Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Mount Prospect students collecting coins to restore schoolhouseOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Some trick-or-treaters in Mount Prospect won't only be asking for candy this Halloween, but loose change also, to raise money to restore an 1896 one-room schoolhouse. Sc...
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Acting a 'blast' for former Mount Prospect residentOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Patrick Rafferty grew up in Mount Prospect dreaming of one day owning a restaurant. Two things changed his mind: 9/11 and a news story in the Daily Herald. “The Herald s...
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Trade In Your Used Artificial Christmas Trees to Benefit GoodwillOct 25, 2015 11:00 pm - The Greater Chicagoland Goodwill Stores & Donation Centers are teaming up with Treetime Christmas Creations of Lake Barrington in a unique artificial Christmas tree "Tre...
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Constable: Artist brings Wrigley Field murals into homesOct 25, 2015 7:30 am - During a high school volleyball game in the mid-1970s, Hersey High School player Cathy Weadley gazed up at the giant green-and-gold Grenadier enemy mascot painted on the...
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Embarrassed to show roomOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - This is supposed to be a living room, not a play room! My 7-year-old daughter has taken over this room! This couch has been through three kids, a dog and a bird who fle...
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Room needs an new arrangementOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - Popcorn ceiling, ancient wallpaper, wood floors under carpeting and a we need a furniture arrangement to make fireplace a focal point and still see the TV. The room has ...
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Hersey seniors meet Arlington Hts. seniors for fun and gamesOct 21, 2015 1:00 am - Nobody is ever too old for fun and games. On Wednesday - just as they have every year for the last 11 years - Hersey High School's Service Over Self Club organized the S...
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Punk rock icon Exene Cervenka to visit HarperOct 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Music and art icon Exene Cervenka will visit Harper College for an intimate reading of her work and a look back at her role in Los Angeles' early punk scene. As front wo...
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Shannon McNamara Memorial Run Oct. 25 in Rolling MeadowsOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - The Shannon McNamara 15th Annual Memorial 5K Run/2 Mile Walk will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Rolling Meadows High School field house, 2901 Central Road...
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St. Mary's Services Announces "Making Miracles Happen"Oct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - On November 14th, St. Mary's Services will be hosting its Annual Fall Gala, entitled "Making Miracles Happen," at Caf#xe9; La Cave in Des Plaines. The renowned steakho...