Waukegan Lifestyle
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Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation has placed and installed a total of 43 drug disposal and collection boxesAug 04, 2020 11:00 pm - In 2010, the SAVE A STAR Drug Awareness Foundation (SAS) took the initiative to develop and implement one of the very first drug disposal and collection programs in the ...
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Waukegan company hands out 50,000 face masks and hands sanitizerAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct information about the company's headquarters. Medline is headquartered in Northfield. A large group of Medline...
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Volunteers fill backpacks with school supplies - and a toyJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - Every student at North Elementary School in Waukegan will benefit from the generosity of two Vernon Hills toy companies and the Kids In Need Foundation. Employees of Lea...
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Lake County allocates $75 million more in federal COVID relief fundingJul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - By Mick Zawislak Aside from a reserve for contingencies, all of Lake County's $121.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds have now been earmarked to help residents,...
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Free trees offered to Waukegan residentsJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - A new grant allows 100 qualifying Waukegan homes to have a tree planted in the front yard for free. Fifty more are being planted in public spaces. These trees have a ret...
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Girl Scout Cookies back for limited time!Jul 19, 2020 11:00 pm - After a four-month hiatus, Girl Scout Cookies are back for a limited time beginning July 13. Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana is relaunching the 2020...
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Leadership Greater Chicago names 2021 Class of LGC FellowsJul 09, 2020 11:00 pm - Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) announced its 2021 Class of LGC Fellows. This select group of 46 accomplished and diverse individuals represents a cross-section of prof...
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Maryville holds 1st free golf clinic for youth at Marquette Park Golf Course July 21Jul 09, 2020 11:00 pm - Maryville's Catholic Youth Organization program will launch its first golf event for youth 18 and under. The free golf clinic will be held at Marquette Park Golf Course ...
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'It has become something bigger than me': Why fitness trainer runs with American flagJul 07, 2020 6:00 am - When Mark Palmieri runs on forest preserve trails carrying a large American flag, he says he sees "massive positive emotion" from people he encounters. Palmieri, who wor...
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Local health centers get COVID-19 emergency grants from Delta Dental of Illinois FoundationJul 06, 2020 11:00 pm - Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, has awarded $1 million through its emergency grant program to 20 Federally...