Cook County Lifestyle
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Best Bets: ‘Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah’ returns to Chicago’s AuditoriumJan 07, 2025 10:17 am - The jazz-infused “Too Hot to Handel” reimagining of Handel’s oratorio returns to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, and author Jenniffer Weigel performs her solo stage show in Highland Park.
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Thermal drone locates Charlie, a dog from Crystal Lake who was missing for a weekJan 07, 2025 9:00 am - Charlie, a missing Bernese mountain dog, was found after a week using a thermal imaging drone that detected his heat signature. He was injured but will fully recover.
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Elgin church celebrates music heritage in hymn festival Jan. 19Jan 07, 2025 12:13 am - Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin is hosting the first of three 2025 Hymn Festivals on Jan. 19, tracing church music from the Reformation to the present.
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Grief & healing: Starting a new yearJan 04, 2025 6:15 am - The beginning of a new year gives us a great opportunity to reflect and look ahead. On New Year’s Day, and during the first week, I always take some time each day to think about the year ahead. And the past too.
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Talk of the towns in 2024: A look back at some top local stories in Kane CountyJan 03, 2025 6:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun takes a look back at the people, organizations and places that were featured in his “Talk of the Town” column in 2024.
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Journaling workshop helps parents address childhood trauma and adversityJan 02, 2025 4:13 pm - Award-winning science journalist and author Donna Jackson Nakazawa returns to the GPS Parent Series to introduce journaling practices that can heal trauma, calm the mind, and promote gratitude.
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Caring for homeless pets: An inside look at DuPage County’s expanded animal shelterJan 01, 2025 5:00 am - DuPage County’s newly expanded animal shelter is open. Take a look inside, and you may not find what you’d expect at a government-run animal shelter.
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Elgin church to host Healing of Nations Jan. 6Dec 31, 2024 11:40 am - The community is invited to a service of music and prayer for the “Healing of the Nations” on Monday, Jan. 6, at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin.
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The year in birds: Conservation progress, remarkable sightings highlighted 2024Dec 31, 2024 6:00 am - Birding columnist Jeff Reiter takes a look back at the year in birds: Conservation progress and remarkable sightings highlighted 2024.
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‘A nonjudgmental space’: Therapy dogs provide comfort, calm in District 211Dec 30, 2024 4:51 pm - Some of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s newest therapists come with four paws.