Cook County Lifestyle
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Elderday Center receives $5,000 Giving Tuesday match award from The Retirement Research FoundationDec 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Elderday Center in Batavia is the recipient of a matching grant award of $5,000 from The Retirement Research Foundation for its participation in Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1...
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Believe Project: $100 to help co-worker battle cancerDec 17, 2015 4:00 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Beverley Caliendo of Hoffman Estates. Here is an excerpt of her story: "The administrator from my office has...
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Suburban fans feel 'The Force Awakens'Dec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Chris Zimmerman said it best. “I'm super excited!” the 26-year-old South Elgin man shouted in the lobby of AMC Streets of Woodfield theaters in Schaumburg. The first sho...
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Jingle Bell Jam benefit to rock your holiday in ElginDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Court in downtown Elgin, hosts its third annual "Jingle Bell Jam," featuring four area bands, on Saturday, Dec. 19. Doors open at 5 p...
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Barrington Relay For Life to host 2016 kickoff eventDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Barrington will have a kickoff event on Jan. 13, to launch the new year's fundraising efforts. The kickoff will honor cance...
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Waddell & Reed Christmas event benefits children in needDec 16, 2015 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK, Ill. - The Waddell & Reed client Christmas party collected gifts for Toys for Tots to benefit needy children in the local community. The goal was to deliver, ...
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Can jealous tendencies change throughout life?Dec 16, 2015 10:00 pm - A new survey discovered that changes in envy might develop as a person grows older and jealousy can change throughout a person's lifetime. The study found that in people...
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'Elgin Celebrates the Holidays' could be city's newest traditionDec 16, 2015 7:00 am - After this Sunday, Elgin may have a new holiday tradition on its already-busy calendar. For the first time, the Hemmens Cultural Center is hosting "Elgin Celebrates the ...
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Elk Grove Village sets headliners for summer concert seriesDec 16, 2015 4:10 am - Peter Cetera, LeAnn Rimes, Foreigner and Michael McDonald are the headline acts who will be performing at Elk Grove Village's 8th Annual Mid-Summer Classics Concert Seri...
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Holiday blood drive at Woodfield Dec. 18-31Dec 16, 2015 12:00 am - This article has been updated to reflect that previously announced "fast passes" to see Santa at Woodfield Mall without waiting in line have been withdrawn as a pote...