Cook County Lifestyle
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Volunteers transform courtyard at Fairhaven SchoolAug 21, 2012 12:43 pm - Dozens of volunteers recently joined forces to give the courtyard at Fairhaven School in Mundelein a much needed facelift. About 30 volunteers weeded, installed landscap...
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St. Paul of the Cross gives $26,600 to The Center of ConcernAug 20, 2012 11:00 pm - A Catholic church in downtown Park Ridge recently awarded $26,600 in parishioners' donations to The Center of Concern, a Park Ridge not-for-profit that serves the elderl...
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Park Ridge Indian Scouts, Princesses present check to The Center of ConcernAug 20, 2012 11:00 pm - A Park Ridge group that allows fathers to go camping and participate in other outdoor and community service projects with their children recently donated $1,500 to The C...
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Advocate Condell golf outing raises funds for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner programAug 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Advocate Condell Medical Center recently hosted the 31st Annual Penny Schachner Memorial Golf Open at the Ivanhoe Golf Club. Proceeds from the event benefited Condell's ...
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Sonshine preschool, now in its 30th year, offers free programmingAug 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Sonshine Tuesday School offers free, fun and educational Bible learning activities for preschool children of all faiths. The program for kids, age 2 1/2 to 5 years old, ...
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Summer school students cultivate life lessons from gardeningAug 19, 2012 5:00 am - A small courtyard tucked away in the back half of London Middle School in Wheeling reinvented itself this year as a vegetable garden, extending learning beyond the class...
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Advocate Good Shepherd doctor speaks on remaining healthy over 60Aug 16, 2012 11:00 pm - If you are an older adult over the age of 60 and wondering what you should be doing to stay healthy…the answer is exercise. The key to living a long and healthy life req...
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Bartlett native, Elgin High grad plays big role in ESPN filmAug 16, 2012 9:00 am - If the name Ryan Suffern sounds familiar, you might have gone to school with him in Bartlett. Or read our November "From Suburbs to Showbiz" profile, charting how the El...
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Lake Zurich author asks 'What If You Made It Up?'Aug 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Sometimes in life you have to "make stuff up" to break through your own barriers. Local author Kathleen Kolze, resident of Lake Zurich, has a red thread in her novel abo...
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Glacier Ice Arena hosts 'Skating with the Starz' to benefit Advocate Condell cancer programAug 14, 2012 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 1, the Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills will host “Skating with the Starz” with proceeds from the event to benefit the Advocate Condell Cancer Care p...