Cook County Lifestyle
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Arlington Heights Festival of the Wreaths bidding period expandedNov 14, 2016 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights Historical Society is expanding the viewing and bidding period for the second annual Festival of the Wreaths to two weeks. The period will run fro...
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Wauconda Woman's Club holds Annual Calcutta FundraiserNov 13, 2016 10:00 pm - The Wauconda Woman's Club held their Annual Calcutta Fundraiser "French Gardens" on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Over $3000 was raised to benefit the club's many charit...
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Elk Grove VFW to raffle off CorvetteNov 13, 2016 10:00 pm - Elk Grove Village, in partnership with Elk Grove Community Character Coalition and the Elk Grove Village VFW Post 9284, have announced that Castle Chevrolet North will d...
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RPV, for when the family SUV just won't doNov 13, 2016 6:00 am - Rumors persist of an impending zombie apocalypse - and should that day come, be sure I'm jumping in this Terradyne Gurkha RPV, or rapid patrol vehicle. It's a brute of a...
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Mount Prospect's new Finn McCool's Irish sports pub inviting, comfortableNov 11, 2016 5:00 am - Driving by the blast of green and gold signage, Finn McCool's new Mount Prospect spot at first looks like it could be a Green Bay Packers' bar on steroids. But this eye-...
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Constable: Letter from Vietnam rekindles suburban veterans' pastNov 11, 2016 4:15 am - An old pro when it comes to sharing his Vietnam War experience with school kids on Veterans Day, former infantry squad leader Chuck Derer was talking to a class at a sub...
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Shelter Inc.'s 29th anniversary charity ball Friday in SchaumburgNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - It's a critical year for the Shelter Inc. 29th Anniversary Charity Ball, the agency's biggest fundraiser, which is coming up next Friday, Nov. 18, according to marketing...
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Sheriff collecting toysNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is collecting new and unwrapped toys through the U.S. Marine Corp's Toys for Tots program through Dec. 16. Collection locations are: Lak...
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Donate toys in LincolnshireNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - A Toys for Tots collection box has been set up near the reception desk inside Lincolnshire's village hall, 1 Olde Half Day Road. New, unwrapped toys are being sought. To...
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Countryside firefighters shop for Thanksgiving dinner for needy familiesNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - Countryside firefighters prowled the aisles of Mariano's grocery store in Vernon Hills on Friday morning, but it wasn't to prepare for a firehouse meal. Instead, about a...