Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Rhonda Popko Art ExhibitFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - During the month of March, Rhonda Popko, co-president of the Des Plaines Art Guild (dpag.org), will be displaying works of mixed media at the Des Plaines Public Library,...
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Cook County: 6,500 same-sex couples married in first yearFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - More than 6,500 same-sex couples were married in Cook County in the first year of marriage equality, a report released Wednesday by Cook County Clerk David Orr says. “As...
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Believe Project: $100 to a friend undergoing cancer treatmentFeb 17, 2015 4:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Antonia Larsen of Mount Prospect. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "A dear friend in her 50s underwent colon...
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St. Raymond hosts 12th year of Lenten Fish Fry FridaysFeb 17, 2015 12:00 am - For the 12th consecutive year, St. Raymond de Penafort Catholic Church in Mount Prospect will host Lenten Fish Fry Fridays. The dinners will be available from 5 to 7:30 ...
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Believe Project: $100 to a friend who is blind and needs help around the houseFeb 16, 2015 4:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Helen Knechtel of Mount Prospect. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I have a friend who is blind and lives a...
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Constable: 70 years to earn college degreeFeb 15, 2015 7:00 am - All this fuss for a guy starting college in 1944 and earning his degree 70 years later is undeserved, insists World War II veteran and recent college graduate Chris Kall...
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Toms-Price hosts "Professional Secrets to Container Gardening" in MarchFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - Jennifer Brennan, Horticulture Information Specialist at Chalet Garden Center in Wilmette, will present a free "how-to" event at Toms-Price Home Furnishings. She may be ...
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Maine West students stage anti-violence flash mobFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - Several student groups worked together to create a flash mob Friday in the Maine West High School cafeteria as part of the One Billion Rising movement to end violence ag...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - If your weekend is not already booked solid with Valentine's Day plans - you did make them, right? - then consider picking up some theater tickets to a romantic play in ...
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Make a Chinese New Year resolution to try dim sumFeb 11, 2015 5:00 am - Lions and lanterns, dragons and dumplings. Signs of the Chinese New Year abound this time of year. If you've had your fill of steamed whole fish and noodles longer than ...