Fun and Games – Page 3

Kids get to wear their Halloween costumes early at Trunk-or-Treat in Space, Oct. 10, at the Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College in River Grove. (Triton College)

Cernan Earth and Space Center treating kids to candy, sky show

By Myrna Petlicki

September 28, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

The third annual Trunk-or-Treat in Space is planned for Oct. 10 at the Cernan Earth...

FILE – A Tickle Me Elmo doll is photographed in New York on Dec. 4, 1996. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Bingo and Tickle Me Elmo nominated for Toy Hall of Fame. Will Care Bears also make it this year?

By Mark Kennedy

September 16, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the game of chance Bingo and the humble playground slide are...

Lowell's Harvest Tyme is one of 20 farms in North America that joined the corn maze campaign in a fundraising effort to benefit Dolly Parton's nonprofit organization, Imagination Library. (Photo provided by Jason Wisniewski)

Dolly Parton-themed corn maze in Lowell to raise funds for Imagination Library

By Anna Ortiz

September 16, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

This Saturday, fans will get a chance to get lost in the late country icon’s...

Oak Forest resident Lizzie Jorgensen won two Silver Medals in bowling at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Oak Forest’s Lizzie Jorgensen takes Silver twice at Special Olympics USA Games

By Janice Neumann

July 11, 2026 at 10:41 a.m.

Oak Forest resident Lizzie Jorgensen won two Silver Medals in bowling at the Special Olympics...

Frankfort’s Lucy Lindgren, 8, gets some climbing in at Fort Frankfort at Commissioners Park. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

New Fort Frankfort brings smiles to children and adults

By Jeff Vorva

July 9, 2026 at 5:10 a.m.

Commissioners Park new Fort Frankfort has new structures, areas for smaller children, two shelters and...

The city of Aurora has announced the schedule for the fireworks show planned for Friday, July 10, at RiverEdge Park in Aurora. (City of Aurora)

Aurora announces schedule for Friday fireworks show, rescheduled from July 3

By Addison Wright

July 8, 2026 at 4:38 p.m.

Aurora officials have announced details of the city's rescheduled July 3 fireworks show, which will...

Members of the Lincolnway Special Recreation Association celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary June 26 during a Sneaker Ball at Gaelic Park in Oak Forest. (LWSRA)

Lincolnway Special Recreation Association marks 50th birthday as athletes bring home medals from USA Games

By Jeff Vorva

July 8, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

Lincolnway Special Recreation Association in New Lenox marks 50th year as its athletes bring home...

Faith McPheeters and her brother, Noah, of Worth take a slide on Saturday, July 4, at Tinley Park's inaugural Country Fest. (Jeff Vorva/Daily Southtown)

Despite storms, Tinley Park’s inaugural Country Fest packs in the fun

By Jeff Vorva

July 5, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Thousands showed up despite storms at TInley Park's Country Fest for music and food including...

The Glenwood Roller Rink, 656 Holbrook Road, closed in 2025 due to structural issues. (Mike Nolan/Daily Southtown)

Glenwood Roller Rink to reopen under new ownership following structural repairs

By Evy Lewis

July 3, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

Glenwood Roller Rink was bought by The Rink owners Curtis and Ramona Pouncy, who plan...

Glen Ellyn resident Jonathan Charbonneau wears his Superman costume on June 25, 2026. Charbonneau will be this year’s grand marshal of the Glen Ellyn Fourth of July parade. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

‘The right man for the job’: Glen Ellyn’s Superman to lead the Fourth of July parade

By Dave Oberhelman

July 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Jonathan Charbonneau of Glen Ellyn has walked the village’s Independence Day parade route annually since...

Entertainment and food vendors begin to set up for the Tinley Park Country Fest on July 2. The festival will take place at 18001 S. 80th Avenue, Tinley Park, Illinois, July 3rd through 5th, 2026. (Shannon McAuliffe/Country Fest organizer)

Southland gears up for America 25 celebrations on July 4

By Addison Wright

July 2, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

Local business owners, municipalities and residents across Chicago's South and Southwest suburbs plan to do...

Alexandra Nichols, of Clarendon Hills, sits with her daughter, Blair, who turns 5 in August. Nichols is starting a new Daisy Girl Scout troop in Clarendon Hills. (Alexandra Nichols)

Clarendon Hills mom hopes to ‘create special moments’ with new Daisy Girl Scout troop

By Chuck Fieldman

July 7, 2026 at 1:44 p.m.

A Clarendon HIlls mom is organizing a Daisy Girl Scout troop she hopes will help...

Porter Place life engagement assistant Fredell Belle receives a hug from a Porter Place resident Thursday during an outing to the Tinley Park Roller Rink. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

‘It gave me a place to be,’ roller skaters remember Glenwood, Tinley rinks

By Addison Wright

June 22, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

Residents of Anthem Porter Place memory care visit the Tinley Park Roller Rink to honor...