Cook County Lifestyle
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 19-25Oct 14, 2025 5:32 pm - Upcoming meetings for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, with presentations on topics like bonsai, houseplants, and gardening as you age.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for September 2025Oct 09, 2025 9:16 am - The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for September range from graceful egrets to tenacious porcupines.
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 12-18Oct 07, 2025 4:15 pm - Upcoming gardening events and club meetings, covering topics such as daylilies, dahlias, hydrangeas, bonsai, and container gardening.
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Hanover Township to hold shred event Oct. 11Oct 06, 2025 10:47 am - Hanover Township will host a community shred event from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in Bartlett.
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 5-11Sep 30, 2025 12:39 pm - Upcoming events include a native tree and shrub sale, gardening talks on herbs, year-round growing, fall gardening, hydrangeas, and bonsai, as well as plant swaps and fundraisers.
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‘A thorough check is the key’: Cooler weather approaching but ticks still with usSep 28, 2025 12:00 am - Cooler days are coming but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the figurative woods when it comes to ticks, whose bites can cause serious illnesses.
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Downers Grove couple recognized as Lutheran Social Services True FriendSep 20, 2025 1:07 am - Former BMO executive John Rudy and wife Liz will receive True Friend Award for philanthropy and service to Lutheran Social Services of Illinois.
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Second measles case confirmed in suburban Cook CountySep 16, 2025 5:32 pm - A 4-year-old suburban Cook County child has tested positive for measles, the second confirmed infection in the county this year, health officials said Tuesday. The Cook County Department of Public Health believes the child was infected during international travel.
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Along for the Ride: Cook Co. invests more than $1.5M in suburban biking infrastructureSep 10, 2025 7:32 pm - Cook County has awarded grants totaling over $1.5 million for biking infrastructure projects in several suburbs and the Forest Preserves of Cook County.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 14-20Sep 09, 2025 4:48 pm - Upcoming gardening events in the Chicago suburbs including orchid and dahlia shows, talks on bees and invasive weeds, native plant and bulb sales, and an exhibit on public housing landscapes.