Cook County Lifestyle
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Health briefs: Blood pressure screeningFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center offers free blood pressure testing and education for lowering the risk for heart disease. Testing will be h...
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Holy Trinity sets Ash Wednesday worship March 9Feb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 357 Division St. in Elgin, begins the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday services on March 9 at 12:15 and 7:30 p.m. The 7:30 p.m. service wi...
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Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show March 12-13Feb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Archeologists and antiques dealers are history detectives who study material evidence of diverse human cultures. Become a history detective, at least for an afternoon. ...
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Discovery Museum hosts family-friendly 'Civil War High Tech'Feb 27, 2011 12:00 am - Most exhibits on the American Civil War focus on slavery or the devastating casualty numbers, but Lake County Discovery Museum decided to take another approach and explo...
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Mom’s point of view: Enjoying sounds of silenceFeb 26, 2011 11:00 pm - By Becky Baudouin, Special to the Daily Herald Over the past several months, my husband and I have had numerous conversations with our kids about cell phones. Our 12-ye...
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Headin' out: Visit CLC's new 'Teapots' exhibitFeb 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Freebie A spot of tea? The College of Lake County hosts its new “Teapots: An Invitational” exhibit through Tuesday, April 19. See 36 diverse interpretations of...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Fuel efficiency starts with the driverFeb 26, 2011 1:01 am - Well, here we go! We have been warned this was coming. I am talking about high gasoline prices, of course. I have been hearing about $5 per gallon gas for some time now ...
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Serosun Farms to build luxury homes in rural, equestrian settingFeb 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Equestrian communities, where people who own, ride and train horses can enjoy their sport and socialize with others who enjoy it, too, have been around since farms began...
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Suburban maestros share at flower and garden showFeb 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Jim Kleinwachter understands if you are afraid that “native” plants will translate to “messy and weedy” in your yard, but he wants you to come to the Chicago Flower and ...
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Kinder Korner preschool starts enrollmentFeb 24, 2011 10:00 pm - The village of Libertyville's popular Kinder Korner Pre-School program has started the enrollment process for the 2011-2012 school year for kids in the young-3, 3-4 year...