Locals enjoyed old-fashioned fun, tasty food and local arts vendors at the 30th Annual Grovefest Oct. 5 until the weather went from cloudy to rainy.

With leaves changing color and the temperatures dipping, the Chicago Botanic Garden celebrated the beginning of fall with its annual Harvest Festival.

The Wilmette Fire Department hosted an Open House at Station #26 for families to kick off Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 5-11).

New Trier freshman rallied together Oct. 3, decked out in the school colors, before the homecoming football game against the Evanston Wildkits.

New Trier High School students at the Winnetka campus were treated to more than the cafeteria offerings during lunchtime on Oct. 3.