Cook County Lifestyle
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Shining bright: Arlington Heights boy to appear on Times Square jumbotrons next monthAug 14, 2024 1:27 pm - Bryson Berry, 4, of Arlington Heights will be featured in a Times Square video presentation for the National Down Syndrome Society on Sept. 7.
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Home and garden calendar, Aug. 18-24Aug 13, 2024 11:02 pm - Bonsai, plant swaps, garden club meetings and classes.
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Suburban Catholics celebrate statue’s visit to Hanover Park churchAug 13, 2024 8:34 pm - Area Catholics traveled to Hanover Park on Tuesday to show their devotion and pray for miracles during a visit by the Statue of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos at St. Ansgar Roman Catholic Church in Hanover Park.
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Sock hop to feature The New Odyssey Guy Aug. 24 at Elgin churchAug 13, 2024 7:42 pm - Remember the old Elgin Storm Cellar and school dances of the 1960s? Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin invites the community to a sock hop on Saturday, Aug. 24.
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Johnson Fitness & Wellness celebrates National Wellness Month with free Aug. 14-15 pop-up workouts lead by celebrity trainer Gideon AkandeAug 13, 2024 1:18 pm - Nationwide fitness equipment retailer Johnson Fitness & Wellness is celebrating National Wellness Month with a two-day pop-up event, featuring free Bodyweight Sprint 8® and Total Body Fitness classes led by local celebrity trainer and Chicago native, Gideon Akande.
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Boys & Girls Club of Elgin receives $1 million federal grant for club house improvementsAug 12, 2024 2:09 pm - The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin has received $1 million in federal grant funding for improvements to its more than 30-year-old facility in Elgin, delivered Monday by Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg.
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Neighbors in the news: Arlington Heights musician attends prestigious academyAug 12, 2024 11:57 am - Gabrielle Venegas, a talented musician from Arlington Heights, recently spent two weeks in Door County, Wisconsin, studying at the prestigious Birch Creek Music Performance Center.
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After dark: Night rides are drawing crowds in the suburbsAug 12, 2024 11:43 am - Organized night rides, while not very common, are drawing crowds of suburban cyclists eager for unique sunset vistas and moonlight pedaling.
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Donate Blood at Schaumburg’s Community Blood Drive Aug. 20Aug 12, 2024 11:33 am - The village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in the next Community Blood Drive that will take place from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 1320 W. Schaumburg Road.
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Free hearing, eye screenings in Park RidgeAug 11, 2024 7:25 am - Maine Township officials and the Niles Lions Club are sponsoring free hearing and retinal screenings on Aug. 13 in Park Ridge.