrian, said Stephen Blackwelder, director of the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra....

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