Green Oaks Lifestyle
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Local Teens' Sandwich Squad Marks Four Years Feeding the HungrySep 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Local teens from Deerfield and Riverwoods created an initiative called The Sandwich Squad which helps feed the hungry. They have packed over 4,000 bagged lunches over th...
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Why so many communities are adopting bike plans - and how they benefit ridersSep 01, 2023 6:00 am - "2023 is a turning point for bike plans," observes Ryan Peterson, senior planner at Epstein Global, a Chicago-based firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning....
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Northern Illinois Food Bank launches Hunger Action Month events and Go Orange DayAug 31, 2023 11:00 pm - This September, Northern Illinois Food Bank, the leading hunger relief organization serving 13 counties in rural and suburban Northern Illinois and member of the Feeding...
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Festivals Sept. 1-7: Buffalo Grove Days, Summer Sunset, Last Fling and moreAug 28, 2023 1:45 pm - Starts before Friday Chicago Jazz Festival: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31; 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1; and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Se...
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Lake County residents form a hiking groupAug 27, 2023 11:00 pm - Lake County Hikers was formed in January of 2022, by Vernon Hills resident Traci Fein and has since added over 1,000 members. Fein loved hiking in the Lake County Forest...
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McHenry author, Island Lake illustrator collaborate on children's book seriesAug 25, 2023 6:00 am - “Too Many Hamsters in My House!” and “The Hiccuping, Hopping Hamster” are not problems for furry pets in a local day care center. Instead, they're two of the stories McH...
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Tempel Lipizzans ending 65-year runAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - Only three performances left at horse farm in Old Mill Creek
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Dining out: It's going to be hot, hot, hot at Timothy O'Toole's Wing FestAug 23, 2023 6:00 am - Wing Fest It may be hot outside right now, but it will be even hotter spice-wise from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, during Timothy O'Toole's Wing Fest at the Libertyville ...
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Tours, walks in Lake County Forest Preserves part of statewide celebration of natural areasAug 22, 2023 6:00 am - Tours, walks in Lake County Forest Preserves part of statewide celebration of natural areas
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Apple picking: Where to pick your own at suburban orchardsAug 20, 2023 11:00 pm - Drought had varying effects on the apple crop this season, but there were no calamities and growers say visitors can expect a good you-pick experience. Generally, operat...