A stretch of Sheridan Road in the heart of Highland Park was closed off June 28 and 29 to welcome more than 150 craftspeople and artisans from the local area and across the country to display and sell their work.

The Highland Park Senior Center hosted a "Spanish Fiesta" at the Highland Park Country Club, and the only thing missing was a bullfight.

Local artists displayed their two and three dimensional works of art on the Lake Bluff Village Green on Sunday, June 22 at the Festival of the Arts.

The North Shore Garden Club set out to show some "Garden Magic" with their annual Garden Walk benefit June 18.

Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville saw a massive influx of happy faces June 11, most of them fitting the "55 or better" age group.