Cook County Lifestyle
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Les Turner ALS Foundation Raises More than $825,000 for Fight against ALSOct 02, 2013 11:00 pm - On September 22, 2013, approximately 6,500 people participated in the 12th Annual Les Turner ALS Walk for Life. As one of the largest gatherings of the ALS (Lou Gehrig’s...
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Deadline looming for service award nominationsOct 02, 2013 11:25 am - West Dundee, in conjunction with the Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce, is trying to recognize volunteers by creating the West Dundee Community Service Award. You...
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Get to know our 8 Cook of the Week Challenge semifinalistsOct 02, 2013 6:09 am - If you saved the bracket graphic from the Aug. 28 Cook of the Week Challenge kick off, the Round 2 matchups won’t be a surprise. If you don’t have the bracket taped to y...
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Arlington Heights firefighters take on Chicago Wheelchair BullsOct 02, 2013 5:30 am - Arlington Heights firefighters will play basketball in wheelchairs this weekend as part of an annual fundraiser to help provide athletic opportunities to disabled citize...
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‘Walking Dead’ actor expected at Rolling Meadows 5K - with a zombie twistOct 01, 2013 3:26 pm - For experienced runners, a 5K is little more than a routine walk in the park. But in Rolling Meadows on Saturday, participants in the 5K Zombie Challenge will be running...
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Come with the Patty Turner Center as we attend the "Great Houses of Worship on the North Shore" TourSep 30, 2013 11:00 pm - Program Coordinator at the Patty Turner Center (PTC) Jill Becker invites all adults fifty years and up to register for the Wednesday, October 23, “Touring the Great Hous...
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Children’s Advocacy Center hosts casino night fundraiserSep 30, 2013 6:12 pm - The Children’s Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County is hosting a night of casino games, food, music and raffles from 7 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, at ...
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Mount Prospect moms debut national family travel TV showSep 30, 2013 5:00 pm - In the celebrity-filled promo for the new, national PBS series “Family Travel with Colleen Kelly,” Lionel Richie jokingly gives this family travel tip: Leave the kids at...
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1963 Corvair Rampside: Owning a piece of paradiseSep 30, 2013 6:00 am - Of all the playthings from John Skowron's childhood, one funky shaped truck stood out. “I played with a Japanese tin toy of the Corvair Rampside,” the Arlington Heights ...
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Elk Grove man to compete in wheeled division of the Chicago MarathonSep 30, 2013 12:17 am - Two years ago, Darwin Coligado won the men’s wheeled division of the Air Force Marathon, held at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. In May, he was among th...