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Left, Chris Lepley of Gurnee helps at the check in table at the Cub Scout Pack 627 of Gurnee Pinewood Derby on Jan. 26, 2025 in the gym at Woodland Elementary School in Gages Lake. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Gurnee Pinewood Derby encourages Scouts to use STEAM skills; ‘I think it’s a big deal for the kids’

January 27, 2025 at 4:40 p.m.

On Sunday, the Cub Scout Pack 627 of Gurnee Pinewood Derby featured handmade cars crafted by most of the pack’s 40 Scouts, with the event held in the gym at...

Left, in red, in the judging ring Alaina House of Danville, Indiana, handles Patch, a male dalmatian breed, on Jan. 23, 2025 at the Cool Cluster Dog Show at Lake County Fairgrounds and Event Center in Grayslake. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Cool Cluster Dog Shows draw hundreds to Lake County Fairgrounds; ‘It’s a world of fun’

January 24, 2025 at 10:28 a.m.

Approximately 5,000 dogs were entered with Saturday typically the most well-attended day, according to Ken Murray, president of the Chain O'Lakes Kennel Club of Grayslake and also show chairman.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at the First United Methodist Church (FUMCAH) of Arlington Heights in Arlington Heights. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Arlington Heights’ MLK day of service is what King’s ‘life and legacy was all about’

January 21, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

More than 100 volunteers took part in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 20 at First United Methodist Church (FUMCAH) of Arlington Heights in Arlington...

In the frosty air. Ryan Shaffer, 14, a ninth-grader from Mettawa, is a featured advanced skater from The Glacier Ice Arena of Vernon Hills, skating a solo performance to open the third annual Skate in the Park in Grayslake on Jan. 18, 2025. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Grayslake chamber stages Skate in the Park; ‘A little piece of Norman Rockwell right here’

January 21, 2025 at 11:52 a.m.

People could have s’mores made over a fire pit with long thin sticks that were provided. People of all skating abilities were welcome, and youngsters got a chance for a...

The Adlai E. Stevenson High School Dragon Dance performing group is getting ready to perform but first there is a photo. Seen are from left Ron Liu of Buffalo Grove and children Max and Emma Liu at the Lunar New Year event at the Community Arts Center (225 McHenry Road) in Buffalo Grove on Jan. 18, 2025. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Buffalo Grove Park District’s Lunar New Year celebration highlights diversity found in community

January 20, 2025 at 3:25 p.m.

The community was welcomed to the Buffalo Grove Park District’s Lunar New Year celebration on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Community Arts Center (225 McHenry Road) in...

Jason Hussong, owner/dog trainer/musher with Doggie Development Academy of Machesney Park, Illinois, handles the High Flying Huskies dog sled team at Winterfest in Vernon Hills at Century Park Arboretum on Jan. 11, 2025. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Hundreds of patrons attend Winterfest in Vernon Hills ’We had a bigger turnout than we expected’

January 13, 2025 at 4:59 p.m.

Hundreds of people attended Winterfest on Jan. 11 in Vernon Hills, a free Lake County event by the Vernon Hills Park District (VHPD) for about two decades.

Right, Jacob Schifrin of Vernon Hills, a second-year student at the University of Illinois Chicago, networks at an UL Solutions employer table with Abby Harris, talent acquisition advisor-lab and ops at the ninth-annual Engineering and Technology Career Fair on Jan. 10, 2025 at the College of Lake County (CLC) Grayslake Campus. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

CLC career fair brings together 200 students, 20 employers; ‘This is an opportunity to … show off your skills as an individual to that hiring manager’

January 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

CJPC executive director Will White said the career fair has grown “exponentially” since its launch, with this year featuring approximately 20 employers.

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