Cook County Lifestyle
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Don’t combine kids’ birthdays and holidays, experts sayDec 05, 2013 4:48 am - It’s been years, but Wauconda resident Beverly Linning still remembers the relative who gave her a combined gift each December because her birthday is less than two week...
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Actress to visit fundraiser for Mt. Prospect teacherDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - A group of teachers at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect has organized a fundraiser to help a longtime colleague in her battle with cancer. Linda Frahm, a t...
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Two high school friends try to change the world, one water well at a timeDec 04, 2013 10:00 pm - Two members of the Class of '69 have decided you're never too old to make a difference. And they are trying to do it in a big way: they want to dig a water well in Ugan...
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Local Tournament to Benefit Community Crisis CenterDec 04, 2013 10:00 pm - Kim's Black Belt Academy and Kyuki-Do Martial Arts of Elgin are competing Saturday, December 7th from 2 - 5 pm in their 3rd annual tournament. Registration proceeds will...
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Salvation Army volunteers pack up holiday cheerDec 04, 2013 1:36 pm - Volunteers at the Salvation Army’s Disaster Services Headquarters in Elk Grove Village put in the hard work this week to make the holiday season easier to enjoy for thou...
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Blanchard to chair MLK dinner in Hoffman EstatesDec 04, 2013 12:38 pm - Jill Blanchard, recently named president of the SPAR Group Inc., an international supplier of retail merchandising and other marketing services, will head the 13th annua...
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Hoffman Estates police host “Shop with a Cop”Dec 04, 2013 12:37 pm - The Hoffman Estates Police Charitable Foundation (HEPCF) will sponsor its 14th annual “Shop with a Cop” holiday event Dec. 14 to help provide gifts to needy young people...
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10th Empty Bowls fundraiser comes to Oakton SaturdayDec 04, 2013 12:36 pm - Enjoy a hot lunch on Saturday, Dec. 7, and help support Empty Bowls at Oakton. Professional and student potters from the Chicago area have contributed hundreds of uniqu...
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills firefighters raising money for kids’ coatsDec 04, 2013 12:19 pm - The firefighters in the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District invite you to help them secure new, American-made winter coats for needy, at-risk children. ...
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Deerfield school collects holiday gifts for CASA childrenDec 04, 2013 10:57 am - The children, their teachers and support staff at the Walden Elementary School, 630 Essex Court in Deerfield, are putting together holiday gifts for some 600 abused and ...