Cook County Submitted Content
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New Deer Grove East Friends plan kickoff eventSep 27, 2011 1:00 am - A new conservation initiative is being launched at Deer Grove East on Saturday, Oct. 8. Every interested person is invited to learn — and maybe participate. A program of...
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Des Plaines gardens plots yield bountiful harvestSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - As fall breezes in, gardeners everywhere prepare to reap the rewards of a long season of watering, weeding and waiting. Tomato plants have begun to strain under the weig...
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Donate acorns, hickory nuts to Kane Forest Preserve DistrictSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Looking for something to do with all those acorns and hickory nuts on your lawn? Bring them to the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. The Forest Preserve Di...
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Lt. Gov. Simon to visit Harper CollegeSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon will visit Harper College’s main Palatine campus at 1 p.m. Wednesday as part of her tour of all 48 community colleges in the state. Simon...
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Yo-Yo Ma to perform Bach at North Central CollegeSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform a rare solo concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in North Central College's acoustically perfect Wentz Concert Hall at 171 E....
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New church basketball court thanks to Palatine ScoutSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Christ Lutheran Church, Palatine, has a new basketball court thanks to a local Boy Scout. Palatine Troop 188 Eagle Scout candidate Justin David Roberts developed and wor...
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U9 Phantoms finish season on high noteSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - The PHWYBS U9 Phantoms had a terrific season with a 11-5 finish, and second-place finish overall in the TBNS tournament. They were led by the pitching and hitting of Cad...
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Falling now from a tree near you: acorns, walnuts and hickory nutsSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Acorns bounce like ping-pong balls on the sidewalk. Hickory nuts plop onto the lawn. Walnuts fall with a thud on the ground. These trees are pummeling anything and every...
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New bicycle signage in the village of Hoffman EstatesSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - You may have noticed some new green and white bicycle signs in Hoffman Estates. Through a grant from the Cook County Department of Public Health, bicycle route signage h...
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New digs at Greenbelt open to public tourSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Celebrate the opening of the newly expanded and renovated Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago at a free event from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. The event is...