Lake County Lifestyle
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Plan your next adventure with the 2025 guide to Summer FunMay 21, 2025 12:06 pm - The Daily Herald's 64-page Summer Fun guide offers ideas for local outings like concerts, festivals, exhibits, and getaways this season across the Chicago area and Illinois.
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Home & garden calendar, May 25-31May 20, 2025 8:04 pm - Plant sales, garden walks and more.
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By the numbers: Chicago suburbs listed among 250 elite towns by U.S. News & World ReportMay 20, 2025 7:54 pm - Several Chicago suburbs earned their place among U.S. News & World Report’s list of the 250 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2025-26.
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‘I’m still battling this’: Endeavor Health recruiting patients for long-COVID studiesMay 18, 2025 8:02 am - Researchers are still working to understand long COVID, a condition encompassing a laundry list of symptoms.
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Role reversal: Young patients sign autographs for Cubs players at Wrigley FieldMay 14, 2025 6:39 pm - The Friendly Confines proved particularly friendly Wednesday for five young patients who’ve battled serious illnesses. They took part in a “reverse autograph signing” experience made possible by the Chicago Cubs and Advocate Health Care at Wrigley Field.
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‘How do they do it?’: Endangered piping plovers return to the same spot in Waukegan for a second yearMay 14, 2025 6:44 am - A beloved shorebird couple recently reunited at a private beach along Lake Michigan in Waukegan, completing a remarkable journey for a second consecutive year.
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Home & garden calendar, May 16-24May 13, 2025 7:07 pm - Monarch butterflies, dahlias and plant sales.
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‘Beyond the music room’: Vernon Hills High director of bands to retire after 26 yearsMay 12, 2025 12:23 pm - As the only director of bands at Vernon Hills High School since it opened in 1999, Randy Sundell has influenced generations of young musicians and snared numerous awards and honors for himself and the program.
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‘He’s got the right heart’: McHenry County Catholics celebrate new, Chicago-born popeMay 10, 2025 2:33 pm - McHenry County-area Catholics were eager to learn Thursday of the new pope, Leo XIV, and were thrilled to learn he’s from Chicago.
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Catholics recall 1979 Chicago papal visit, hope for new Pope Leo’s returnMay 10, 2025 1:00 pm - Among the Catholic faithful, the stunning election of Chicago-born Robert Prevost as the first American pontiff has stirred memories of a whirlwind papal visit more than 45 years ago.