Parks, Painters, Poisonous Pals and More

By Marcia Sagendorph

Check out the unique blogs found among our 23 Patch sites in the Chicago suburbs. Discover topics and information straight from the experts themselves. Whether you like sports, culture, food, pets or politics, you will find interesting posts on Patch.com.

Click on the headlines below to get the full story from some of our bloggers. Then get inspired and start your own! Support your cause, promote your organization or share your expertise. Contact Senior Community Editor Marcia Sagendorph at marcia.sagendorph@patch.com to get started. It's free, it's easy and it's fun.

40 Parks in 40 Days - Robin Park

40 Parks in 40 Days is a series highlighting the parks of the Palatine Park District. Additional photos of our 40 Parks in 40 Days series can be found at www.facebook.com/palatineparks.
- Posted by Palatine Park District on Palatine Patch

Lake Forest College Alumni Spotlight Art Exhibition features Colin Thomson ’71 and Edward West ’71

Lake Forest College invites the public to attend the Sonnenschein Gallery’s opening reception on Thursday, September 5 at 7:30 p.m. to kick off the 2013-2014 season with the Alumni Spotlight Exhibition featuring painter Colin Thomson ’71 and photographer Edward West ’71.
- Posted by Lindsey Nemcek on Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch

Recession Friendly Wedding Ideas

Having a wedding on a limited budget? Barbara Billeece will show you how to save money, so you can still have that dream wedding.
- Posted by Barbara Gilleece on Barrington Patch

How to Handle Naysayers, Poisonous Pals, and Frenemies

Often in life, you will receive the worst advice and harshest criticism from those who love you – both family and friends. There are at least three reasons why people who care for you shoot you down. (Click on the headline to find out what they are.)
- Posted by Gracie Kessenich on Des Plaines Patch

Dancing into his 100th Year

When administrators of The Fountains at Crystal Lake learned their resident, Earl Morrison, would be turning 100 on July 29th, they asked him what one thing he’d like to do for his birthday. His response: “Go dancing with my wife!”
- Posted by June Hussey on Crystal Lake-Cary Patch

Trayvon Martin's Hoodie Going To Smithsonian - Gun Grabbing Continues

Ok.....the case is over, and the race baiters just won't quit. The most recent story which appeared in the Washington Post tells us that the civli rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton is seeking to have the hoodie added to the National Museum of African American History and Culture when it opens. 
- Posted by Jordan S. Zoot on Evanston Patch

That's Right, I'm Wainwright!!

I was rescued from a trailer park in Southern Missouri where my brothers and I were really neglected, but that is all behind me now. These days I spend my time in a Placing Paws foster home until my forever family comes to get me, which I know will be soon.
- Posted by Penny Herbst for Placing Paws Animal Rescue on Libertyville Patch