Green Oaks Lifestyle
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NSYMCA's Special Needs Volunteers Learn Valuable Life LessonsSep 22, 2021 11:00 pm - When 17-year-old Zack Lofman began volunteering at the North Suburban YMCA's Exercise Connection, a program for young adults with special needs, he never imagined the es...
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'You look at the plate and think ... oh my gosh': Gutsy food challenges await at suburban eateriesSep 22, 2021 11:00 pm - The Big Joe Challenge at Suzy's Swirl has more than a little heart to it. At face value it's simply 64 ounces of frozen yogurt, plus 8 ounces of toppings, that must be c...
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Grace Lutheran Church serves others around the globeSep 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Members of the Service Workshop group at Grace Lutheran Church in Libertyville have been making quilts and baby care kits to donate to Lutheran World Relief for years. L...
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How Make-A-Wish Illinois fulfilled Antioch 10-year-old's dreamsSep 21, 2021 6:00 am - When Mazie Leonard, 10, of Antioch met a friend's bearded dragon, it sparked an interest so intense she wrote a book about it. Her curiosity about reptiles only grew as...
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'That's like the Oscars': Palatine junior high among new Blue Ribbon winnersSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Palatine's Walter R. Sundling Junior High School on Tuesday to personally congratulate st...
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Festivals Sept. 24-30: Long Grove Apple Fest, Fright Fest, Oktoberfests and moreSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - This weekend Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove, and 40 W. Higgins Road in South Barrington...
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New Stewardship Community Forming at Shaw Woods & PrairieSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - A new conservation initiative is being launched at the Shaw Woods and Prairie (in the Skokie River Nature Preserve) on October 2nd at 10:00am. All are invited to conside...
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Libertyville's Lambs Farm celebrates 60th anniversary with animals, music and moreSep 19, 2021 1:00 am - Lambs Farm in Libertyville marked its 60th anniversary Sunday with rides, crafts, music and animal visits. Lambs has been involved in helping individuals with developmen...
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Lambs Farm celebrating 60 years of providing home, community and purposeSep 17, 2021 5:30 am - For 60 years, Lambs Farm in Libertyville has provided homes, jobs and a community to people with developmental disabilities. The organization will celebrate those six de...
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Dining bites: National Cheeseburger Day, Whiskey'd Off Your Feet & moreSep 15, 2021 10:00 am - National Cheeseburger Day Did you know that National Cheeseburger Day is Saturday, Sept. 18? Wayback Burgers in Oakbrook Terrace is honoring the day with buy one, get on...