Lake Barrington Lifestyle
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Make-A-Wish Illinois seeks area volunteersJan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - Every day, more children in Illinois are diagnosed with critical illnesses that would qualify them for Make-A-Wish. In fact, more than 100 wish children in Illinois are ...
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New Harper College police chief sworn inJan 21, 2021 5:00 am - A 37-year law enforcement veteran and Harper College graduate has returned to campus to serve as its new police chief. John Lawson was sworn in Jan. 11 as head of the co...
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Lake County group offers curbside food pickup for those in needJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - Curbside food pickup events for people in need will be held every Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until supplies last at CAP Catering Banquet Hall & Dining on Genesee, ...
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Modified Cocoa Crawl still offers chocolate delightsJan 18, 2021 10:00 pm - The Historic Downtown Long Grove Business Association has modified its first major event of 2021 to help curb the spread of COVID-19. The Long Grove Cocoa Crawl, set for...
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Win a throwback quilt made by McHenry County Historical Society's Heritage QuiltersJan 17, 2021 10:00 pm - Time is running out for an opportunity to win this year's McHenry County Historical Society hand-stitched quilt. "Fit to be Tied" features a bow-tie pattern made from 19...
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Service opportunities, virtual events abound for Martin Luther King Jr. DayJan 14, 2021 9:40 am - Monday, Jan. 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, due to the pandemic, the civil rights leader will be remembered through online tributes and service opportunit...
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Community Action Partnership of Lake County hosts pop-up food giveaway FridayJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Community Action Partnership of Lake County will host a pop-up food giveaway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, in Waukegan. The drive-through event will be held a...
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Adopt a highway applications available in Lake CountyJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Applications are being accepted through Jan. 31 for the Lake County Adopt A Highway program, in which volunteers commit to clean a section of the roadside twice a year. ...
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Lake County Preservation Foundation president champions the cause of the forestsJan 08, 2021 5:00 am - Growing up on the west side of Lake Forest, Nels Leutwiler has vivid memories of frequent childhood visits to Captain Daniel Wright Woods Forest Preserve in Mettawa. Lat...
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How biking helped us in 2020 - and a look back at some key trail improvementsJan 07, 2021 5:00 am - As 2020 ends with a universal, "Let's never do that again!" a simple recognition emerged - biking was a physical, if not mental, lifesaver for many. When organized sport...