Wauconda Street Dance rocks on for another year
Summer is ending soon, and that means it's time for the annual Wauconda Street Dance, when local businesses, musicians, food vendors and folks from nearby towns participate in an outdoor...
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Lake County’s first farm stroll to offer view into agricultural life
Ruthann Kroll wants Lake County residents to know that, "farming and agriculture is in their backyard." That's why she and eight other owners of farms in Lake County, and another...
Fairgrounds transform into dinosaur land Labor Day weekend
The first thing you'll hear is the low grumble of dinosaurs. Soon after, you might see a 40-foot tall Apatosaurus turning its head to look at you. That's how dinosaur...
Nature-lover monitors dragons and damsels in Lake, Cook counties
Janet Haugen walked along a meandering stream at Reed-Turner Woodland in Lake County looking for a 2-inch-long insect with a metallic blue-green body and black wings. From afar, this diminutive...
Fox Lake Venetian Night rescheduled for Aug. 26
When Gordy's Lakefront Marine owners learned Venetian Night in Fox Lake was rescheduled from Aug. 5 to Aug. 26, the same day the company sponsors an annual raft-up for its...
Pow wow introduces public to Native American culture
Understanding a culture requires experiencing it, according to Native American Bill Brown. The public can experience Native American culture by attending the 24th annual Potawatomi Trails Pow Wow at Shiloh...
Balloon festival takes off for fifth year
Weather permitting, hot air balloons in all colors of the rainbow will bring life to the sky on Aug. 26 in Grayslake for the fifth annual Color Aloft Balloon Festival....
Dub Fest shows off VWs, Audis
Owners of Volkswagens and Audis in every color from hot pink to bright blue and from nearly every era in which they were made will drive into the Lake County...
Happy Together tour includes top hits of yesteryear, comedy
Mark Volman, one of the founders of the iconic 1960s band the Turtles, said the audience will experience a night of nostalgia as they listen to top hits from yesteryear...
‘It’s mesmerizing’: Free lakeside yoga classes in Waukegan awaken spirit, calm minds
Men, women and teenagers lifted their hands to the sky facing Lake Michigan on a cool, sunny, August Saturday morning as Marlene Runyard guided them through calming yoga poses. The...