Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Get ready to lace up: A guide to outdoor ice skating rinksJan 28, 2026 3:48 pm - Embrace the winter chill and head outside for free skates or hockey at local ice rinks across the suburbs.
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Home & garden calendar, Jan. 31 to Feb. 7Jan 27, 2026 7:44 pm - Learn about upcoming garden club meetings, plant sales, and educational workshops in the Chicago suburbs, including one on “Reducing Climate Change Through Composting.”
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Horned Lark is having a moment: Ground-hugger featured on cover of two birding magazinesJan 26, 2026 12:24 pm - There are roughly 750 kinds of birds in the United States. So, what are the chances that one of them, Horned Lark, would grace the covers of two major birding magazines this month?
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‘Greatest personal achievement’: Palatine cyclist shares memories of 1976 Bikecentennial rideJan 22, 2026 8:08 am - Saying it was his “greatest personal achievement,” Jim Michie of Palatine, who rode his bike across the U.S. in 1976 with other cyclists, recently headed west to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bikecentennial.
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Lions Park students team up to spread message of empowermentJan 21, 2026 11:24 am - A new club at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect is providing a fertile ground for ideas, among them creating a community garden.
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A heart of gold: St. Viator student honored for ‘exceptional’ volunteerism in Arlington HeightsJan 21, 2026 11:07 am - Saint Viator junior Shane Smith was named the Young Champion by the Arlington Heights Hearts of Gold Committee, which recognizes a middle or high school student who has made an exceptional impact on the local community.
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Beat the winter blues at Chicago Botanic Garden’s ‘Feelin’ Groovy’ orchid showJan 20, 2026 4:27 pm - The Chicago Botanic Garden rewinds to the 1960s and ‘70s during The Orchid Show: Feelin’ Groovy, which opens Feb. 7 and runs through through March 22.
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Home & garden calendar, Jan. 24-31Jan 20, 2026 3:42 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings, events, and workshops in the suburbs on topics like soil health, composting, native plants, pruning, and houseplant care.
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It’s time to start seeds for early spring annualsJan 20, 2026 1:51 pm - It’s the new year, and it’s already time to think about spring. One of your first tasks is starting seeds for cold-tolerant, early spring annuals that require a long lead time before being planted.
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Best Bets: Elmhurst museums debut art, history exhibitions and Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show returns to RosemontJan 20, 2026 9:01 am - The Elmhurst art and history museums debut new exhibitions focused on photography and health care, Kohl Museum opens the interactive exhibition “Argentina’s Niños,” and the Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show sails into the Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference Center in Rosemont.