Cook County Lifestyle
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Gurnee native hits high note as international opera starMar 11, 2014 5:00 am - Amanda Majeski once auditioned for Carmel High School's prestigious musical program, the Street Scene Student Show in Mundelein. Rejected! "My mom suggested I try some v...
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Schaumburg High School choir festival ThursdayMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Schaumburg High School Choir is presenting a choir festival at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in the Weimer Auditorium for Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 a...
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Displaced animal shelter closer to new homeMar 10, 2014 1:01 am - Wright-Way Rescue, a no-kill shelter that had to abandon its Niles location after a bus crashed into it last October, said Monday it's on track to open its new Morton Gr...
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20th year for Lenten Concert SeriesMar 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Twenty years ago, Phyllis Connelly, a talented and dedicated local organist, conceived of a time when Christians of all denominations would join together in Lenten refle...
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Rotary gala funds a variety of community projectsMar 09, 2014 11:00 pm - A pair of jesters greeted guests at the Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates Rotary Club fundraiser Saturday night, handing them colorful beads and masks. Yet, while this Mardi Gr...
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Streamwood teen helps raise funds for Children's Miracle Network HospitalsMar 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Northern Illinois Scholarship Program Social Ambassador Queen 2014 Arielle Christopher, age 15, of Streamwood, served pancakes and greeted customers to help raise funds ...
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'Hoops for Hope' basketball tournament fundraiser set for March 15-16Mar 09, 2014 11:00 pm - The Grayslake-based 12 Oaks Foundation will hold its fourth annual "Hoops for Hope" 3-on-3 basketball tournament Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16, at Grayslake North...
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Calling all green thumbs to Flower & Garden ShowMar 09, 2014 6:00 am - After 40 years of dispensing gardening advice in magazines and newspapers, Jan Riggenbach will be giving some personal pointers to Chicago-area readers. At 11 a.m. on Sa...
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Elgin High junior honored by Boys & Girls ClubMar 08, 2014 12:00 am - A young man who is determined to give back by helping younger kids was selected Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin. Chris Holling, 17, a junior at Elgin...
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Girls get prom dresses at Elgin Y eventMar 08, 2014 12:00 am - Among a sea of outfits, teenage girls from the across the suburbs tried to find the perfect prom dress Saturday during the annual Cinderella's Closet at the YWCA in Elgi...