Deerfield Lifestyle
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Seniors turn plastic into mats for homelessAug 04, 2015 11:00 pm - The most simple of plastic disposable bags is of utmost importance to 94-year-old Helen Cachur because it is the source of "plarn," or plastic yarn. With strips of plar...
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Grayslake makeup artist creates creatures on SyfyAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - Stevie Calabrese stood nervously in the back of Kristoff's Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach as roughly 50 people cheered when her face appeared for the first tim...
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Thrift stores seek donationsJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - The thrift stores of St. Vincent de Paul Chicago are seeking donations of household items, such as pots and pans, dishes, microwaves small appliances, electronics, furni...
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Retired and senior volunteers soughtJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program and Foster Grandparent Program are hosting a senior volunteer recruitment fair from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at th...
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Fred Fest in Port Barrington raises money for forest preservesJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - The third annual Fred Fest music festival will take place from 1 p.m. until dusk on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Fox River Preserve and Marina, 28500 W. Robert Road in Port...
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Wheaton casting director can spot 'it' factorJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Ta'Rhonda Jones, a Chicago rapper with no professional acting experience, came in to Simon Casting hoping to get a small role on the hit TV show "Empire." But when casti...
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Register Now for Family to Family Class sponsored by NAMI BarringtonJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will be offering two sections of its well-regarded, evidence-based class, Family to Family. This class is designed to hel...
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Community Days a hit in GurneeJul 26, 2015 1:00 am - United Way of Lake County and KeyLime Cove wrapped up the Community Days promotional event, which was extended by the resort through June 19, raising $87,320 for communi...
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Venetian Night set for Aug. 1 in Fox LakeJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - Fox Lake's Venetian Night, "A Zombie Apocalypse On the Chain," is set for Saturday, Aug. 1, in front of Docker's Restaurant on Grand Avenue. The block party will kick of...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - Browse art vendors in Geneva, revisit an important period in U.S. history in Lombard and watch Olympic gymnasts compete in Hoffman Estates. These are just a few of the w...