Cook County Lifestyle
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Herbie's Friends helps kids deal with griefSep 06, 2014 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice offers Herbie's Friends, a program to help grieving families cope with loss, grief and death. Herbie's Friends, for families with children ...
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First Rotary Tour d'Arlington held SaturdaySep 06, 2014 1:01 am - Ron Crawford, heading up this year's first Rotary Tour d'Arlington, said he was a "little disappointed with the turnout" of less than 50 people. Their mission statement ...
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'It takes a team,' Garth Brooks tells kids at Elk Grove High SchoolSep 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Many of the young Teammate ProCamp basketball players weren't even born when country music superstar Garth Brooks quit performing more than a decade ago. But they cheere...
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School nurse is parents' partner in health careSep 05, 2014 6:01 am - Toward the beginning of Sherrie Schmidt's career as a school nurse, she recommended a parent take her daughter to an optometrist after the kindergartner failed a vision ...
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Lincolnshire collecting coats:Sep 05, 2014 1:01 am - The village of Lincolnshire is collecting coats to provide to veterans and/or their families as part of Operation Stand Down. If you would like to give the "Gift of Warm...
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Help clean the river:Sep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Join the Illinois Water TrailKeepers for the fourth annual Des Plaines River Cleanup. The event is set for 9 a.m. Saturday at Riverwoods village hall, 300 Portwine Road....
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Des Plaines Fall Fest Kicking off Friday September 12Sep 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Celebrating its sixth year, Fall Fest, a three-day, family-friendly festival is ready to kick off in just a few days! The event, produced by the Des Plaines Chamber of C...
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Prairie Crossing featured on PBS show, Growing a Greener WorldSep 04, 2014 11:00 pm - The Prairie Crossing conservation community and Prairie Crossing Farm in Grayslake will be featured on an episode of Growing a Greener World that airs on Sun., Sept. 7, ...
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Staying Young & Healthy Over 40 with PilatesSep 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Mike Mergener, of Lake Forest, is an avid golfer, runner, and skier. Every week, he runs 15 miles-more or less-and every year, plays some 100 rounds of golf. To maintain...
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Crabtree's Art in Nature on Sept. 21Sep 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Come watch over forty artists painting along scenic nature trails at Crabtree Nature Center's fifth annual Art in Nature event. This free event will be held on ...