Northbrook Lifestyle
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Birth of a Trail: The design, construction and final touches on Paul Douglas Preserve mountain biking courseApr 18, 2023 6:00 am - Editor's note: This is the third and final installment of the three-part series titled, Birth of a Trail. No prior mountain biking trail, rogue or otherwise, existe...
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"Rescue Readers" program sparks students' passion for animal welfareApr 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Orphans of the Storm partnered with Meridian Middle School in Buffalo Grove on a pilot program called Rescue Readers. The students read 527 books, resulting in a $2,500 ...
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Early Bird Deals for Pool Passes End May 1 at Northbrook Park DistrictApr 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Make a splash at Northbrook pools this Summer! 2023 pool season passes are on sale now for the Northbrook Sports Center Pool and Meadowhill Aquatic Center. A special ear...
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Good News Sunday: Meet Norbert, the skateboard-riding pig who really may have trained his ownerApr 16, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Vince Baran is living his dream, and hi...
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Oakton College's Early Childhood Center to host open houseApr 14, 2023 6:00 am - Oakton College isn't just a suburban community college headquartered in Des Plaines - it also hosts a preschool. And that preschool will hold an open house for prospecti...
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Northbrook pop singer JORDY navigates adulthood with upcoming album 'BOY'Apr 13, 2023 6:00 am - Northbrook-native pop singer JORDY insists he isn't playing favorites including the song for his sister — “Becky's Brother” — on his upcoming full-length album “BOY,” du...
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'Victory of the human spirit': Violins played by Jewish musicians coming to suburbsApr 13, 2023 5:30 am - A child's violin has been restored but remains unplayable. Was it ever played? Sobering questions may come to mind when people see - and hear - the Violins of Hope, a co...
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Things to do April 14-20: Marlon Wayans, 'Book of Mormon,' AXPONA, Paul Reiser and moreApr 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Before Friday “The Book of Mormon”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, April 11-14; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 15; and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at Cadillac Palace Theat...
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Arlington Heights nonprofit to host 35th annual gala at the Four Seasons Chicago to benefit those with disabilitiesApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - Clearbrook, an Arlington Heights-based nonprofit, is hosting its yearly gala at the elegant Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (120 E. Delaware Place). T...
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Kids Above All helps youths dealing with trauma, injustice build better livesApr 06, 2023 6:00 am - Kids Above All does exactly what its name implies. It puts kids first. Founded in 1894 as an orphanage in Lake Bluff, the organization has seen a diverse expansion o...