Elgin Lifestyle
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Hike Bluff Spring Fen with the Ikes May 5Apr 29, 2015 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, May 5, join the Elgin chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America in a hike at the Bluff Spring Fen on Elgin's far southeast side. The hike will be led by...
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Backyard Garden Club to host annual plant sale May 16Apr 29, 2015 11:00 pm - The Backyard Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale. The sale will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at Grafelman Park, off Fourth and Main streets in...
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Chef du Jour: Suburban boys grow into meat experts in the Windy CityApr 28, 2015 6:00 am - Should we really be surprised that two boys from the Northwest suburbs who remember childhood jaunts to Gene's & Jude's for the spot's legendary hot dogs would grow up t...
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Push to the finish: Trainers discuss Fittest Loser contestants' journeysApr 27, 2015 5:45 am - Time is running out. With only three weeks to go, the pressure is on and the situation is becoming urgent. The five contestants participating in the Fittest Loser Challe...
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Lake Forest author also has antique business on sideApr 27, 2015 5:00 am - Jen Lancaster of Lake Forest doesn't mind being called a “bawdy Erma Bombeck” by reviewers. She parlayed blog-writing into more than a dozen books with a New York pu...
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Time to set up summer fun!Apr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - It's time to start thinking about how to give your girl her best summer yet! Have you considered Girl Scout summer camp? Did you know girls don't have to be Girl Scouts ...
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Learn about 'Bottles, Barrels & Brews: McHenry County on Tap' May 1Apr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - UNION - Beer is an important beverage on the tables of American families, and has been since the 1840s when large numbers of German and Alsatian immigrants flooded into ...
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Kyuki-Do Martial Arts of Elgin recognizes Earth Day through serviceApr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - In recognition of Earth Day, students from Kyuki-Do Martial Arts of Elgin spent an afternoon of service at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center on Elgin's far west side. During...
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A shop with a following: Elgin's Soulful SparrowApr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Before Mary Pierce and her business partner and friend Judy Walsberg began the first incarnation of Soulful Sparrow in St. Charles in 2011, Anne Faulkner was the owner o...
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Alexian's Ball de Fleur proceeds help the most vulnerableApr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Compelled to serve. Those are the buzzwords driving this year's Ball de Fleur, the largest fundraiser of the year for the Alexian Brothers' Foundation. This is the 29th ...