Cook County Lifestyle
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‘She is a superstar’: Wheaton teacher shares lessons from arboretum-led trip to Costa RicaDec 15, 2025 11:01 am - Amy Schwartz, a science teacher at Edison Middle School in Wheaton, made the most of her trip with Morton Arboretum experts to Costa Rica’s cloud forest. “She's always looking for new ways to learn, and then bring that learning into the classroom,” Edison Principal Rachel Bednar said of the Daily Herald’s Top Teacher of the month.
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GPS Parent Series in Spanish to provide strategies for raising well-adjusted childrenDec 14, 2025 10:26 pm - On Dec. 18, B-PAC and GPS Parent Series in Spanish will present "Parenting Essentials for Happy, Healthy Kids" in Spanish at Glenbard North High School.
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‘We will not cower’: Suburban Jewish community mark Hanukkah in wake of Australia attackDec 14, 2025 8:20 pm - As suburban Jews looked forward to lighting the first menorah candles on Hanukkah, they were stricken by the news that a massacre during a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia claimed the lives of at least 15 people.
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‘Freedom and choice at the end of life:’ Pritzker signs controversial Medical Aid in Dying billDec 12, 2025 11:16 am - The governor took weeks deciding whether to sign “Deb’s Law,” named after a Lombard woman with terminal cancer. Opponents including the Diocese of Joliet said it “contradicts moral teaching.”
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Letter writing campaign spreads pride and holiday cheerDec 12, 2025 10:00 am - The Pinta Pride Project held an event Thursday at Original Bagel & Bialy in Buffalo Grove, where people wrote letters sending holiday greetings to the LGBTQ community.
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Catholic pilgrims gathering in Des Plaines for annual feastDec 11, 2025 5:56 pm - Catholic pilgrims have converged on the Maryville Academy campus in Des Plaines for a two-day religious gathering that commemorates reported visions of Jesus' mother, Mary, near Mexico City in 1531.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for November 2025Dec 11, 2025 8:53 am - The top finishers in November’s amateur photo contest reflect the changing of the seasons, transitioning from the vivid colors of fall to the icy landscapes of winter.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 14-20Dec 11, 2025 4:30 am - Garden club meetings in the Chicago suburbs cover a range of topics such as creating moonlit spaces, hardscape designs, succulents, prairies and bison, and using native plants in home landscapes.
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Hoffman Estates seeks sister cities hostsDec 10, 2025 12:39 pm - The Sister Cities Commission of Hoffman Estates is seeking host families for three cultural exchanges with guests from Angoulême, France.
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‘Generations of involvement’: 5 longtime Elburn families get namesake streets in new developmentDec 10, 2025 12:24 pm - At a recent groundbreaking ceremony for a new section of the Blackberry Creek development, Elburn officials and Lennar Homes representatives were joined by representatives of five local families who will be honored with streets named after them.