Park City Lifestyle
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Suburban actors with Down syndrome featured in 'Star Wars' fan filmSep 26, 2019 9:00 am - A "Star Wars" fan film featuring actors with disabilities from Chicago's suburbs is making a name for itself at film festivals both domestically and in Europe, including...
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Fort Sheridan: A forest preserve with history and a viewSep 20, 2019 6:00 am - When renowned landscape designer O.C. Simonds (1855-1931) conceived plans for the Fort Sheridan Army base about 130 years ago, he meticulously merged military needs with...
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See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairieSep 16, 2019 6:00 am - See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairie
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Why your access to the heart of Volo Bog is likely to remain closed awhileSep 16, 2019 5:30 am - While most of the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside remains open and accessible for public exploration and other activities, its namesake feature is off limits an...
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Constable: John F. Cuneo Jr., last of land barons, leaves legacy of charity, developmentSep 10, 2019 5:30 am - The seeds of modern suburbia were planted in 1937 when wealthy gentleman farmer John F. Cuneo Sr. bought his palatial estate in Vernon Hills and grew his Hawthorn Mellod...
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You can help shape the future of Lake County's largest forest preserveSep 09, 2019 5:30 am - Beginning with the first land acquisition in 1968, the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda has evolved into the largest preserve in a system that prides itself on goo...
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Go Orange & Get Social for Hunger Action MonthSep 08, 2019 11:00 pm - To further its mission of helping bring awareness of hunger, Northern Illinois Food Bank is once again participating in and hosting several events and initiatives throug...
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5 colorful suburban bike trail systems to ride this fall, plus pretty roads for the more daringSep 08, 2019 7:29 am - Autumn is a great time to ride a bike. The air is fresh but not too cold yet, the suburbs have plenty of good places to ride - and there will be a lot of colorful foliag...
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Global warming is hurting the Earth, but there is good newsSep 06, 2019 6:00 am - Hello, and welcome to Here's the Scoop — the new version of Kids Ink. My own innate curiosity about our world — from plants and animals to humans, technology and even th...
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Lake County Forest Preserves offer field trips, education opportunities for Scouts, studentsSep 05, 2019 8:00 am - Exploring massive mammals that lived in Lake County during the last Ice Age, discovering why animals play dead, identifying different species of plants and trees, and le...