Vernon Hills Lifestyle
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Local students named Evans Scholars for caddyingJan 27, 2022 10:00 pm - Sixty-five Chicago-area students have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies. They are among the first grou...
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Dining bites: Chili's to give away 27,000 Molten Chocolate CakesJan 25, 2022 2:00 pm - Note: Events are subject to change. Check the website or call before you go. National Chocolate Cake Day Yes, chocolate lovers, National Chocolate Cake Day is a real thi...
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Norwegian National League offers scholarships for youth of all agesJan 24, 2022 10:00 pm - The Norwegian National League of Chicago is offering scholarships and cash prizes to deserving students who are of Norwegian heritage residing in the counties of Cook, L...
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Constable: Blizzard? Prairie fires once were 'demons' in what's now the suburbsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - We suburbanites complain about the cold and snow. We're a few months away from griping about the heat and humidity. We dread droughts, fear floods, carp about coyotes, a...
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Sports show brings thoughts of summer on the lakeJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - While temperatures struggled to reach above freezing Sunday, it wasn't hard to imagine warm summer days on the lake for visitors to the Northern Illinois Sports Show at ...
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Year in birding: 2021 brought several rare sightings and new conservation lawsJan 13, 2022 5:00 am - Year in birding: 2021 brought several rare sightings and new conservation laws
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Top animal stories of 2021: A look back at some of the four-legged suburban residents that made headlinesJan 06, 2022 5:00 am - The animal story that may have gotten the most attention this year was, unfortunately, a sad one. Ludwig - an Argentine Dogo - was shot to death in August by the husband...
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It's National Blood Donor Month - be a lifesaver and sign up for donationJan 05, 2022 10:00 pm - During National Blood Donor Month in January, local civic organizations and churches are partnering with Versiti Blood Center of Illinois to host blood drives. One dona...
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The year in crime: First-degree murder, DUI-related deaths, sexual assault among the major suburban crimes for 2021Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - ...
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The top suburban stories of 2021Dec 31, 2021 5:00 am - The local headlines were dominated in 2021 by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the sale of a suburban jewel - Arlington Park - as a potential new home of the Chicago Be...