Northbrook Lifestyle
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Northbrook teen's bat mitzvah project now an ongoing effort to improve people's livesApr 20, 2023 5:30 am - Home, Ellie Footlik believes, is where memories and traditions are created. The 16-year-old Northbrook resident and junior at Rochelle Zell Jewish High School is more th...
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After 50 years, Long Grove synagogue writing final chapter as independent congregationApr 20, 2023 1:00 am - After 50 years of serving the Northwest suburban Jewish community, Temple Chai in Long Grove is about to close its last chapter as an independent congregation. The synag...
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Dining out: Earth Day specials, plus get a free Wetzel's pretzel on National Pretzel DayApr 19, 2023 6:00 am - Earth Day eats For Earth Day - Saturday, April 22 - Prairie Grass Cafe chef Sarah Stegner organized four of her fellow chefs at other Chicago restaurants to feature Lion...
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Making of a dream home: Ambitious renovation spawns design careerApr 19, 2023 6:00 am - “A house is made with walls and beams; a home is made with love and dreams” - Ralph Waldo Emerson By Jill Goetz My husband and I purchased this original 1970s-style, 3,0...
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Amazing alliteration aid: Glenview author writes book to teach children grammarApr 19, 2023 1:00 am - Glenview's Kimberly Karzen took a roundabout way to writing a children's book on grammar. The author of "Tongue Twisters that Teach" (Rubber Ducky Press, 2022), Karzen t...
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Retired Schaumburg Cop Warns about Ruse Burglaries and how They Can be PreventedApr 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Seniors are usually intended targets for ruse burglaries. Submitted by David Brimm With increasing regularity, strangers come to the door posing as utility workers, cit...
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Help JCC plant daffodils in memory of children who died in the HolocaustApr 18, 2023 11:00 pm - A family program in the Jewish Community Center of Chicago's Daffodil Memorial Garden will be held Sunday at the Bernard Weinger JCC, 300 Revere Drive, Northbrook. The D...
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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...