Island Lake Lifestyle
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Taste and tour: Where to find craft distilleries in the suburbsJan 09, 2020 9:00 am - While the suburbs benefitted mightily from the craft brewery boom, they've also been home to a number of craft distilleries. In 2004, North Shore Distillery became the ...
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A research visit turns into exhibit opportunity at Dunn MuseumJan 09, 2020 5:00 am - Traditional Native American artists Pat Kruse and Terri Hom visited the Dunn Museum in Libertyville 16 months ago to research a birchbark cradle in the museum's collecti...
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Critical shortage: Local blood bank calls on donors to help patients nowJan 05, 2020 10:00 pm - Vitalant, formerly LifeSource, the nonprofit blood bank serving the Chicago area, has declared a critical shortage of blood as blood providers nationwide have less than ...
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Forum to look at how to help people living in povertyJan 05, 2020 10:00 pm - It is estimated that approximately 9 percent of the population in Lake County lives below the poverty line. In Waukegan, where The Lake County Community Foundation is h...
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2019's most notable suburban crimesJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - A mass shooting at an Aurora factory, a heartbreaking conclusion to a case of a missing Crystal Lake boy, a 25-year sentence for a South Barrington cold case homicide; t...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County preserves 83 acres of wetland, sedge meadow and wet prairie in WoodstockJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has preserved an 83-acre property, Slough Creek Wetland Bank, located northwest of Woodstock on Jankowski Road. The parcel lies w...
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Fox Valley mayors look ahead to 2020Jan 01, 2020 5:00 am - The Daily Herald asked Fox Valley mayors and village presidents to look ahead to 2020 and identify the most important thing they hope their community can accomplish in t...
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Lake County mayors look back on 2019 accomplishmentsDec 30, 2019 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald asked Lake County mayors and village presidents to look back on 2019 and identify their community's greatest accomplishment. Here's what they said ... L...
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Crystal Lake Toastmaster Joan Walton earns the Distinguished Toastmaster AwardDec 30, 2019 10:00 pm - Crystal Lake Toastmasters Club No. 2724 is proud to announce that Joan Walton has earned the prestigious Distinguished Toastmaster Award from Toastmasters International....
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A look back at 2019's biggest news stories in the Fox ValleyDec 30, 2019 5:00 am - Here's a look back at some of the biggest news stories in 2019 in the Fox Valley: The death of AJ Freund The body of missing Crystal Lake 5-year-old AJ Freund was recove...