Lake Villa Lifestyle
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Neighbors in the news: Wauconda deputy chief graduates from FBI academyOct 13, 2022 6:00 am - • Wauconda Deputy Chief of Police John Combs, along with 234 other law enforcement officers, graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 13. In...
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Top teacher: After a long career, former P.E. teacher finds joy in special educationOct 11, 2022 6:00 am - In the adaptive physical education class at Woodland Intermediate school in Gurnee, equipment and activities are modified to give students the best chance to succeed. Ou...
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Suburban restaurants supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with fundraising specialsOct 05, 2022 11:00 pm - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and restaurants around the suburbs are offering specialty drinks or menu items to help raise money to fund research, awareness,...
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Good News Sunday: District 211 bus driver helps save man in drive-through laneOct 02, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: A veteran school bus driver who'd just ...
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Jurassic Quest touring the suburbs this month, stops first in GrayslakeOct 02, 2022 1:00 am - Replicas of dinosaurs, ranging from a baby triceratops to a life-size T. rex, will arrive in the suburbs this month as part of the country's largest touring dino exhibit...
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American Legion Auxiliary Awards Scholarships to Local College StudentSep 29, 2022 11:00 pm - India Friar, a nursing student at College of Lake County, was awarded a scholarship from the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 281 in Waukegan. India also was awarded the M...
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Feathered flyways: When, what birds to look for during fall migrationSep 29, 2022 6:00 am - • This column by Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto is reprinted from "Horizons," the quarterly publication of the Lake County Forest Preserves. You can ...
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Festivals Sept. 30-Oct. 6: Oktoberfests, fall fests, Northwest Celtic Fest and many moreSep 27, 2022 11:00 pm - Ongoing Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 30, at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pig r...
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Allendale Association in Lake Villa celebrates 125 years of helping children in crisisSep 22, 2022 6:00 am - This year, Allendale Association - a Lake Villa not-for-profit that serves kids and families in crisis - celebrates its 125th anniversary. Over the decades, thousands o...
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Dining out: Raise a glass to Oktoberfest specialsSep 21, 2022 11:00 pm - Prost! • Big Skillet in Elgin recently added a variety of German favorites to its menu for Oktoberfest. Dine on cinnamon apple pork chops, wiener or chicken schnitzel, T...