Cook County Lifestyle
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Good News Sunday: Vernon Hills woman runs a food pantry out of her garageMar 06, 2022 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: The unlikely headquarters of an enduring...
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Caring in Action: Misericordia benefit helps people with developmental disabilities live independent livesFeb 09, 2022 10:00 pm - Caring in Action: Misericordia benefit helps people with developmental disabilities live independent lives
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Find your thrill: Check out our list of sledding spots in the suburbsFeb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - Cold, snowy days don't have to mean staying indoors. There are plenty of good sledding and tubing spots throughout the suburbs. Check out our list, grab your sled ... an...
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Constable: Blizzard? Prairie fires once were 'demons' in what's now the suburbsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - We suburbanites complain about the cold and snow. We're a few months away from griping about the heat and humidity. We dread droughts, fear floods, carp about coyotes, a...
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Along for the Ride: Find inspiration to make your 2022 biking goals happenJan 21, 2022 5:00 am - Ambitious biking goals, inspirational in January, can fall victim to many obstacles - medical, family, pandemic. That's my take anyway after a spring knee injury slammed...
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Year in birding: 2021 brought several rare sightings and new conservation lawsJan 13, 2022 5:00 am - Year in birding: 2021 brought several rare sightings and new conservation laws
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Preckwinkle coming to Schaumburg for film screening, discussion on mental healthJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioner Kevin Morrison are planning an upcoming screening of a new documentary and discussion on mental health in S...
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Suburban communities adopt new biking and pedestrian plansJan 06, 2022 10:00 pm - “Plan your work. Work your plan.” Prudent advice no matter what you attempt. Even wiser if you “make no little plans,” as urban architect Daniel Burnham remarked. Improv...
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Top animal stories of 2021: A look back at some of the four-legged suburban residents that made headlinesJan 06, 2022 5:00 am - The animal story that may have gotten the most attention this year was, unfortunately, a sad one. Ludwig - an Argentine Dogo - was shot to death in August by the husband...
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The year in crime: First-degree murder, DUI-related deaths, sexual assault among the major suburban crimes for 2021Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - ...