Cook County Lifestyle
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Cafes let youngsters play, parents connectJun 12, 2014 1:00 am - On Friday afternoons, Jennifer Evers usually can be found sitting in her favorite cafe, plugging away on her laptop. With trendy seating, funky pendant lighting and a fu...
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Community's 5K Freedom Classic Running Strong with Mundelein Park DistrictJun 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Celebrate July 4 and kickoff summer with Mundelein Park & Recreation District's (www.mundeleinparks.org) Freedom Classic 5K Run/Walk and FREE Kids' FUN RUN. The events a...
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Dad puts self-defense on daughter's college checklistJun 11, 2014 9:00 am - Taylor Delapa of Hoffman Estates says her dad, John, is a “worrier.” John himself admits, “I'm a very safety/security-conscious individual — especially when it comes to ...
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Composting gains steam in suburban schools, homesJun 11, 2014 5:30 am - On an ordinary afternoon at Kaufman Dining Hall at North Central College in Naperville, hundreds of students will do something quietly extraordinary: They'll scrape unea...
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Mt. Prospect holds fire, police fundraiserJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - Mount Prospect police and fire departments will team with Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store, 80 E. Northwest Hwy., on Monday, June 16, to raise funds for public safety ...
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Wildscreen Arkive Brings TV's Jack Hanna to Chicago for fundraiserJun 10, 2014 11:00 pm - In support of Wildscreen Arkive and a special new online feature "WildChicago" that will showcase the diverse natural world in the Windy City, Arkive, a global initiativ...
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Mount Prospect mom finds success on recipe contest circuitJun 10, 2014 6:00 am - Remember last January? (Here's a hint: cold, snow and ice, repeat.) Well, while we were busy shoveling our driveways for the umpteenth time, Sue Cortesi of Mount Prospec...
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How Hinsdale single mom's food pantry visit led to college degreeJun 10, 2014 5:30 am - Motivated by concern for her two daughters, one with life-threatening special needs, an embarrassed Ellen Tucker swallowed her pride and visited the mobile food pantry i...
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Arlington Hts. family hosts golf challenge to raise money for liver cancerJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - Rona Wolf, of Arlington Heights, will host the second Rona & Stuart Wolf Golf Challenge - a benefit for liver cancer research - at noon on July 31. The golf tournament w...
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Suburban chorus headed to international competition makes stop at Cougars gameJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - Sweet Adelines International medaling chorus, the Choral-Aires Chorus, will kick off the Kane County Cougars game (Geneva) against the Wisconsin TimberRattlers with the ...