Vernon Hills Lifestyle
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Fundraiser for paralyzed Vernon Hills High School gradSep 29, 2015 1:00 am - Vernon Hills High School will host a fundraiser for 2009 graduate Tierney Darden on Friday, Oct. 2, at the homecoming soccer and football games. Tierney was paralyzed fr...
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Night life events: Emmett's adds autumn tastes to brewmaster dinnerSep 25, 2015 6:00 am - Emmett's brewmaster dinner Join Emmett's brewers and chefs for a brewmaster dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in West Dundee. Start with the seared s...
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WWII pilot to speak at Honor Flight fundraiserSep 23, 2015 1:00 am - Byron Kinney, a World War II pilot who flew rescue missions over Japan to save American POWs, will be the featured speaker Saturday at a fundraising event for Lake Coun...
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An Olympic-sized effort at O'HareSep 19, 2015 1:00 am - About 100 teams competed Saturday at O'Hare International Airport to see who could pull a UPS Airbus A300 or United Airlines 737 12 feet the fastest. The event raised mo...
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Take a hayride at Prairie Crossing Farm festivalSep 17, 2015 11:00 pm - Visit the Prairie Crossing Farm in Grayslake during the Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. Enjoy a free hayride tour of this working organic farm ...
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CLC Foundation scholarship gala on Sept. 26Sep 16, 2015 1:00 am - A festive evening is planned in downtown Chicago to raise funds for student scholarships at the CLC Foundation's annual scholarship gala. Called "Funding the Future: Bla...
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Dung offers clues to dinosaurs' existanceSep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - T. rex, the colossal dinosaur, was one of the largest predators. Judging by fossilized skeletons, SUE, the T. rex at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago being...
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Buffalo Grove police to pull plane for Special OlympicsSep 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Police with the Buffalo Grove Police Department kept fielding the same question during the recent Buffalo Grove Days festival: "What makes you want to do something crazy...
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First Tee clinic at Ivanhoe builds character as well as golf skillsSep 12, 2015 1:00 am - Devon Ledesma shanked it. If he was frustrated by one of the most frustrating sports, the 10-year-old boy from Round Lake didn't show it. Neither did his coach for the d...
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Restoration work day at Oak Openings near GrayslakeSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - An ecological restoration work day will be from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Oak Openings near Grayslake. The work is a collaborative effort of Conserve La...