Green Oaks Lifestyle
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No two are alike: The intricate science of snow crystalsFeb 07, 2024 8:42 am - Imagine you’re floating at the top of a cloud and you’re made of a dust particle. It’s 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Water vapor freezes onto you, making an icy, three-dimensional prism. You’re now a snow crystal, commonly known as a snowflake.
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Along for the ride: Trail volunteers keep forest preserves safeFeb 05, 2024 11:22 am - If boosting your fitness, altruism or connection with nature is your 2024 resolution, you’re in luck. Trail volunteers biking in Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties, can nail all three.
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Valentine’s Day 2024: Grab a date and eat your heart out at these suburban spotsJan 31, 2024 7:22 pm - It’s nearly time for the biggest date night of the year. With a midweek Valentine’s Day, many restaurants are extending their specials before and beyond Wednesday, Feb. 14. Reservations are going fast, so don’t delay.
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When his favorite pizza place closed, customer decided to buy the business, its recipes and reopen Pizzeria DeVilleJan 30, 2024 3:00 pm - There are pizza lovers and then there is J.R. Escobar, who was so disappointed when his favorite place closed that he bought the business — Pizzeria DeVille in downtown Libertyville.
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Grayslake author presents children’s book about pets and discriminationJan 30, 2024 11:13 am - Randi Moxi, a children’s book author who writes stories about rescue dogs, is touring Chicago area schools with her book “A Pittie Pool Party” to teach children about bullying and discrimination.
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‘We think it’s a big deal’: Rare dual emergence of cicadas has some people buzzingJan 28, 2024 6:00 am - The main event is a few months away, but ecologists, educators and others in northern Illinois are busy preparing for their own big game of sorts — the pending emergence of billions of 17-year periodical cicadas.
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Why you may see larger, faster e-bikes on suburban forest preserve trailsJan 21, 2024 4:49 pm - Once the weather breaks, trail users in the Lake County forest preserve system could have more company with the removal of a ban on some electric bicycles. The forest pre...
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CLC named to 2024 Princeton Review Guide to Green CollegesJan 18, 2024 10:44 am - For the second consecutive year, The Princeton Review has named College of Lake County one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges in The Princeton Revi...
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Dining out: Bowling With the Stars at Pinstripes, wine dinners, new restaurants and moreJan 17, 2024 3:16 pm - We’ve got Bowling With the Stars at Pinstripes, new restaurants on the horizon and upcoming dinner events focused on whiskey and wine pairings. And if you’re into cider, ...
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Recapping the year in birding: Local watchers experienced some mind-bending sightings in 2023Jan 17, 2024 6:43 am - For birders, the word invasion usually refers to birds from the north coming south. We treasure the occasional winters when large numbers of fleeting species such as cros...