Cook County Lifestyle
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Five more ways you can celebrate 50 years of 'Trek'Sep 04, 2016 7:00 am - If donning pointy ears and heading to a convention isn't your thing, here are five other ways you can celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Star Trek" this week: • Bold...
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Celebrate 50 years of 'Star Trek' in RosemontSep 04, 2016 7:00 am - On Sept. 8, 1966, a colorful TV show with a multi-ethnic cast began its three-year voyage on NBC. Fifty years later, "Star Trek" endures not only as a pop-cultural icon,...
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Constable: Paraplegic mentor goes mermaid to help kidsSep 04, 2016 6:30 am - For Arlington Heights native Kelsey Ibach, the trickiest part of scuba diving might be getting dressed. “Wet suits are hard enough to get on normally,” says Ibach, 27, w...
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Prospect Heights Community Garden plans to growSep 04, 2016 1:00 am - The Prospect Heights Police Outreach Program Community Garden enabled 12 families to grow their own organic vegetables. One of the garden plots, tended by the Prospect H...
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Help with habitat restorationSep 04, 2016 1:00 am - Habitat restoration and stewardship team at Volo Bog State Natural Area hosts volunteer days Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays through November. Hours are 8:30 to 11 a.m....
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"A Grovey Kind of Murder" Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Elk Grove Village Park DistrictSep 03, 2016 11:00 pm - WT Productions presents "A Grovey Kind of Murder," written and directed by Debbi Dennison and Carl Zeitler. This new interactive murder mystery dinner theatre production...
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Wreath Making Workshops Offer Inspiration for Festival of the WreathsSep 01, 2016 11:00 pm - The making of wreaths is an ancient and honored art that began about 1000 B.C. Today, wreaths are used to celebrate holidays, as décor for homes and to add a bit of whim...
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Lynch Foundation raises $20,000 for vetsSep 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Lynch Foundation raises $20,000 for veterans at annual golf outing
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Wheeling Helping Hands holding 3 fundraisersSep 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Wheeling Helping Hands, a not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to raising funds in support of the Wheeling Police and Fire Departments' charity programs, is h...
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Support St. Charles Kiwanis Peanut Days Sept. 22-24Sep 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Once again, St. Charles Kiwanis members will don orange vests and request donations at sites around town for their annual Peanut Days fundraiser on Thursday, Sept. 22, t...