Old Mill Creek News

Serving up plates of barbecue pork chops and auctioning off trips, sports tickets and other items, the Antioch Rotary Club anticipated raising about $50,000 for programs at its annual dinner and auction on ...

Slightly rolling hills. Vast prairie lands surrounded by thickly wooded areas. Flat-paneled wooden fences and a horse stable that has been converted into a home.

While members of Lewes Historical Society enjoy showing people around St. Peter's Episcopal Church graveyard, telling stories and showing designs, it's just the tip of the grave marker.

Traffic Arrest: Officers dispatched Aug. 8 to the 2800 block of 12th Street for a domestic disturbance arrested Holly L. Russell, 22, of Winthrop Harbor and Eric F. Busch, 21, of Beach Park.

Cheryl and George Riddick and their kids were used to eating out every weekend. "The kitchen would close down on Thursday night and reopen on Monday," said Cheryl Riddick, principal of Florence Bowser ...

Kit's Home on Abbott Place: Kit Kittredge, American Girl's 1930s-era character, will have a ten-foot high replica of her home from the movie, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl , on display at John Hancock Center, ...

Memorial Day: The annual Memorial Day Remembrance will be held at 10:30 a.m. May 26 at the Antioch VFW, 75 North Ave.

“Bishop says the FOID cards are not foolproof and that last year Illinois State Police reported that 1,000 people with valid FOID cards failed background checks at gun stores.”

Postcards with a picture of a handgun and children as targets started appearing in mailboxes and on windshields in a few central Lake County towns this week. via Free Republic

“My pets are like my children. We buy organic whenever we can. I can't imagine introducing chemicals or harmful ingredients to them anymore than I can imagine doing it to ourselves.”

Fred Brennan of Evanston gives his pets toys made from recycled materials. Fred Brennan of Evanston gives his pets toys made from recycled materials. via The Deerfield Review

“A lot of events have grown out of others in Lake County. Each year we try to make them more community-based and over the years relays have expanded all over Lake County”

Expanding to include Lindenhurst, Lake Villa, Fox Lake and Old Mill Creek, Antioch's Relay for Life is now called Antioch/Lakes Area Relay for Life, with a new location at Lake Villa Township Park for the July ... via News Sun

“Our foster-care experience also helped bring my family closer together and made us appreciate everything we've been blessed with.”

A local social service agency is offering a rare deal: a house and kids to go with it. via News Sun

“We understand the importance of making these tranquil spots accessible to everyone, and so in the last few years we have acted on a broad initiative to build and improve the trail system for everyone's use.”

Construction of Mackinac State Historic Parks' new Treetop Discovery Tour and children's discovery stations at Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park is on schedule and set to be completed by season opening on May ... via State of Michigan

“This is the first time we've even had a Democratic primary in Antioch. People are excited to have some new blood on the county board.”

Voters in Lake County Board District 1 can see what their Democratic candidates stand for Wednesday during the first debate. via Daily Herald

I thought the sunset made the otherwise drab-white snow a bit colorful, removing the melancholy typically associated with winter sky. via TrekEarth