by Eileen Daday | Jun 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Bernie’s Book Bank — which distributes free books to children throughout Chicago and Milwaukee — reached an astounding milestone this week: The Lake Bluff-based nonprofit has distributed more than 27 million books to more than 300,000 children. Audra...
by Eileen Daday | Jun 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Baseball Day in Mount Prospect, when all three fields at Meadows Park featured All-Star games, the action paused mid-innings, to honor longtime coach, commissioner and legend, Vic Rose. “Baseball was his true passion,” said Athletics Manager Brad...
by Eileen Daday | Jun 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
A team of middle school students from Buffalo Grove emerged as one of the top five teams in the You Be the Chemist Challenge and as a result earned a trip this month to Houston, where they competed in person and ultimately finished third overall. These young chemistry...
by Eileen Daday | Jun 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Think Storytime in the Park is all about reading children’s books outside in the local parks? Think again. The venerable program includes so much more: Think music, dancing, imaginative play, and yes, reading books. Storytime returned this month as a...
by Eileen Daday | Jun 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Don’t look now but Wheeling High School students enrolled in engineering classes are working with NASA to provide parts for lockers sent up to the International Space Station. This year’s challenge was to design and manufacture the locking mechanisms for...
