Cook County Lifestyle
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launched in Lake County to inspire young readersApr 18, 2025 12:58 pm - A milestone in early childhood education was celebrated this week in Vernon Hills with the official launch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Lake County.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for March 2025Apr 17, 2025 7:52 am - The Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest winners for March capture quiet moments in the natural world.
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A team effort: Bike clubs, nature lovers take part in Earth Day clean-up eventsApr 16, 2025 2:00 pm - Those of us old enough to celebrate the first Earth Day (1970) connect the modern environmental movement’s birth with current efforts to tidy up our planet.
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Northwest Bible Baptist to host annual ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ for EasterApr 16, 2025 12:09 pm - On Easter Sunday, the 180-voice combined choirs of Northwest Bible Baptist Church and its Providence Baptist College will perform “Hallelujah Chorus.”
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Barrington grad, retired Marine helps veterans with higher educationApr 16, 2025 11:15 am - Ryan Pavel, a Barrington High School graduate and Marine Corps veteran, is providing veterans a path to academic success. Pavel is CEO of the Warrior-Scholar Project, which provides such programs as academic boot camps to prepare veterans for the challenges of higher education.
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Home & garden calendar, April 20-26Apr 16, 2025 12:31 am - Container design, Arbor Day event, plant sales galore and more.
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‘We never give up’: Les Turner ALS Foundation gala raises $620KApr 15, 2025 1:17 pm - The Les Turner ALS Foundation’s 2025 Hoping Through Caring Gala raised more than $620,000 at the annual fundraising event held April 5 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago.
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Historical society offers tour of train museum, Wright farmhouseApr 14, 2025 1:17 pm - Join the Mount Prospect Historical Society on Saturday, May 3, for a day-long bus trip including the Illinois Railway Museum in Union and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Muirhead Farmhouse in Hampshire.
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A silent crisis: Cradles to Crayons initiative works to close clothing insecurity gap for kidsApr 14, 2025 10:23 am - Suburban nonprofit Cradles to Crayons takes donations of children’s clothing and redistributes them to area providers to help close the inadequate clothing gap for kids.
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‘Community of care’: Loss of teenager inspired mom to help other grieving parentsApr 13, 2025 9:00 pm - The loss of her 14-year-old son to a rare brain tumor and the “community of care” that supported her following his death inspired Amy McNicholas to reach out to others as director of Missing Pieces, the Oakbrook Terrace-based organization that helps provide support to families grieving the loss of a child.