Simple ideas for traditions can go a long way in family unity.
Listings of various Easter Egg hunts planned on the North Shore of Chicago.
Debra Gaetano to provide North Shore parents with advice through weekly Patch column.
Classes and other activities help connect Jewish and interfaith expectant and new parents.
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.
Colleen Syc, a Navy veteran, raised more than $3K for charity.
Jonathan Still's essay earns him a free furnace and installation from Comfort24-7's "Comfort to the People" campaign.
Ticket proceeds, T-Shirt sales and a raffle raise money for daughter of Lake Forest assistant
Group distributes 1.3 million books to at-risk youth.
One-day fundraiser hopes to collect enough for 500 girls to have sashes for after-school program in low-income communities.
Quitting smoking, along with a healthy life style, would prevent half of all cancer deaths.
Hoss, who survived the polar vortex and 500 days on his own, is back home in Michigan as the search for Holly continues on the North Shore.
Wilmette champ holds second-longest winning streak and will compete for $250,000.
Army vet Jim Champion has multiple sclerosis.
Officer Logan Dreyer administered CPR to a baby that stopped breathing during a private event in North Chicago over the weekend.
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.
The two girls won the Girl Scout Gold Award.
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 store asked customers to 'buy' a meal for a family in need while checking out.
Deerfield congregation organizes more than 100 members to participate in six projects in Deerfield, Highland Park, Highwood and Lake Forest.
Also in this week's 'Good Reads,' a local cop has 50 parrots in his home and Patch readers have a bone to pick with the post office over missing mail.
What happens when you throw boiling water into extremely cold air?
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.
Rebecca Makkai is among only 38 authors in the nation to receive a $25,000 creative writing fellowship.
Maci Joyce Curtin was born at 12:31 a.m. on New Year's Day at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.
These animals have it all figured out.
The cabbies pose against the hoods of their cars, mostly fully dressed, to raise money for a lawsuit against the City of Chicago.
Leader of the Chicago Archdiocese reflects on his life and his service to the church.
When the Harlem Globetrotters organization learned about Camille Paddock's anti-bullying crusade via a Patch article, they invited her to join them to encourage kids.
Also, a local school's high-tech security is featured on the 'Today Show' and you can get a peek at Michael Jordan's house.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.