Vickie Jurkowski

Lake Katherine offers hiking, biking, canoeing and just relaxing

May 22, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

In Palos Heights, there exists an 85-acre oasis of natural beauty tucked away from traffic and other noise. If you haven't discovered Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens yet...

Local farms offer dining, markets, concerts and yoga

May 22, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

Farmers markets and berry picking aren't the only way to enjoy the best of the crops or experience a touch of homegrown goodness or farm life. You can get down...

Tom Stack's 1951 Ford Pick Up on display at a Frankfort Car Club Cruise Night, Frankfort, June 4, 2015.

Classic car cruise nights take place all summer across the Southland

May 22, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

Cruise night can be a step back in time or a dream for the future. Whether you enjoy the nostalgia of seeing cars driven by parents, grandparents or yourself back...

Concerts in the parks

May 22, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

The hills and the open spaces and the band shells are alive with the sound of music. Celebrate the summer with concerts in the park. Concerts are free unless noted...

Parks aren't just playgrounds during the day. At dusk they're the scene of Walt Disney animated adventures and other family-friendly tales. "Big Hero 6," "Paddington," "Alexander and the Horrible, No...

Argus Brewery, located in the Schlitz stables from the early 1900s – with two large terra cotta horse heads still intact -- is open for tours on Saturdays. The brewery also will host the third annual Pullman Day-Before-Father's-Day Music, Poetry, Art, & Dance Jam on June 20. (Photo by Vickie Jurkowski)

Pullman Park offers a brewery, dining and tours as well as theater

May 22, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

If the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side is good enough for the President and royalty to take note, won't you? Designated a national monument by President Barack Obama...

The western segment of the Cal-Sag Trail will officially open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and family bike ride Saturday, June 6, National Trails Day, at Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens in Palos Heights.

National Trails Day kick-starts season for hiking, biking

May 22, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

If you need reasons, excuses or motivation to get out of the house and hit the trails by foot or pedals, there are many. For one, it's in our DNA....

Comedian Craig Ferguson brings ‘Hot & Grumpy’ tour to town

May 21, 2019 at 5:27 p.m.

TV's Craig Ferguson, as the Glasgow native turned American citizen calls himself, has won Peabody, Emmy and film awards, been nominated for a Grammy, written and starred in feature films,...

Tim McGraw's "Shotgun Rider Tour" takes the stage at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Aug. 8.

Jimmy Buffett, Van Halen among big names headed to Tinley Park

August 18, 2019 at 7:35 p.m.

Country music is still kickin'. Jimmy Buffett and Van Halen are back. And Slayer and 5 Seconds of Summer will give different cause for ear plugs: thrashing metal from the...

Secondhand treasures abound at local flea markets

May 22, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.

For thousands of people, weekend entertainment means a treasure hunt, possibly for gold, as in jewelry, or possibly for a used lawn mower. "People are looking for something at a...

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Lake Katherine offers hiking, biking, canoeing and just relaxing

Local farms offer dining, markets, concerts and yoga

Classic car cruise nights take place all summer across the Southland

Concerts in the parks

Movies under the stars

Pullman Park offers a brewery, dining and tours as well as theater

National Trails Day kick-starts season for hiking, biking

Comedian Craig Ferguson brings ‘Hot & Grumpy’ tour to town

Jimmy Buffett, Van Halen among big names headed to Tinley Park

Secondhand treasures abound at local flea markets