Cook County Lifestyle
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Schaumburg's Escape caters to carnivores, cocktail loversDec 04, 2015 5:00 am - With Drink Nightclub down the street, the opening of Escape Lounge & Sports Bar on Sept. 24 has turned Algonquin Road into a destination for Schaumburg residents and oth...
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$100 to lift spirits of friend who suffered strokeDec 04, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Julie Schwartz of Buffalo Grove. Here is an excerpt of her story: "My friend could really use a Believe enve...
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Veterans Conservation Corps announces winter projectsDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - A kiosk and bird houses are the winter projects for the Volunteer Veterans Conservation Corp, which allows veterans to continue serving their country by assisting with a...
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Sierra Ridge in neighborhood profileDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - Nancy Schultz worked in Rockford when she purchased a townhouse in Sierra Ridge in Elgin. "That's the farthest east I wanted to go," said Schultz, one of the community's...
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Eight homes featured on Elgin's holiday house walkDec 03, 2015 10:00 am - Would you like to experience a house dressed to the nines for Christmas without the trips to and from the attic? Attend this year's Northeast Neighborhood Association Ho...
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Constable: Books with diversity foster empathyDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Something magical happens this time of year when you give a child a book. Choosing a book with some diversity provides more than a simple story. "It's putting an idea in...
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Barrington Countryside Fire accepting Toys for Tots donationsDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District will accept donations for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program at its fire stations through Dec. 15. "We believe st...
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DuPage Meals on Wheels dropping to 2 days a week due to state cutsDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - The state's budget problems have forced the DuPage Senior Citizens Council to put the brakes on its Meals on Wheels program. Council leaders say the nonprofit organizati...
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IMRF honors Carpentersville retiree's service to those in needDec 02, 2015 10:00 pm - The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund announced today that it is recognizing retiree Domingo Mata for his important volunteer work in Carpentersville. Mata is the seven...
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Local teen builds dog park as Eagle Scout projectDec 02, 2015 10:00 pm - Benjamin Dufresne, a Boy Scout from Troop 13 in St. Charles, designed and built a 150-foot diameter dog park at Poynor Park in Campton Township for his Eagle Scout proje...