
4th Fridays event grows into an ‘art experience’ in Crystal Lake
By Jami Kunzer A new addition to The Dole Mansion last year, the 4th Fridays Art Event, hasn’t stopped evolving. Having built up a following—drawing about 1,000 art enthusiasts a…Read More >

Lakeside Legacy Foundation Announces Co-Executive Director Team
Crystal Lake, Illinois – July 19, – The Board of Directors of Lakeside Legacy Foundation are pleased to announce that the Executive Director search is over. After an extensive search, the…Read More >

‘A Chance in the World’ set at Lakeside
By Lindsay Weber CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake resident Sharon LeCoque read Steve Pemberton’s autobiography, “A Chance in the World,” and was immediately inspired. She bought 10 additional copies and handed…Read More >

Fostering Hope
by DNS Contributor • February 3, 2019 In the 2012 memoir “A Chance in the World,” Lake Forest resident Steve Pemberton recounts his years growing up as a foster child in Massachusetts. The book brims…Read More >

We’ve got 5 things for you to do this weekend in McHenry County
Dec. 5, 2018 CHRISTMAS AT THE DOLE, 3 to 9 p.m. Dec. 7, Lakeside Arts Park at the Dole, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. On Dec. 7, there will…Read More >