Cook County Lifestyle
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Rivers Casino gives nearly $67K to Des Plaines District 62Feb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Rivers Casino awarded two grants to Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 in January, including money for playground upgrades and equipment to help students with aut...
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Wheeling police serve seniors breakfast for 'Kindness' dayFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Wheeling police officers spent Friday morning serving up pancakes, sausage and desserts for seniors as part of Random Acts of Kindness Day. Roughly 80 seniors showed up ...
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How your son could star in a Steven Spielberg movieFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - A 6-to-9-year-old suburban boy could be the star of the next Steven Spielberg movie. Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment will host an open casting call for the titular role...
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Drumming Away to FitnessFeb 09, 2017 10:00 pm - She's on a mission and she's pretty relentless. Shannon Denny, fitness specialist for Monarch Landing estimates that 150 of the senior living community's residents are i...
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Glencoe's Aitz Hayim presents Jewish scholar Steven Katz on impact of Zionism on American Jews and on IsraelFeb 09, 2017 10:00 pm - On March 10-11, Steven T. Katz, the distinguished head of the Eli Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies at Boston University, will explore the often misinterpreted meaning of...
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Constable: Valentine's with Batman not always superFeb 09, 2017 4:00 am - The saying, “Men want to be him. Women want to be with him,” applies today to Batman, or at least Lego Batman. “It must be great to be Batman,” a TV anchorman gushes in ...
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Lou Malnati's to host District 54 fundraiserFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - The District 54 Education Foundation will host a fundraising give back event with Lou Malnati's in Schaumburg on Wednesday, March 1. Mention the fundraiser at the time o...
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Des Plaines District 62 students helping South Sudan peopleFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - Des Plaines kids are swapping beverages for water to help people in South Sudan. Plainfield Elementary School fifth grade students are participating in the "Iron Giraff...
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'Can You Afford to Retire?' Class Set for March 9th in WestmontFeb 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Can you afford to retire? Depending on your situation, it's a simple question that you may welcome with a sense of accomplishment or receive with more than a little conc...
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Local Habitat to host 25th annual walkathon Feb. 25Feb 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley will be celebrating a notable milestone, its 25th annual Walkathon from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. This historic event ...