Wauconda Lifestyle
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Illinois youth unemployment at staggering levels during pandemicNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% — 29% among Blacks and 25.7% among Hispanics. ...
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Gurnee students learn local history and share facts with forest preserve visitorsOct 08, 2021 6:00 am - A project that fourth-grade teacher Jane Weiland created at Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee not only teaches her students local history, but also educates visitor...
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Libertyville shelters need volunteers for meal programOct 03, 2021 11:00 pm - When Eric Peschke and Susan Milanek shop for groceries, they fill up their carts with food they will use to make meals for families they don't even know. Both regularly...
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Good News Sunday: Meet the players in the Mount Prospect-based women's golf league that's been around since 1941Oct 03, 2021 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: A women's golf league based in Mount Pro...
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Lake County 211 system has fielded 100,000 requests for help in first two yearsOct 01, 2021 5:25 am - Lake County's 211 service, an information and referral hotline, has passed the milestone of serving 100,000 combined calls, texts and online requests for help, officials...
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How Make-A-Wish Illinois fulfilled Antioch 10-year-old's dreamsSep 21, 2021 6:00 am - When Mazie Leonard, 10, of Antioch met a friend's bearded dragon, it sparked an interest so intense she wrote a book about it. Her curiosity about reptiles only grew as...
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Take the first step: Barrington Area CROP Walk fights hunger locally, globallySep 09, 2021 6:00 am - The Barrington Area CROP Walk is in its 39th year. In that time, the fundraiser has raised more than $1 million to help feed the hungry and bring basic necessities to th...
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Lake County Suicide Prevention and Awareness walk to go virtual againAug 31, 2021 1:00 am - Despite having to host their annual Walk for Suicide Prevention and Awareness virtually again this year, organizers expect to see the number of participants grow. There ...
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Citing safety of veterans and volunteers, Lake County Honor Flight will not fly until springAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County Honor Flight, which sponsors multiday trips to Washington, D.C., for veterans and their guardians, will not fly again until April. After a moratorium on Hono...
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Travis Manion Foundation to host 9/11 Heroes Run to honor the 20th anniversaryAug 20, 2021 11:00 pm - The Travis Manion Foundation, a veteran service organization, will host the Chicago 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Lincoln Park in Chicago. Th...