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New traveling theater troupe to promote social justice, diversity

November 20, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.

Theater professional Rebecca Zellar got inspired to create a traveling acting troupe after the pandemic hit, and in light of recent social justice issues in America. Zellar of Antioch, who...

CLC dance concert reflects isolation, hope of current times

November 17, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.

Tap dancer Cora Schultz of Grayslake will perform "The Journey Home" for a CLC-sponsored virtual dance concert Dec. 4 and 5. Valerie Alpert recently watched her dance students practice works...

A bur oak tree has a ghostly presence in winter with its large trunk and outstretched limbs.

Outdoors column: Even after their leaves have fallen, trees still worth a closer look

November 12, 2020 at 12:32 p.m.

Most of the colorful leaves have fallen off our deciduous trees. But that doesn't mean the beauty of trees is gone. Now you can explore other interesting and colorful attributes...

War veteran finds special court, nonprofit helps maintain sobriety

November 10, 2020 at 10:03 a.m.

One day in 2017, Afghanistan war veteran Alex Dalzell, 32, was issued a DUI. That's when the Round Lake resident said he realized that he needed help. Dalzell found it...

Lukan Paulus, co-founder of Growing Healthy Veterans, accepts thousands of pounds of mash from a local brewery that would otherwise have gone into the landfill. The mash will be used to amend soil in Gurnee where veterans and other community members grow food.

Gardening program helps military veterans cope with service-related issues: ‘They’re able to open up’

November 10, 2020 at 10:54 a.m.

Growing vegetables is more than just setting seed in the ground. Garden beds need to be built. Soil has to be amended. There's also watering, weeding, repairing tools, harvesting and...

Antioch community mural to honor local heroes

November 5, 2020 at 10:24 a.m.

Patti Rische has her crayons ready. The retired Fox Lake resident is contributing to a socially distanced community wall mural honoring local heroes sponsored by the Antioch Chamber of Commerce....

‘Twisted Tales of Poe’ engages in hair-raising stories over Zoom

November 4, 2020 at 3:13 p.m.

Halloween might be over, but virtual scariness is still available for those who tune into the College of Lake County's free live Zoom showings of "Twisted Tales of Poe." And...

Antioch welcomes holiday shoppers with December Tipsy Elves night

November 3, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.

At Antioch Chamber's Girls Night Out for the holidays last November, ladies dressed up as elves. So this year, the name of the event was changed to Tipsy Elves. The...

This old building in Mundelein is reputed to harbor otherworldly spirits.

Believers tell stories of their Lake County ghost encounters: ‘Some souls are not willing to move on’

October 30, 2020 at 4:18 p.m.

Dorothy Evans remembers her first experience with the paranormal when she and her twin sister Margaret were barely a year old and living in Libertyville. At night, a woman with...

The subarctic race of the great horned owl very rarely appears in Illinois. This one was photographed in DuPage County.

Column: Great horned owls may be hooting on Halloween

October 29, 2020 at 9:05 a.m.

A great horned owl uttered its low series of hoots, awakening me from sleep. Another one, with a slightly higher pitch, entered the conversation. It was Halloween past, just a...

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