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Plus: tea-infused gin, silk wear inspired by neon signs — and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Hours of behind-the-scenes volunteer work done by people and businesses in these small towns, Des Plaines and Mt. Prospect, give struggling people a needed lifeline-a car.

Help the Randall Oaks Zoo get into the fall spirit by sponsoring a scarecrow to be displayed during Fall Festival, Sept. 23 to Oct. 29.

On Saturday, Aug. 12, the community is invited to the dedication of an Eagle Scout service project at Willow Creek Park in Elgin.

Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and some snacks and drinks and head to a free outdoor concert in the suburbs this week.

Chicagoland’s rip-roarin’ country band Ginger Road will be playing at the Hanover Township Izaak Walton Reserve outdoor amphitheater (899 Jay St., Elgin) on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. The group is known for their high energy mix of modern and classic country and rock covers.

This spring, Northwestern Medicines lung transplant team performed complex double transplants for Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer and Elgin resident Yahaira Vega, both of whom were born with situs inversus -- or "flipped organs" in their chest and abdomen.

Kickstands will go up at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, for the fourth annual American Legion Riders and BTB Northern Illinois Motorcycle Rally.