Vernon Hills Lifestyle
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Mom of slain Des Plaines boy brings 'light from the darkness' with help from famous friendsAug 23, 2019 5:30 am - Patricia Frontain still remembers the moment her grief over her 14-year-old son's slaying turned into something much more powerful. It was about a year after a 22-year-o...
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Sept. 5-10: CLC to host ninth Lake County Film FestivalAug 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Film fans from throughout the Lake County and Chicago area are invited to the ninth Lake County Film Festival, hosted by the College of Lake County from Sept. 5-10. Det...
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Dining out: The Table at Crate opens in Oak Brook; Taco Bar Tuesday at Uncle Julio'sAug 21, 2019 10:00 am - The Table at Crate Talk about star power: James Beard-nominated chef Bill Kim is leading the kitchen at Oak Brook's new The Table at Crate, Crate and Barrel's first full...
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Radford Green's Reigning CelebrityAug 20, 2019 11:00 pm - "When she first got here, she sat in her wheelchair with her head down. She was sad and scared," said Cathie Khouri about her mother, Edie London. Edie was one of the ea...
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Racers get down and dirty in Grayslake to fight MSAug 17, 2019 1:00 am - About 2,500 racers crawled, slid and ran through an obstacle course filled with mud during the 7th annual MuckFest MS Saturday in Grayslake. The 5K event at Lake County...
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Lake County treasurer buys backpacksAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim has announced she used a state stipend to purchase backpacks she then donated to the United Way of Lake County. The backpacks will be giv...
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Donated car means no more ride-share commutes for disabled Army vetAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Tom LeClair can finally say goodbye to those $72-a-day Uber bills. LeClair, a disabled U.S. Army veteran from Beach Park, has been using Uber for his 45-minute daily com...
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Free College Seminars in Lake County in AugustAug 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Two free college planning seminars will be held in Lake County this month. My College Planning Team, www.mycollegeplanningteam.com, will present Five Strategies to Colle...
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Little Bear Ribfest brings music and barbecue to Vernon Hills Aug. 16-17Aug 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Enjoy blues, beer and barbecue at the Vernon Hills Park District's annual Little Bear Ribfest. The event runs from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, and 4 to 11 p.m. Saturda...
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Youth Conservation Corps students gain life skills, work in forest preservesAug 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Shelly Regnier was a recent graduate of Mundelein High School when she took a summer job more than two decades ago working in the Lake County Forest Preserves through a ...