Cook County Lifestyle
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Pump up your tires — May is National Bike MonthApr 30, 2024 6:00 am - National Bike Month launches May 1, and with it plenty of opportunities to shake the dust off your bike.
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Good News Sunday: Aurora teacher gives students a sense of belongingApr 28, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about an award-winning fifth grade teacher, preschoolers releasing ladybugs for Earth Day and top volunteers honored in Schaumburg.
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SkyView: Panoramic shot shows off enormous sea of carsApr 28, 2024 6:00 am - One way to photograph the rows and rows of automobiles at the cashforcars.com storage lot in Elgin is with the panorama setting on a drone.
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Grief & healing: Don’t forget to play; it can help rebuild your identityApr 27, 2024 6:00 am - A survivor may believe joining in some merriment may feel like a betrayal of the one who died. Why should we be happy when he or she can’t be here?
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Rockin’ in the Park: Rosemont releases summer concert lineupApr 25, 2024 6:50 am - Rosemont has released the lineup for its Rockin’ in the Park summer concert series, which features classic cover bands across 18 nights, with a fireworks show closing many of the performances.
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‘We flipped the whole script’: 15 Lakes builds on popular food truck, butcher shop with new steakhouseApr 24, 2024 9:58 am - By design, there are no TVs at 15 Lakes Prime Steakhouse, opening Friday in downtown Antioch. But a butcher’s bread and butter edible candle is another matter. “We’re supplying quality. That’s what we’re focusing on,” Executive Chef Duane Boslet said.
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Plan now for Mother’s Day: Here are over 100 restaurant ideasApr 24, 2024 9:39 am - Mother’s Day is Sunday! If you don’t have plans yet, you still might be able to make reservations or order carryout from some suburban restaurants. Don’t delay as the clock is ticking.
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St. Zachary School in Des Plaines to close after 61 yearsApr 23, 2024 5:17 pm - A Roman Catholic elementary school in Des Plaines will close for good at the end of the current school year, the Archdiocese of Chicago confirmed Tuesday. St. Zachary...
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‘A transformative force’: Lurie Children’s Hospital breaks ground on outpatient center in SchaumburgApr 23, 2024 1:03 pm - Six months after receiving approval, Lurie Children’s Hospital broke ground Tuesday on a new 75,000-square-foot outpatient center expected to open in Schaumburg in August...
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Safely dispose of prescription medications at Hines VA Hospital on April 27Apr 22, 2024 2:55 pm - All Chicago-area residents, including non-veterans, can safely dispose of expired or unused prescription medications at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, 5000 S. 5th Ave, Hines, in Parking Lot A, located near the main hospital entrance.