Cook County Lifestyle
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Check out these suburbs for great outdoor dining optionsApr 14, 2024 5:45 am - Spring has officially sprung. And not much beats a meal outside on a nice day. To accommodate al fresco dining, some suburban towns have continued to allow for outdoor dining zones during the seasonable months.
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Amid erratic weather, local garden centers keep springing forwardApr 11, 2024 6:10 pm - Snow in April. Unseasonably warm 70-degree days in March. Springtime weather in the Chicago area is inconsistent and uncertain, but local garden centers and nurseries tak...
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‘We haven’t gotten anything yet’: Church has yet to ask for changes to development planApr 11, 2024 4:28 pm - A religious group’s controversial proposal to build a church and school in South Barrington can’t move forward until it resubmits a request to amend the property’s develo...
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Glenbard Parent Series to outline how to make tough talks easierApr 11, 2024 12:00 am - On Tuesday, April 23, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present “How to Talk to Kids and Make the Tough Talks Easier: Relationships, Teen Healt...
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Dax’s big day: Hundreds turn out for decorated dog’s retirement ceremonyApr 10, 2024 6:53 pm - Hundreds gathered in Libertyville on Wednesday to celebrate the illustrious career of Lake County sheriff’s police dog Dax and wish the highly decorated German shepherd w...
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Spring cleaning: Volunteers pick up trash on miles of area bike trailsApr 10, 2024 12:01 pm - Bike Palatine Club vice president Kevin Keehn often wondered who picked up all the roadside trash after a long winter. That question led him on a personal mission of picking up litter along Northwest suburban roads/trails where he annually cycles a couple thousand miles.
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Enter a magical world in CTE’s ‘James and the Giant Peach Jr.’Apr 10, 2024 10:41 am - Children’s Theatre of Elgin will present “James and the Giant Peach Jr.” April 12-14 at the Hemmens in Elgin, with a special sensory-friendly performance on April 11.
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Strawberry Festival returns for 49th year at Bethlehem ElginApr 09, 2024 11:05 pm - All are welcome to the 49th annual Strawberry Festival at Bethlehem Lutheran Church where the theme of the day is everything strawberry! You can enjoy freshly-made strawb...
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Kane County Health Department applauds Aurora Farmers Market for policy restricting vapingApr 09, 2024 1:36 pm - On Jan. 1, e-cigarette devices were added to the Smoke Free Illinois Act, which means in addition to smoking, vaping is now banned in public places and outside public pla...
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‘In it for the long haul’: Prairie Food Co-op gets ready to build Lombard grocery storeApr 09, 2024 11:41 am - The produce section will go in the front, frozen meat in the back and dry goods in the center aisles. But this will be no ordinary grocery store. DuPage County’s first community-owned, full-service grocery store is finally becoming a reality.