Waukegan Lifestyle
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How the hardy bald cypress thrives in swamps and flooded areasNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and...
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Libertyville student's app helps feed the hungryNov 14, 2021 10:00 pm - Solve Hunger began as an idea at the Sharma family dinner table. The Sharmas were discussing potential solutions to improve food drive networks locally. Tavish Sharma, ...
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Best Bets: Lightscape illuminates Chicago Botanic Garden starting FridayNov 10, 2021 5:00 am - Sparkle through solstice Thousands of twinkling lights light up the Chicago Botanic Garden's Lightscape, the after-dark illuminated trail that returns starting Friday at...
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'It's a therapy': Mundelein man brings golf to fellow veterans with disabilitiesNov 06, 2021 1:00 am - U.S. Army veteran Jim Nelson of Mundelein isn't great at golf but says there's more to the game than scoring well. Through his involvement with the Healthy Minds, Health...
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Veterans Day events honor those who've servedNov 04, 2021 11:00 pm - Update: Due to a forecast of rain and high winds, the Aurora Veterans Day Parade has been canceled and the ceremony has been moved indoors, with an 11 a.m. start time. D...
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Neighbors in the News: Boys & Girls Club of Lake County names new programs directorNov 03, 2021 11:00 pm - Robert H. Marshall Jr. has joined the Boys & Girls Club of Lake County as director of Programs & Impact. Marshall, an alumnus of Boys & Girls Club programming himself, ...
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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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Expert family historian to present update on Chicago Jewish genealogy research toolsOct 26, 2021 11:00 pm - "Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland - What's New" will be the topic of a presentation by genealogist Mike Karsen for the Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, virtual meetin...
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Best Bets: Good vibrations as Brian Wilson, Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin play GeneseeOct 21, 2021 6:00 am - Gourds aglow There's still time to marvel at the nearly 1,000 carved gourds on display as part of Pier Pumpkin Lights at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Saturday ...
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Neighbors in the News: Elmhurst Realtor named president-elect of state organizationOct 20, 2021 11:00 pm - • Elmhurst resident and Realtor Michael Gobber, was installed as the 2022 president-elect of Illinois REALTORS. He is the designated managing broker and partner of Centu...