Cook County Lifestyle
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Seventh Graders Service Project Benefits International Relief EffortsMay 18, 2013 11:00 pm - Mason Rose and Daniel Spencer, seventh graders at Northbrook Junior High School, sold cookies and brownies outside a local Starbucks on Mother's Day. The boys also did t...
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Landscape lighting is just the startMay 18, 2013 4:25 am - Create a vacation destination in your own backyard. Plan carefully and implement high-end improvements over time, if necessary. That is the advice of Jennifer Jensen, re...
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CERT fundraiser:May 17, 2013 4:41 pm - The Community Emergency Response Team of South Lake County, which serves Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Long Grove and Ela Township, hosts its 6th Annual All-U-Ca...
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Outstanding Local volunteers feted by HandsOn Suburban ChicagoMay 17, 2013 12:31 pm - HandsOn Suburban Chicago and the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program hosted the 2013 Impact Awards & Volunteer Recognition Awards April 11 at the Metropolis Ballroom in A...
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Local libraries encourage reading on your summer travelsMay 17, 2013 9:12 am - Whether you’re on a plane or taking a road trip this summer, don’t be surprised to see the person traveling next to you buried in a book. Within the next few weeks, chil...
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Plenty of suburban summer hockey camp options for young athletesMay 17, 2013 7:16 am - Young suburban athletes won’t be hurting for choices if they want to keep their hockey skills honed over the summer. Former National Hockey League players, as wells...
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Brain food: How to ‘trick’ kids into eating healthyMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - When Christine Palumbo served food to her kids, she conveniently forgot to mention that it was healthy. She simply told them how delicious it would be — even before they...
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Camps Combine Outdoor Experiences with Girls' Modern InterestsMay 16, 2013 11:00 pm - Chicago, IL (May 14, 2013) There's never been a more exciting time to go to camp! Girls can investigate and solve camp capers using science, have fun on a midnight hike ...
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Memorial walk in Arlington Heights helps fight teen depressionMay 16, 2013 5:53 pm - A few months after Gina Giancola, a well-known soccer player and sophomore at Hersey High School, died in October 2011, the families of several friends approached her fa...
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Palatine girl with leukemia gets bedroom makeoverMay 16, 2013 5:00 am - Kennedy Khalimsky's bedroom — a cute space with lime green stripes on the wall and enough pink to thrill most little girls — hasn't always been a comfort. That's been th...