Cook County Lifestyle
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'No greater healer than music': Buffalo Grove singers putting ukuleles in hands of sick childrenSep 04, 2023 1:00 am - A new public art display at the Buffalo Grove Park District's Community Arts Center will feature a wall of painted ukuleles. The instruments are not there only to be adm...
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Images: Labor Day fun in Schaumburg and NapervilleSep 04, 2023 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Septemberfest and the Naperville Jaycees' Last Fling provided plenty of Labor Day fun including parades, music, rides and food. ...
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Local Teens' Sandwich Squad Marks Four Years Feeding the HungrySep 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Local teens from Deerfield and Riverwoods created an initiative called The Sandwich Squad which helps feed the hungry. They have packed over 4,000 bagged lunches over th...
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5 suburban pumpkin patches offering fall funSep 03, 2023 6:00 am - Half the fun of going to pick out your pumpkin in the fall is finding a place that offers hayrides, mazes, food galore - the whole fun on the farm experience. Here are ...
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Good News Sunday: Arlington Heights coffee shop staffed by people with disabilities opensSep 03, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Gerry's Cafe - a nonprofit that hired 45...
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'Fantastic': Buffalo Grove Days Parade returns to rave reviewsSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Days Parade returned Sunday after a three-year hiatus, with nearly 70 entries marching a new route along Buffalo Grove Road. Village President Eric Smi...
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Suburban Skyview: Suburban Skyview: Friday Night Lights from 400 feet above a Barrington football gameSep 02, 2023 1:00 am - The first high school football game of the new season is always an exciting time for students and families. But it's also a favorite time for photographers, because of t...
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Why so many communities are adopting bike plans - and how they benefit ridersSep 01, 2023 6:00 am - "2023 is a turning point for bike plans," observes Ryan Peterson, senior planner at Epstein Global, a Chicago-based firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning....
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Raise a glass for a good cause at Illinois Brews @ Bowes CreekSep 01, 2023 1:00 am - Beer lovers can throw back a few cold ones for a good cause next weekend during the Elgin Parks & Recreation Foundation's 12th Illinois Brews @ Bowes Creek fundraiser. T...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank launches Hunger Action Month events and Go Orange DayAug 31, 2023 11:00 pm - This September, Northern Illinois Food Bank, the leading hunger relief organization serving 13 counties in rural and suburban Northern Illinois and member of the Feeding...