North Barrington Lifestyle
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DAR packs 'Buckets of Fun' for patients at Comer Children's HospitalOct 19, 2021 11:00 pm - To commemorate the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) National Day of Service in October, members of Barrington, IL-based Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, have contin...
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Signal Hill NSDAR to honor veterans with Wreaths Across AmericaOct 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Remember. Honor. Teach. This is the mission of Wreaths Across America - to remember veterans' service by placing wreaths on their graves, honor their sacrifice, and teac...
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Help save 3 acres of rare fen habitat at Kishwaukee Fen Nature Preserve Oct. 17Oct 08, 2021 11:00 pm - A new kind of conservation initiative seeks to restore the threatened Kishwaukee Fen Nature Preserve in the Village of Lakewood at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17. All are invit...
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Gurnee students learn local history and share facts with forest preserve visitorsOct 08, 2021 6:00 am - A project that fourth-grade teacher Jane Weiland created at Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee not only teaches her students local history, but also educates visitor...
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Purple power: Participants of all ages walk — and roll — in Libertyville Alzheimer's walkOct 02, 2021 1:00 am - Independence Grove in Libertyville looked a little more colorful Saturday during the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's. The walk aims to raise awareness an...
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Lake County 211 system has fielded 100,000 requests for help in first two yearsOct 01, 2021 5:25 am - Lake County's 211 service, an information and referral hotline, has passed the milestone of serving 100,000 combined calls, texts and online requests for help, officials...
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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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Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, Helps Sunny Hill Elementary With SuppliesSep 17, 2021 11:00 pm - The Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, in Barrington, IL, provided an abundance of vital supplies at the beginning of the 2021 school year for the children and teachers at Sunn...
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Barrington Area Conservation Trust OaktoberFest 2021Sep 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Bring the family to Barrington Area Conservation Trust's annual OaktoberFest planting day on Sunday, October 3, noon-3pm, at Far Field Nature Preserve located at the cor...