Northbrook Lifestyle
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Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative addresses diversity, helps dedicated studentsJan 20, 2021 10:00 pm - Joyce Nam knows that as promising a violinist as she is already, she's still got a ways to go. Her involvement in the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative is helping her ...
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YMCA Adapts to a New Year by Helping the Community Thrive in Difficult TimesJan 20, 2021 10:00 pm - January at the North Suburban YMCA is typically one of its busiest months, with members filling the facility's weight rooms, fitness classes, and pool. With restrictions...
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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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Berkshire Hathaway Northbrook office donates $2,000 to local food pantriesJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - The Northbrook office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago and the firm's philanthropic arm, the Kindness Foundation, announced that they donated $2,000 to Northbr...
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Glenview joins volunteer effort to spread love with lasagnaJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - This article has been updated: Marci Sieracki has two children. Pretty much everyone would like to do some sort of charity work. But sometimes life just gets in the...
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Dining events: Portillo's heart-shaped chocolate cakes benefit No Kid Hungry this yearJan 12, 2021 5:00 am - Cake for a cause Portillo's heart-shaped chocolate cakes are back, and this year you can feel good about indulging as Portillo's will donate $5 for each cake purchased t...
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Believe Project: $100 to woman who started a nonprofit to feed the needyJan 09, 2021 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Janet Albrecht of Wheeling. She wants to give the money to a friend. Here is an excerpt of her story: "My...
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8 Chicago, suburban musical acts that made 2020 feel not-so-badJan 06, 2021 5:00 am - For most of 2020, the Chicago and suburban musical landscape was obscured by the haze of the global pandemic. But instead of another recap of venue shutdowns, let's look...
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Hockey players cast pretty impressive shadows during pickup games in GlenviewJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Low-winter sunlight and hockey players engaging in a pickup game combined to create long shadows on the ice-covered sand volleyball court at Flick Park in Glenview recen...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...