Credit Pam DeFiglio

If you want to make your Fourth of July a little more festive, or make something to bring to a barbecue, try this Red, White and Blueberry Flag cake. Ingredients: White cake mix...

Credit Edward Maurer

Capturing fireworks on camera is a challenge that can be mastered easily with the right equipment and settings on your camera.  Here is a short tutorial to help you  capture the rockets' ...

Credit Jill Dinicola-Teich

They were covered in dirt, from their ponytails to their running shoes. And they loved it. The 9,900 women from throughout Lake, Cook and McHenrty Counties, as well as from Illinois and a...

Credit Angela Morrey

Race experience wasn’t necessary and women of all fitness levels jumped in. The only must-have to participate in the Dirty Girl Mud Run at the Lake County Fairgrounds was a good attitude ...

Credit Jane Shauck Photography

So many people have asked me if my son is going to summer school that I’m starting to feel guilty that he’s not. I even feel I need to explain why, “Well, he would be going to summer scho...

Credit Palatine Jaycees

    Hometown Fest 2012 Schedule of Events—Friday, June 29 to July 4  The festival is held at Community Park on Palatine Road and Northwest Highway in Palatine.   ...

Credit David Rice

With much of northern Illinois in a moderate drought, local fire and emergency management officials are warning residents of the potential risk of fire caused by fireworks. The Lake Co...