It’s the second Friday of the month, and that means it’s LIVE music night at the Barrington Area Library. But there’s more than just music tonight. Before the concert, the library’s current
If you’re looking for love, there’s a chance you might find it this weekend. Puppy love, that is. Kriser’s all natural pet food store in South Barrington will have loveable pups and
Feel like checking out a free concert in Barrington this weekend? Saturday is “Live & Unplugged” night at Cook Street Plaza. Local musicians set up in the courtyard, perform and share stories about
As the jury continues to deliberate in the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, it seems people are becoming more speculative about what the verdict will be. There’s a musical comedy
Get your swimsuits, goggles and your rubber ducks ready for one of Barrington’s biggest pool parties of the year! The 17th annual Barrington Duck Races are going down at the Langendorf Park
Is there anyone else out there who is absolutely covered with mosquito bites? When I decided to do some gardening last week, little did I know there was a party going on
If you haven’t gone school supply shopping yet, this is a great week to do it. That’s because the Illinois Sales Tax Holiday is underway and runs through Sunday, August 15th. The holiday suspends
Have you ever seen chocolate so exquisite, it looks more like art than food? There’s a chocolate factory in South Barrington that not only produces these bite-sized beauties, starting tonight, they’ll be
Sometimes you can make a huge difference with the simple click of a button. Just think of how many times you click your mouse or press a key on your keyboard each day.
We’re just weeks away from the first day of school and coaches and players are gearing up for the new season of Barrington Broncos Football. The Barrington High School “Quarterback Club” is
When he was just a baby, a dog saved the life of Wauconda Police Sergeant John Combs. From a distance, a neighbor watched Sergeant Combs as an infant crawl up and fall
There’s a night of family fun with a purpose planned at Citizens Park tomorrow night. Barrington is taking part in the 27th annual “National Night Out Against Crime” to help teach kids
One of my favorite things about going on vacation is coming home again. Three hours on a plane trying to calm a screaming two-year-old yesterday took a lot out of me. It
When asked if she has children, Brooke Baxter usually responds ‘yes four leggeds’. And that’s because she has 3 horses, 3 dogs and 2 cats. The phrase soon became the inspiration for
It’s been a record hot summer this year, and every time the temperature reaches toward 90° I can faintly smell chlorine. As a child I was typically one of the first at