Hoffman Estates Lifestyle
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How the hardy bald cypress thrives in swamps and flooded areasNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and...
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'Fancy and full of life': Esther's Friends supports families of hospitalized childrenNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Esther Viola Frey never knew a stranger. She always had a smile on her face and, by all accounts, she was a force to be reckoned with. Her strong spirit made up for her ...
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'This is living history': St. Viator students interview veterans of recent wars for new bookNov 16, 2021 4:30 am - As Madeline Dauphin listened to Craig Kopstain tell war stories from the desert battlefields of the Middle East, it felt like she, too, was right there with him. “It rea...
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Holiday shopping night helps women with ovarian cancerNov 14, 2021 10:00 pm - An upcoming fundraiser in Bartlett will allow you to get a head start on holiday shopping while supporting a worthwhile cause. Ride for Hope, a 501(c) 3 motorcycle ride ...
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'It's a heartache': Woodfield Sears visitors shop for nostalgia on store's closing dayNov 14, 2021 12:00 am - The signs hanging from the ceiling of the Sears department store at Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall declared that everything must go. But nearly everything was already gone....
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South Barrington teen's fashion nonprofit helps refugee womenNov 13, 2021 12:00 am - From a young age, Nurayn Khan had an interest in fashion and designing her own line of modest and organic clothing. The 16-year-old Barrington High School senior began r...
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Veterans Day dining deals around the suburbsNov 10, 2021 10:00 pm - Veterans Day is Thursday, Nov. 11, and a variety of suburban restaurants are honoring military service members with dining deals that day. Barnes & Noble Cafés To s...
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Harper to endow remaining $9 million from record MacKenzie Scott giftNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - Harper College plans to endow half of the record $18 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in hopes of generating investment earnings for init...
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Harper's Experience Day engages young learnersNov 07, 2021 10:00 pm - Hundreds of school-aged children participated in the 2021 edition of Harper Experience Day. The annual tradition brings students from local elementary and middle schools...
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Join Signal Hill NSDAR in Honoring Veterans This December 18th at Evergreen CemeteryNov 07, 2021 10:00 pm - Members of the Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution of Barrington, IL will sponsor a wreath laying event this Holiday Season with t...