Cook County Lifestyle
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Maryville Academy to stop housing youthsMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - After 132 years, Maryville Academy will no longer serve as a home for youths, in the face of a looming state funding cut in residential and institutional aid, the Des Pl...
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Bartlett-area scouts team with special needs baseball playersMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - Bartlett-area Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Eagle Scouts and Venture Crew Scouts will buddy up with special needs baseball players June 4 for five games, to raise awareness fo...
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Gluttonous getaways lead to weight gainMay 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Enjoying a daily breakfast buffet or a few margaritas by the pool may seem appropriate during summer vacation, but new research reports those indulgences can translate i...
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Bradbury Carnegie Center exhibits at Dandelion Wine Festival and Printers Row Lit FestMay 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Nostalgic wooden doors from the shuttered Waukegan Carnegie Library will be on view at the Bradbury Carnegie Center's booth on June 4 at Bowen Park in Waukegan during th...
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Buffalo Grove Firefighters 'Fill the Boot' for MDA on June 3May 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Since 1954, the International Association of Firefighters has partnered to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Funds raised benefit MDA research so...
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Century-old Chevy still sweet as a babyMay 30, 2016 6:00 am - Mike Ziegler has a knack for preserving old things - specifically cars. To him, the earlier the better. As a spunky teenager he bought a 1930 Ford Model A. It was his fi...
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Lake County fundraiser recordMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported that the 15th Annual Dunkin Donuts Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics, Illinois, raised a record amount. T...
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Prospect Heights charity golf outing is June 9May 30, 2016 1:00 am - The Prospect Heights Police Association and Fire Association invite golfers to their annual charity golf outing on Thursday, June 9. Proceeds will sponsor community acti...
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Wingfest for kids charity in Schaumburg July 31May 30, 2016 1:00 am - The Woodfield Area Children's Organization's 16th annual Wingfest will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at Drink, 871 E. Algonquin Road in Schaumburg. Six...
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Constable: Chess bonds players, 83 and 19May 29, 2016 7:00 am - Devoid of any hint of a smile or a grimace that could reveal too much, teenager Jonathan Moore calmly clasps his hands together and rests his arms on the table's edge in...