5 stars to Anna the wedding coordinator at the country club. She went above and beyond this part…read moreweekend helping me set the room with florals so I could enjoy the wedding as a guest to. She was professional and gracious and so helpful. Thank you,thank you, beautiful venue, great food and drinks and an outstanding staff.

One of my top recommendations for clients hosting weddings, baby and bridal showers! Staff is easy…read moreto work with and they have a variety of rooms for different events. Megan, North Shore Balloon Decor

My 6 years old goes there and loves it! Mr. Al is a very nice teacher and I observed the same for…read moreother teachers in the room. Very Personable and experienced. The teachers give great techniques and show the kids how to improve. My daughter have been to other gymnastics schools but I feel like this school fits her best! She improved tremendously and she gets great feedback. I plan to put my 3 year old boys there this fall. Location is not the best but once you know where it is ...you will not have trouble getting there!

Perfect place for kids to learn to play and compete . Very professional coaches and excellent…read moretraining

This place is beautiful! I came for three days for a class and had a great experience. So clean…read more Food and service were great too!!

I can't review the the Country Club itself, although I have many friends who belong there and seem…read moreto really like it. However, I've been to more bar mitzvah celebrations there than I can count...and if you're looking for a venue that can do a turnkey mitzvah this is it. When looking for my own celebrations I looked elsewhere because I prefer a venue that's a little different, but Ravinia Green has the process down and makes it easy for those planning. Cocktail hour: I've been to cocktail hours in the restaurant, another room within the club and outside. I will say outside is the way to go if the weather cooperates, but unfortunately the weather is unlikely to cooperate in Chicago. Main space: It's a spacious room that's perfect for about 200 (an estimate) people. It's always the same set up with the stage straight ahead, bar in the back, photo booth to the far right and food stations towards the back and to the left. Tables are set up throughout the room with the kids typically being closer to the dance floor. It's a nice space that's easy to make beautiful with the right decor company. Food: I find the food to be fair here, but that's typically the case when it comes to serving food to the masses. I've been to parties where they can take quite a long time to service everyone from the stations so I recommend having 2-3 stations that aren't right next to each other to keep the lines down. I've found their Mexican and gyro stations to be the best. Dessert: This is what they do best so if you are at an event save room for lots of delicious desserts. I usually find apps and desserts (and skipping the entree) is the way to go at most events I attend and i know if i'm going to to ravinia green that the desserts will be extra tasty. Cost: I've never seen a proposal, but I'm sure planning an event is pricey, but i have heard it's more reasonable than many other local venues. We've been to so many events here that my family often says "again?" when i announce we are going to Ravinia Green, but there's something to be said for consistency and they consistently do a good job with them.

I went to the Northbrook Leisure and Senior Center to watch a production of Fiddler on the Roof. I…read morewas really impressed with the facility. The theater was huge for a community theater. The seats were nice, and you could see the stage from any angle. I had a really nice time there and highly recommend the Northbrook Leisure and Senior Center!

Watched a show at the theatre here and enjoyed my experience with the facility. Unlike some of the…read morecommunity theatre venues nearby, this spot had quite a bit of space to sprawl out while waiting for the show to start and during intermission. I like how the hallways were fairly wide and there was furniture to sit down at as well. Parking here isn't too difficult as there are fairly wide spots that go around the whole building and there are multiple entrances into here as well. The bathrooms were also a good size for the number of people that the theatre can seat, so there wasn't much of a line to use them.

This gym is a great "express" workout experience. The last city I habitually worked out in had a…read morestocked YMCA. In comparison, Club Fitness is an "efficiency model." It has all the equipment for a decent lift session in the main area with free weights, cardio machines, and strength training machines. In the back, there's a dedicated HIIT room with racks, another multipurpose room with huge mirrors and bars along the wall, and a cycling room (with neon green lighting and some step equipment in the back). I'm looking forward to trying out some of their diverse fitness group class offerings, and their trainers seem personable from what I've observed in passing. There's a locker room (be sure to bring your own lock) with large, full lockers, bathrooms, showers, and a sauna. Parking is free in the lot out front.

