Palatine Lifestyle
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 23 to March 7Feb 24, 2026 2:38 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the cultural history of birds, Ikebana, designing with color, and more.
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‘Nothing can or will erase their memory’: Palatine remembers three fallen firefightersFeb 24, 2026 8:53 am - On a brutally cold Monday morning, Palatine continued its tradition of honoring three volunteer firefighters who gave their lives battling a deadly blaze at the downtown Ben Franklin store in 1973.
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‘Embrace your Irish side’: Palatine St. Patrick’s Parade returns March 14Feb 23, 2026 12:45 pm - The renamed “Palatine St. Patrick’s Parade” will step off at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, from the corner of Wood and Oak streets in the village’s downtown. Before and after the parade, sponsoring establishments will host events to help celebrate the occasion.
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Chili chefs put their best dish forward at Palatine cook-offFeb 22, 2026 5:49 pm - Chefs from seven Palatine restaurants gathered Sunday to determine whose chili is tops, but the real winners may have been the judges.
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 18-28Feb 17, 2026 6:19 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like resilient landscapes, native pollinators, warblers, and more.
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Burning palms provide students with visual connection to Ash Wednesday, start of LentFeb 17, 2026 12:49 pm - Dried palm fronds engulfed by a ball of flames Tuesday provided students a visual connection to the upcoming Lenten season at St. Theresa Catholic School in Palatine.
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‘Everyone’s tired of winter’: Chicago Botanic Garden’s annual orchid show offers a colorful escapeFeb 10, 2026 3:52 pm - Outside it’s cold, but it’s warm — and colorful — inside at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s 12th annual orchid show. This year’s theme is “Feelin’ Groovy.”
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 15-22Feb 10, 2026 3:03 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like houseplants, nature journaling, and more.
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 8-14Feb 03, 2026 5:06 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like propagation, new plant varieties, succulents, fruit growing, nature journaling, and more.
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Cook County offering spay, neuter discounts for pets this monthFeb 02, 2026 1:51 pm - Cook County pet owners can bring their dogs and cats to participating veterinarians to receive up to a $40 discount on spay or neuter services this month.