500 Christmas Trees Recycled in H-F Tradition

The third annual Christmas Tree and Holiday Light Recycling Program this year was the biggest yet.

10 Things to Do with Your Kids Over Holiday Break

Got bored kids? Here are some ideas to help keep your kids happy over winter break.

Here are 10 fun ways to keep kids from toddlers to teens entertained and off screens during the rest of the holiday break. Compiled by Kathleen Miller

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H-F Continues Green Holiday Cleanup Tradition

Irons Oaks will host a third annual holiday tree and lights recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 29 and Jan. 5.

H-F Continues Green Holiday Cleanup Tradition

Irons Oaks will host a third annual holiday tree and lights recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 29 and Jan. 5.

If you’re still greeted with twinkling lights when you pull into your driveway and a dehydrated evergreen upon walking through the front door, it's time to start making your good-byes. But don't even think about throwing them away. Instead, residents can drop their undecorated trees off at Irons Oaks (20000 Western Avenue) anytime between 9 a.m. and noon on either Dec. 29 or Jan. 5. as part of an annual holiday tradition started by a group of committed local residents and the H-F Park District. Rather than going to a landfill, the trees will be mulched down and used for trails at Irons Oaks. The past couple years resulted in the collection of hundreds of trees. “It was a win-win event,” co-founding organizer Jennifer Molski told Patch in a…

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The Christmas Tree Debate: Keep it Real, or Go Fake?

Readers can share their Christmas tree memories, share photos and discuss which style of tree they prefer in their home this season.

The Christmas Pickle and Other Holiday Traditions: Patch Talk

Holiday traditions are the topic of this special Christmas edition of Patch Talk.

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Add a Punchline to Our Rudolph and Santa Cartoon

If you've got wit, add your punchline to Patch's weekly comic and win a personalized print.

Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your south suburban neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic in the comment section of this post. Our only requirement is that you keep it clean! At week's end, we'll pick the winning punchline based on how many of us here at Patch giggle and smile at your contribution. The user who produces the winning punchline will get a personalized proof of the comic, with the winning words and a credit line, from cartoonist Chuck Ingwersen and Patch. Congratulations to Sclarey, who provided the winning punchline to last week's Doctor and Bear comic: Whew!?! Its only terminal cancer. I thought you were gonna tell…

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Snowless Streak Slated to End Thursday

A storm system could dump 6 to 12 inches of snow on the Midwest this Thursday.

It's time to get those shovels ready. H-F's snow-less streak is expected to end Thursday with a storm that could drop six to 12 inches of snow on the Midwest, according to the Chicago Tribune. It's unclear at this point which areas will see the most snow but "current models suggest the heaviest snowfall will land to the west of Chicago, from northern Missouri through eastern Iowa, up into Wisconsin," according to the Tribune.  The snow has been a long-time coming this winter season. On Sunday, Chicago surpassed the record for latest first measurable snowfall, according to the National Weather Service. The old record was set on Dec. 16, 1965.    —by Amie Schaenzer

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