African-style circus feats at the James Lumber Center on Feb. 17.
The study focused on factors like playgrounds, affordability, crime, education and many others.
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WalletHub recently released its 2016 list of the best and worst cities in Illinois for families. Find out how your town ranks.
A total of 73 Illinois cities were ranked by Niche as the best places to start a family.
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A list of 59 must-try ice cream shops throughout the state.
Cool off at these 43 water parks and pools this summer.
VIDEO: A young woman shares her story of "sextortion" as a teen victim of Lucas Chansler. The FBI has released the screen names he used.
Vacation Bible School at United Protestant Church of Grayslake July 13-16, 2015
Sure, Chicago has a lot of fun things to do, but let us introduce you to what the rest of Illinois has to offer this summer.
At the Aquatics Center.
Superhero / Princess Party
A car show, concerts, a kite festival, an outdoor arts show and more in the suburbs this weekend.
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Kent Pleva bought a $10 Million Cash Bonanza ticket, different than his normal $1 scratch off, and the change paid off.
Honest Abe’s 206th birthday is Feb. 12. Celebrate by learning 20 new facts about the president from Illinois.
Lest we forget just how wonderful our state is, take a look at the Illinois Wall of Fame.
The Waukegan resident plans to pay off her mortgage and plan a family vacation with the winnings.
Army vet Jim Champion has multiple sclerosis.
The movie, in stores July 22, is about a real-life boy who says he went to Heaven and met Jesus during surgery. We spoke with the family behind the film about how it can help start a discussion in your town.
Patch readers told us who the "Everyday Inspirations" in their communities are, and we're sharing their stories and the work they've done locally.
Stan Chudzik Jr. said he always buys his tickets at Foremost Liquors in Grayslake.
A mother duck has decided to lay her eggs at the home improvement store in Gurnee and the ducklings are expected to be born in the coming weeks, according to the Daily Herald.
A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.
As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
The event was held Jan. 26 at Grayslake Middle School.
Five inspiring stories from Patch.
David Russell served as the senior pastor for 10 years. Steven Bullmer will become the interim senior pastor Feb. 2.
The competition was held Jan. 11 at Grayslake Central.
Jonathan Guz is a corporal in the United States Marines.
Patch and Disney on Ice will give away five family packs of four tickets each to the show of your choice. Enter to win through Jan. 20.
Maci Joyce Curtin was born at 12:31 a.m. on New Year's Day at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.