Cook County Lifestyle
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‘All new to everyone’: Parents recall navigating COVID school shutdown five years agoMar 29, 2025 12:54 pm - Closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in parents and children spending a lot more time together. Several shared their stories about balancing remote learning and recreation during 2020’s COVID summer.
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First Presbyterian next stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour March 30Mar 26, 2025 1:53 pm - The next stop is at First Presbyterian Church on March 30, featuring a 1979 tracker organ by W. Zimmer & Sons, with performances by organist Jeff Neufeld and others.
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As she nears 100, retired Arlington Heights educator Mary Stitt is still learningMar 26, 2025 1:06 pm - Mary Stitt, retired principal of the Arlington Heights elementary school that bears her name, is celebrating her 100th birthday on April 14. Stitt, who reads the newspaper on her iPad and participates in a book club, attributes her longevity to good nutrition, avoiding cigarettes, and being a lifelong learner.
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Home & garden calendar, March 30-April 5Mar 25, 2025 9:41 pm - Garden club meetings, plant sales and more.
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College of Lake County to hold open house April 12Mar 25, 2025 2:55 pm - The College of Lake County will hold an open house on April 12.
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Harper’s InZone summer camp empowers kids to explore, build skills for the futureMar 25, 2025 10:27 am - Harper College's InZone summer camp offers a variety of enrichment and sports classes for students ages 6-14. There are also limited options for students up to age 17.
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District 214 students leave lasting legacy — tiny homes for veteransMar 25, 2025 10:15 am - Without ever leaving the Northwest Suburbs, District 214 students helped build tiny homes and a community center for homeless veterans in Brunswick, Georgia.
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New concepts in math: Educator presents at Elgin Kiwanis meetingMar 25, 2025 10:00 am - The March 12 meeting of Elgin’s Golden K Kiwanis featured a presentation by Amy Ingente, math coordinator for Elgin Area School District U-46.
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How muskrats shape bird-friendly wetland topic of Lake County Audubon meetingMar 25, 2025 7:06 am - How muskrats shape bird-friendly wetlands is the topic of the Lake County Audubon Society meeting at 7 p.m. April 7, at Aspen Drive Library, 701 Aspen Drive in Vernon Hills.
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Families greet, feed animals as Lambs Farm opens for new seasonMar 22, 2025 5:07 pm - Kids were able to feed and spend time with cows, goats and other barn dwellers when Lambs Farm’s farmyard opened for the season Saturday in Libertyville.