The cob was king Sunday in Island Lake, where the Lions Club hosted its 64th annual Corn Fest at Water Tower Park. Volunteers served up some 4,000 ears of free corn during the event, which also ...

Village of Island Lake — Lake Fest: 5 p.m. at Water Tower Park, 429 W. State Road, Island Lake. Free. (847) 526-8764; villageofislandlake.com. Long Grove Strawberry Fest: 12 p.m. at 145 Old ...

The star on top of the Island Lake water tower was placed there to boost morale after a tornado devastated the town in 1965. The man who helped put the star atop the tower, Carl Woerner, died June 7.

Sneed has learned that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has set aside a date in late spring to officially rename the old Water Tower Park for the late Jane Byrne, the city’s only female mayor. OPINION “Don ...