Cook County Lifestyle
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Exchange students seeking host families for 2016-17 school yearFeb 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Youth for Understanding is currently seeking loving families willing to open their hearts and homes to international high school exchange students for the 2016-17 school...
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Celebrate Canned Food Month with Northern Illinois Food BankFeb 01, 2016 10:00 pm - February is Canned Food Month, and Northern Illinois Food Bank is celebrating the occasion by highlighting this enduring staple in the quest to solve hunger. Revered for...
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Volunteer to help the environmentFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - Conserve Lake County will host ecological work days from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 13, at Oak Openings, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Casey Farm,...
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Palatine Rotary hosting casino night fundraiser Feb. 5Feb 01, 2016 12:00 am - The Rotary Club of Palatine is holding a casino night Friday, Feb. 5, at the American Legion Hall, 122 W. Palatine Road in Palatine, to raise funds for Rotary and Rotary...
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Medieval Times collecting food for area pantriesJan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - Medieval Times is encouraging fans to "give a little and save big" in an attempt to refill local food pantry stockpiles that historically start to run low this time of y...
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Citadel Care Center successful donation drive for scarves, glovesJan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - Thank you to all who donated to this wonderful project. The residents at Citadel Care Center (formerly ManorCare) have collected scarves and gloves annually for the la...
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'Get Appy!' with Tri-Village Garden ClubJan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - Everyone is invited to hear Karen Sego present ""Get Appy!" at the Tri-Village Garden Club of Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the...
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Constable: When opera and 'Dummies' collideJan 31, 2016 6:30 am - Before he wrote “Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Dummies” and starred in cabaret shows he wrote, Bill Dyszel made a life-changing discovery as a freshman at Palatine High Sch...
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Elgin Symphony announces 'fun and relaxed' upcoming seasonJan 30, 2016 12:00 am - Elgin Symphony Orchestra's upcoming season will feature a few firsts, audience favorites and returning hit guest musicians - always in the "fun and relaxed" atmosphe...
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Thrift shop celebrates grand re-opening in SchauburgJan 30, 2016 12:00 am - The grand reopening Saturday at the Shelter Inc. thrift shop in Schaumburg went off without missing a beat as patrons looking for bargains or to donate to a good cause f...