Vickie Jurkowski

Nearly 20 food vendors, a car show, two entertainment stages, a talent contest and Kids' Day will be featured at the 10th Taste of Orland Park Aug. 2 to 4...

If you thought helping your healthy kid sell cookies or candy bars was a hassle, imagine having to raise $4,000 every summer to send your disabled child to camp for...

Why just play in the park or have a picnic when you can have a cast of 35 entertain you? A modern version of "Hamlet" will be staged at 7...

The annual Caribbean Block Party offers a feel for the islands without traveling any further than downtown Tinley Park. Play in the sand, go for a swing ride, kick back...

No need to wait 'til Fourth of July for some fun. Fireworks and festivals will provide a bang this weekend, too. The Orland Hills Party in the Park, Matteson Family...

Fireworks, a parade, carnival rides, local food vendors and a beer tent with bands will be featured Thursday through Sunday at the third annual Homer Community Festival. "You don't have...

Dennis Edwards and the Temptations will treat Country Club Hills Theater concertgoers this summer to such classics as "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and "I Can't Get Next to You."...

Whether you have a green thumb or no intentions whatsoever to plant a single thing but simply appreciate the effort of others, a garden walk can be a nice way...

Sharen Moscato remembers her high school graduation present from 1967. The '63 Ford Galaxie 500 her father gave her is parked just steps away. "We took it to prom, our...

A unique event in Oak Forest the first weekend of June will combine the relaxing effects of a campfire with mesmerizing reflections on water. And visitors needn't lift a finger...