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Brookfield Zoo reopens with new polar bear, Mexican gray wolves making their debut

March 2, 2021 at 6:58 a.m.

Three ladies are making their debut at the newly reopened Brookfield Zoo, and they don't mind the weather a bit. Hope, a 5-year-old polar bear, and mother/daughter Mexican gray wolves...

Southland visitors bureau debuts restaurant week to boost local eateries

February 19, 2021 at 11:48 a.m.

Restaurant weeks have been a mainstay in the suburbs for a while now. The Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau has not done one, until now. The first Chicago Southland...

Like everything else right now, Valentine’s Day will require some planning this year

February 8, 2021 at 5:32 p.m.

Valentine's Day can be challenging enough for couples without navigating COVID-19 mitigations. This list of things to do this Valentine's Day weekend in the suburbs might help. All in-person venues...

Suburban theaters continue to tap into creativity for start of 2021

February 2, 2021 at 4:32 p.m.

Local theaters are experiencing the same things as many of the rest of us are in the early days of 2021. As word of a new strain of COVID-19 has...

The Marcus Theatre Gurnee Mills Cinema in Gurnee reopened on Jan. 22.

Marcus, AMC, Studio Movie Grill movie theaters reopen suburban locations; Cinemark reopens Friday

January 28, 2021 at 9:18 a.m.

Cinemark has joined the list of movie theater chains with suburban locations that is reopening. The chains is opening locations in Deer Park, Joliet, Melrose Park, North Aurora, West Dundee...

Streamwood author Art Baltazar’s work, including new ‘ArkhaManiacs,’ comes from a lifetime of comics reading and drawing

January 22, 2021 at 3:52 p.m.

"ArkhaManiacs," a middle grade graphic novel featuring characters from the Batman universe, was written by Streamwood resident Art Baltazar with his partner Franco. It was released in December. There isn't...

The photograph "Thoughtful Frida" is included in the upcoming Frida Kahlo exhibit.

Frida Kahlo exhibit’s long journey to Glen Ellyn is nearly over

January 12, 2021 at 10:31 a.m.

Dreams can take years to come to fruition. Sometimes for more than one reason. In 2017, donor Alan Peterson connected College of DuPage personnel with Carlos Phillips Olmedo, son of...

The front page of the News-Sun on Jan. 27, 1967.

Column: A look back at blizzards and cold snaps of winters past

January 5, 2021 at 9:06 a.m.

Is there anything more reliable than unreliable weather in the Midwest? It doesn't matter if it's unseasonably cold or stiflingly hot — or if it's actually perfectly normal — any...

"I found my old gymnastics outfit from when I was like, 12, or something?" said Constance Zanze, 17, of Libertyville and a Libertyville High School senior at the 21st annual Polar Bear Plunge in Waukegan at Waukegan Municipal Beach on Jan. 1, 2020. Plungers sometimes wear costumes to the annual fundraiser event. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

A look back column: Polar Bear Plunge brings challengers into frigid Lake Michigan waters

December 22, 2020 at 1:54 p.m.

Lake Michigan has always been a huge draw for vacationers and sunbathers, but generally not on New Year's Day. Starting in 2000, people have been hitting the water at Waukegan's...

The Salvation Army helps the needy each year with its red kettles, seen in front of stores across the country every Christmas season.

Column: A look back at gold coins donated to Salvation Army red kettles

December 15, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.

One of the most common sights of the holiday season, even in this strange pandemic year, is Salvation Army red kettles, where bell-ringing workers and volunteers solicit holiday donations. The...

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