Cook County Lifestyle
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Saints Challenge 5K offers ‘reality check’ this yearNov 01, 2012 7:48 am - Cross country runners from St. Charles East High School know what “reality check” means. This year, other runners will have a chance to experience it, when the 34th ann...
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Doulas offer support, massage, reminders to help mothers have natural birthsNov 01, 2012 5:00 am - When Jessica Wilson was in labor with her second son, Hunter, and the contractions became more intense, she cried out, “I can't do this anymore!” Wilson's frustration q...
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Parent-teacher conference tipsNov 01, 2012 1:00 am - Overall advice: Take an interest in your child’s academics. Take pride in seeing examples of his or her assignments. Bring that enthusiasm home when you tell your child ...
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Elmhurst chorus raises funds to compete at International competitionOct 31, 2012 11:00 pm - The Choral-Aires Chorus invites community members to gather at a hometown grill for a good cause. On Saturday, November 10, from 12 – 4 p.m., the Chorus hosts “Sand, Sur...
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Sedgebrook to Present Close Captioned TelephonesOct 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Sedgebrook will be hosting a presentation about CapTel captioned telephone on November 15th. CapTel by Ultatec is a telephone designed to facilitate conversation for in...
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Annual Fall Football Fundraiser to be held in PalatineOct 31, 2012 4:08 pm - The Palatine Opportunity Center will hold the second annual Fall Football Fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Golf Nation, 399 N. Quentin Road, Pa...
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Suburban firefighters taking on Chicago Wheelchair Bulls for charityOct 31, 2012 1:18 pm - Firefighters from Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights will take on the Chicago Wheelchair Bulls next month in a game meant to raise money for the team and awareness of i...
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Casual Italian done right at DiBenedetto TrattoriaOct 31, 2012 5:00 am - Vittorio Di Benedetto, a veteran of Tuscany in Wheeling and Tavern on Rush in Chicago among others, is part of the team behind this suburban neighborhood spot that bears...
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Teacher has key to open world of music to children with disabilitiesOct 31, 2012 3:00 am - I have to admit, when my husband first suggested piano lessons for our son, Jackson, I was skeptical. It was the spring of 2006. Jackson was 5 years old. He had trouble ...
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What parents should know about parent-teacher conferencesOct 31, 2012 1:00 am - For some parents, the childhood memory of parent-teacher conferences brings to mind teachers calling parents on the carpet for the student's academic shortfalls. “I rem...