Barrington Hills Lifestyle
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Top Teacher: New Round Lake High civics class inspires students to do good in their communityMar 07, 2023 5:00 am - A new free store of donated items for people who rely on the Avon Township Food Pantry, an oral history project aiming to tell the story of the Round Lake area, and a $3...
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Feeling your age? It might be your heartMar 05, 2023 10:00 pm - As we get older, we slow down. Or so we're told. But, what if the slowdown is really a sign of something more? "A lot of times, people believe that a change in their fun...
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Good News Sunday: Brave souls in Fox Lake take a dip to raise funds for Special OlympicsMar 05, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: About 100 people braved the icy waters o...
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Teachers in Carpentersville, Naperville, Ingleside named Golden Apple Award state finalistsMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - Lori Ford truly can say she's come full circle. After embarking on her teaching career years ago as a Golden Apple Scholar, Ford now has been selected as a state finalis...
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Nearly $70K raised for Libertyville-area carjacking victimMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A GoFundMe page for the victim of a carjacking last week near Libertyville has raised $70,000 of its $100,000 goal. The page was started by Colleen Pragalz and the Nort...
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Signal Hill NSDAR announces winner of Good Citizen AwardFeb 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Barrington-based Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, has named Cristina Mac Cormac, a senior at Lake Zurich High School, the winn...
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Organizations partner to help preserve Horizon Farm landFeb 27, 2023 10:00 pm - Barrington Area Conservation Trust, a charitable organization that preserves the Barrington area's rare and exceptional open spaces for current and future generations, h...
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HFCA students advance in VFW essay contestFeb 22, 2023 10:00 pm - While Holy Family Catholic Academy is widely known throughout the area as the first Cognia STEM certified middle school in the state of Illinois, it is also well regarde...
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1 million fewer single-use plastics for Lake County operations in 2023? Two 'Fridges' to helpFeb 22, 2023 4:00 am - A pilot program to deploy two “Farmer's Fridges,” which hold and dispense fresh foods, is the next step in Lake County's initiative to reduce single-use plastics at its ...
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In 5 years, Deerfield nonprofit grows from one post to a major child volunteer movementFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Gratitude Generation, a Deerfield-based nonprofit that in 2022 helped 42,000 people, began with a single Facebook post from a North Shore mother. "I am looking to teach ...