Barrington Hills Lifestyle
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Lake County's ninth roundabout near Wauconda opens earlyOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The detour signs finally are gone as a new roundabout on Darrell Road near Wauconda has opened nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. Darrell Road is on the far western si...
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A tropical visitor to Illinois is creating a buzz among suburban birdersOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - There was a time when birders had to travel to Florida, or points further south, to glimpse a limpkin. But this year, Illinois avian enthusiasts needn't travel far to ob...
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'Hate has been mainstreamed': Report details surge in extremism in IllinoisOct 06, 2023 5:00 am - From the vandalism of a Lake in the Hills bakery to prevent a drag performance to antisemitic comments shouted at Deerfield High School soccer players to white supremaci...
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'He shook the hand of Lincoln': Last soldier in Lake County to serve in the Civil War to be honoredOct 05, 2023 5:00 am - Silas Nichols died in 1945 but a special service Saturday will culminate a long mission to find and honor him as the last Union Civil War veteran in Lake County. A grani...
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Great Highwoood Pumpkin Festival returns to compete for most jack-o'-lanterns on displayOct 03, 2023 6:01 am - Celebrate Highwood will hold the 13th annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival Oct. 6-8. The festival will once again go for the World Record for the most jack-o'-lanterns...
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'It takes everybody on board': Volo Bog needs stewards to protect rare and endangered speciesSep 23, 2023 1:00 am - Supporters of natural area in Lake County seek dedicated volunteer stewards
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How students from Ukraine are integrating into the Saint Viator communitySep 22, 2023 6:00 am - This semester, Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights has two new students from Ukraine enrolled in classes. Vitalii Strutynskyi is a current senior who arrived ...
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Mainstreet Gallery hosts Water Works ExhibitionSep 20, 2023 11:00 pm - Mainstreet Gallery is hosting its first juried competition Exhibition, "Water Works" in October. This exhibition will feature original paintings of water and water activ...
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Party for the Preserves is full day of events Sept. 23Sep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - The annual Forest Preserves of Cook County's Party for the Preserves on Saturday, Sept. 23, checks a lot of boxes: it kicks off fall forest fun events that run through N...
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Help Signal Hill, NSDAR, Honor All Veterans Interred at Evergreen CemeterySep 19, 2023 1:00 am - For the previous four years, the Barrington-based Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, has undertaken the task of raising funds to purchase individual wreaths for the community's...