Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Will Winter Ever End? Overcoming the Wintertime BluesMar 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Does it feel as if spring will never come? Do you feel unusually sad, irritable, moody or anxious? Are you sick of your winter coat, boots, and the rest of the paraph...
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Best bets: Sophia and Jake romp at the Rosemont TheatreMar 11, 2014 5:45 am - Top pick Junior stars If your kids love animated cable shows like “Sophia the First” and “Jake and the Neverland Pirates,” then see the characters onstage in “...
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20th year for Lenten Concert SeriesMar 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Twenty years ago, Phyllis Connelly, a talented and dedicated local organist, conceived of a time when Christians of all denominations would join together in Lenten refle...
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Calling all green thumbs to Flower & Garden ShowMar 09, 2014 6:00 am - After 40 years of dispensing gardening advice in magazines and newspapers, Jan Riggenbach will be giving some personal pointers to Chicago-area readers. At 11 a.m. on Sa...
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Snowboarders hit the slopes to help injured teenMar 09, 2014 1:01 am - It's finally beginning to feel like spring, but Sunday's sunny skies and above-freezing temperatures didn't keep snowboarders from across the area from heading to Raging...
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Elgin High junior honored by Boys & Girls ClubMar 08, 2014 12:00 am - A young man who is determined to give back by helping younger kids was selected Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin. Chris Holling, 17, a junior at Elgin...
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Girls get prom dresses at Elgin Y eventMar 08, 2014 12:00 am - Among a sea of outfits, teenage girls from the across the suburbs tried to find the perfect prom dress Saturday during the annual Cinderella's Closet at the YWCA in Elgi...
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Cook of the Week: Buddies build culinary connections with baconMar 04, 2014 4:45 am - Bacon's delicious destiny extends beyond the breakfast table, as two suburban guys learned on the competition circuit. “I never thought much beyond cooking with bacon be...
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Elgin Lions to put proceeds of 30th Rose Day to good useMar 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Members of the Elgin Lions Club are conducting their 30th annual Rose Day. They will be selling one dozen long-stemmed roses for $15 between now and April 7 for delivery...
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Carpentersville dodgeball tournament raises funds for local charitiesMar 01, 2014 12:01 am - Forty teams competed at the fourth annual Carpentersville Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 4790 dodgeball tournament at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville o...