CenterStage brings ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to outdoor parks
When CenterStage in Lake Forest sent out an email blast about its Shakespeare in the Parks production of "Romeo and Juliet" this summer, the response was the best the theater...
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PM&L presents two virtual shows about love before in-person season starts
A few weeks before PM&L Theatre plans to open in September, the troupe will offer its patrons a teaser — a filmed live performance of two 1920s-era comedic plays about...
Outdoors column: Native compass plant, prairie dock take spotlight in summer heat
In July and August, gardens, wild spaces and prairies have been replete with compass plants. I've seen dozens at the corner of Midlothian and Magnolia Road in Mundelein, and hundreds...
Highwood’s annual stinky festival to feature garlic gurus
Highwood's annual Garlic Fest took a hiatus last year, but it's back this August and two garlic gurus will join the frivolity, said David Beresid, vice president of Celebrate Highwood....
Smaller Lake County Fair is back this weekend; ‘Everybody needs a little joy’
It was a beautiful day for a fair — sunny, not too hot and slightly breezy. At noon Friday, toddlers being pushed in carts by their parents, youngsters wearing baseball...
Live farm animal judging returns to Lake County Fairgrounds in prelude to Micro Fair
On a hot, sunny Wednesday morning, Maddie Plante, 17, and several other 4-H Club members held their sheep tightly while guiding them into a circle on a sawdust floor in...
Modified Gurnee Days focuses on fan favorites
Gurnee Days is back after a year hiatus in a modified format. But one look at list of planned activities shows just how much fun can be fit into two...
Volunteers receive award for decades Grant Woods stewardship; ‘Hardworking people who deserve the national recognition’
Joyce and George Proper walk into a field of blazing stars opening their purple blooms beneath a steamy, summer sky at Grant Woods in Ingelside. The Lake Villa couple planted...
Grant preserve project earns conservation award
The National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials gave its annual conservation award to the Growing Through Change project at Grant Woods Forest Preserve. The Lake County Forest Preserves...
Outdoors column: Different, rare cicada lives in virgin prairie
Yes, this is another story about cicadas — but it's quite different from the many you've recently seen featured on various news platforms online, in blogs and in print. Headlines...