Cook County Lifestyle
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Family-oriented, yet eclectic: Batavia's Windmill City FestivalJul 06, 2016 6:00 am - Organizers of Batavia's Windmill City Festival attribute the event's success to its variety. Offerings such as a Diaper Derby, a beer garden, a fire hose challenge and a...
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Mooseheart to welcome National Network of State Teachers of the Year MondayJul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - On Monday, July 11, 75 members of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year will come to Mooseheart to take a campus tour, read to students and make a donation ...
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Waystations awaiting guest of honorJul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - Local monarch friendly gardens have been planted, pruned and prepared for the butterfly's annual arrival but they're being slow to show up this year. Waystation owners e...
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Elite Wellness Center And Bystol Performance (Bpc) Team Up To Host Official Ribbon Cutting And Grand Opening On July 28, 2016Jul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - HIGHLAND PARK, IL (JULY 2016) -When it comes to holistic healing, therapy, exercise science, and sports medicine, Elite Wellness Center and Bystol Performance (BPC) hav...
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First Folio's 'Midsummer' marks 20 years of Shakespeare under the starsJul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - Shakespearean plays work well outdoors, and that's especially true for “A Midsummer Night's Dream” — which First Folio Theatre stages under the stars this summer. The p...
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Hip-hop author Nate Marshall coming to Oakton July 13Jul 05, 2016 9:00 am - Award-winning poet, rapper, educator and activist Nate Marshall will bring his unique form of hip-hop poetry to engage audiences at 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, at Oakton...
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Harper student overcomes homelessness, earns awardJul 05, 2016 7:00 am - Brandi Sperry remembers the chilly night she decided to reach out for help. Pregnant, recovering from a battle with substance abuse and getting over a toxic relationship...
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How luck, grit and a Texas highway launched Fremd grad Christina Moore's Hollywood careerJul 05, 2016 5:00 am - Oh, sure. It could happen that a struggling young actress from the Northwest suburbs moves to Hollywood and instantly gets offered all sorts of TV and movie jobs. "But I...
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St. Catherine of Siena teens conclude inspiring mission tripJul 04, 2016 11:00 pm - The youth mission team of St. Catherine of Siena Church in West Dundee spent a week this summer from June 12-17, 2016, in Mishawaka, Ind., volunteering their services wi...
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Library books get second lifeJul 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Keeping pace with a constant influx of new materials is job one for any public library. Traditional publishers release about 300,000 books each year in the United States...