Cook County Lifestyle
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A canvas of fall colors stretches across the suburbsNov 01, 2024 2:14 pm - The fall colors in northern Illinois have been extraordinarily vibrant and picturesque this year.
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Home and garden calendar, Nov. 3-9Oct 31, 2024 6:00 am - Garden club meetings, holiday events, seed saving, plant swap and more.
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Good or evil?: How owls have been depicted in folklore and historyOct 31, 2024 6:00 am - Nature columnist and owl enthusiast Mark Spreyer takes a look at how owls have fascinated humans for centuries, and how they’ve been depicted in folklore, fiction and history.
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Charged up for change: The Lake County Forest Preserves transition to net-zero energyOct 30, 2024 2:28 pm - The new Ryerson Education Center, opened spring 2024, is the culmination of three years of planning and an ambitious goal: create a net-zero energy building that produces as much power as it consumes each year.
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Prospect Heights council to consider city’s first rules on keeping chickens Nov. 25Oct 30, 2024 2:17 pm - A more specific date of Nov. 25 has been scheduled for the Prospect Heights city council’s delayed first reading of proposed regulations on the keeping of chickens.
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Immanuel Lutheran to host annual Veterans Dinner Nov. 10Oct 30, 2024 12:48 pm - As a thank you to those who have selflessly served in the nation’s armed forces, Immanuel Lutheran in East Dundee will be hosting a free dinner for veterans and their families on Sunday, Nov. 10.
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Life-changing: Harper's Paths to College and Career program helps adult studentsOct 28, 2024 12:32 am - Harper’s Paths to College and Career is designed to help displaced, unemployed or underemployed adults seeking to pivot careers and enhance their basic skills and digital literacy.
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‘Happy Jack’ pumpkin greets Goebbert’s Farm visitorsOct 27, 2024 6:00 am - Wearing a fresh coat of orange paint trimmed with green, black and white and resting atop a farm silo, “Happy Jack,” a fiberglass pumpkin, has been drawing visitors to Goebbert's Farm in South Barrington since 1979.
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Costumed dogs, owners join for Buffalo Grove’s Howl-O-Ween CelebrationOct 26, 2024 9:29 pm - Cuteness and creativity were on display during the Howl-O-Ween Canine Costume Contest at the Dan Schimmel Pavilion in Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove on Saturday. Ab...
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Call it farmhouse, country or cottage: How a Geneva home decor store has evolved over 33 yearsOct 26, 2024 11:48 am - Country Naturals, a home decor store in Geneva, has evolved with the trends over the 33 years it has been open.