Cook County Lifestyle
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Relay For Life of Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates receives American Cancer Society AwardsNov 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Relay For Life of Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates received the American Cancer Society’s prestigious national Online Communication and Relay All Star awards at the Society’s ...
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Happy Caps helps hospital patients think good thoughtsNov 26, 2012 1:00 pm - When Ellen Hart of Wood Dale sat with her sister during her chemotherapy treatments years ago, she said their time together was not sad. In fact, it was quite the opposi...
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Glen Ellyn businessman gives charities a boostNov 26, 2012 10:00 am - Shaun Emerson and his friends were having breakfast one day when they started talking about social entrepreneurship — the increasingly popular 21st century practice of u...
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Modern retros are throwbacks to a treasured timeNov 26, 2012 5:00 am - It's not unusual for an enthusiast to wrap-up a lengthy and expensive vehicle restoration and realize his yesteryear classic still rides and drives like a decades-old ca...
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DuPage Homeownership Center to display “Community Tree” at McCormick Museum beginning Nov. 24Nov 25, 2012 10:00 pm - The DuPage homeownership Center will be one of seven philanthropic organizations exhibiting a “Community Tree” at the Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny Park beginni...
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Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe hosts annual Burgundy Wine Tasting Dec 2Nov 25, 2012 10:00 pm - More than 100 fine wines will be available for tasting at Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe in Northbrook on the first Sunday in December. The Shoppe’s fourth annual Burgundy ta...
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At 87, Arlington Hts. woman still driven to fight polioNov 25, 2012 6:59 am - A little girl stared up at Mary Stitt from a dirt ground a world away. Only 7 years old, the Nigerian girl couldn’t walk, couldn’t go to school, couldn’t play with her f...
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Mount Prospect Holiday Housewalk turns 25Nov 25, 2012 3:00 am - Mount Prospect’s oldest neighborhood will be on display Friday, Nov. 30, when the Mount Prospect Historical Society holds its 25th annual Holiday Housewalk from 3:30 to ...
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Parmida Home to open in Mount ProspectNov 24, 2012 3:55 am - Parmida Home, an up-and-coming retailer of affordable home luxuries, furniture, rugs, gifts and more, will open its second Northwest suburban store in early December at ...
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Palatine’s Yellow Ribbon needs your Beanie BabiesNov 23, 2012 2:40 pm - You probably never thought that riffling through your closets, attics and packed away boxes at home could — in a small way — strengthen international relations. The Yell...