Cook County Lifestyle
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Home & garden calendar, March 23-29Mar 18, 2025 8:14 pm - Garden club meetings, plant sales, grafting and more.
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Hoffman Estates community garden signup begins April 7Mar 18, 2025 11:10 am - Hoffman Estates residents may rent plots in the community gardens beginning Monday, April 7, for $25.
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‘Overwhelmed by the love and support’: Historic Elgin church deals with storm’s aftermathMar 17, 2025 6:32 pm - While it won’t be business as usual, the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Elgin said the powerful storm that tore off a portion of their roof over the weekend won’t stop them from their mission.
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‘A sprint and a marathon at the same time’: Public health care workers describe early pandemic challengesMar 15, 2025 12:30 pm - Though trained to deal with a variety of situations, it quickly became apparent the snowballing coronavirus was unlike anything Patti Corn, emergency response coordinator, or Sara Zamor, associate director of prevention, or their colleagues at the Lake County Health Department had faced.
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Teen chefs turn up the heat during high school culinary competition at Harper CollegeMar 14, 2025 7:08 pm - Competitors from Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 chopped, grated, diced and sauteed their way through a “Chopped”-style cooking competition at Harper College.
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‘I get to love my students’: U-46 kindergarten teacher builds bonds with parents to help kids learnMar 12, 2025 6:00 am - Kristin Meredith always knew she was destined to work with kids, but she didn’t expect to find her place in a classroom surrounded by 5-year-olds. Now, 21 years later, she can’t imagine finding a more fulfilling profession.
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Zion Lutheran next stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ March 16Mar 12, 2025 12:49 am - The program will feature performances by Zion Lutheran's organist, Gary Hilquist, as well as organist Jeff Neufeld. They will be joined by the church choir, a violinist, a cellist, and a high school brass quartet.
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Home & garden calendar, March 16-22Mar 11, 2025 6:52 pm - Garden club meetings, plant sales, grafting and more.
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Lazy Dog open to Buffalo Grove human and doggy dinersMar 11, 2025 4:40 pm - Lazy Dog opened the doors of its new Buffalo Grove location Tuesday.
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Barrington police make pitch for therapy dogMar 11, 2025 1:39 pm - Barrington police approached the village board this week with a proposal to add a therapy dog to their ranks.The board is expected to vote on the new hire at an upcoming meeting.