It's been many years since I last came here so I was surprised to see not much has changed. I came…read morefor a cycle and yoga class. That instructor had my limbs burning by the end so the yoga was a nice cool down. They provided the mats and weights etc. The facility itself is fine. There are saunas in the locker room. Women have a dedicated space to stretch or use medicine balls. The water fountain could use an upgrade though.

The best place for my children! Very motivating and inspiring for kids, a lot of support and…read moreencouragement from the teacher, all parents who bring their kids here are really loving this place and master Z!

The staff seemed nice and knowledgeable enough before COVID-19, but when they reopened, they…read morepromised to take safety precautions. When I brought my kid back after they reopened, what I saw was a nightmarish Corona Virus soup being prepared inside: --not one staff member wore a mask --the waiting area was packed with adults and kids breathing all over each other without masks --a lady with no mask was continually coughing in the waiting area (could've been allergies or scratchy throat, but do you really want to expose your kids to that?) --no hand sanitizer to be found anywhere --all staff members talking to clients and kids within inches of each other's faces (lengthy conversations, mind you) --the groups were not minimized (15-20 kids per session) So if you want to increase your chances of catching the virus go for it. But I turned right around after a five minute observation of the hell that was happening inside and will yank my kid out of there for good. Not worth risking your life over this. I wish these people would stop pretending the virus is magically disappear if you ignore it.

I'm in a few park and playground social media groups, and the park at the Des Plaines Park District…read moreAdministrative Center has come up a time or two as being particularly good. I decided we should finally go check it out. If you're coming here for the playground, don't make the boneheaded mistake I did: Stopping at the Iroquois Community School, which is right off Touhy and when I saw the school's playground I thought we were at our destination. You will be sorely disappointed if you stop at the wrong one. If you make your way here via Birch Street, you'll go all the way to the end of the street, turn left, and find the park on the other side of the building; if you take Maple Street to get here, drive down toward the barricade dividing the street and you won't be able to miss it on your right. With all that out of the way, this is a fantastic park. When we left the school playyard, something just seemed off and I am so glad that I went around the block to find the actual playground we'd intended to visit, at the DPPD. It's all the way back at the end of the road; you'll essentially dead-end into when you head down Birch. This is my current favorite playground. The equipment is fantastic and so much of it is geared toward the littlest kiddos, which is not always the case. Here there are small things for them to climb on and under, there's a little "farmers market" booth with different play elements, crawl spaces, slides, and so on. My little girl had fun just running around the place, and she also did some crawling and climbing and sliding and enjoyed trying to feed the big turtle sculpture, as well as naming the turtle's body parts that she recognized. Toward the tail end of our visit, she spotted the swings, which is her favorite so we spent a while there before heading out. All told, we spent about 45 minutes here. The first time, that is--we've since been back again in the last week or so since our first visit and were there for an hour or more. There are several picnic tables in this playground area as well, so many of the parents were hanging out there whilst the kids ran around. This playground is geared toward younger kids (10 and below). The terrain is turf, grass, and paved walkways throughout, and it's fully fenced which is one of my favorite features of a park right now (though some parents are better than others about making sure the gates are actually closed). There's a private parking lot, very convenient. I hope we see you there!

On Sept 15, we went to the Fall Festival to see Live bands play on stage but what we saw was…read moredrunken brawls break out during the concert. Prior to the bands playing and during the breaks, announcements were constantly made for Alcohol Sales. Alcohol impairs judgement and I highly suggest that at future park district events that No Alcohol Sales occur, especially events that are promoted as "family friendly".

Hidden gem! You would never suspect this amazing club is hidden within Glenview. The place is…read morenew, very clean, family friendly and great instructors. Really glad I found this place for me and the whole family.

I was invited to go with a friend to try a full body class. This place has it all and is super…read moreclean too. There are four spaces for different classes I loved how personalized it was. When we entered the weight room area, I was excited to try different moves and equipment that I had only seen in Instagram videos (Box jumps, weighted ropes, large medicine balls). The class was fun and the teacher was motivating. I would love to go back!