Lake County Lifestyle
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Waukegan blood driveDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - The Waukegan Public Library is hosting a blood drive Tuesday, Dec. 30, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Bradbury Room at the library at 128 North County St., Waukegan. The...
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Open house for volunteers in Lake CountyDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will hold an open house for interested volunteers Jan. 7. The gathering will run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the district office, 189...
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Waddle & Reed Christmas event benefits children in needDec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Eric Van Ness, CFP® a Financial Advisor at Waddell & Reed organized this year's event and indicates, "We collected 277 toys and 15 books for local children, who otherwis...
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Believe Project: $100 to help out-of-work neighbor caring for loved oneDec 22, 2014 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Karen Noxon of Lindenhurst. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "If I was lucky enough to win the $100 I would ...
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Cookie care packages sweeten holidays for militaryDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - In 2004, Diane and Roger Ahrens started "Operation Sweettooth" to sweetly let U.S. military men and women know the country has not forgotten them or their sacrifices. Te...
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Lake County students pack gifts for Operation Christmas ChildDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - Operation Christmas Child is a program through Samaritan's Purse International Relief that gifts shoe box-sized presents to children in faraway lands. The children who r...
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District 57 students take on multiple charitable efforts for holidaysDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - Editor's note: Around the holidays, almost all schools encourage students to participate in the giving of the season as a way to teach caring and civic responsibility. H...
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$1,200 gold coin donated to Salvation Army in Lake CountyDec 22, 2014 12:00 am - A gold coin donated to The Salvation Army this past weekend makes 13 such coins netted this holiday season by the charity in Lake County. The one-ounce fine gold coin, v...
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Two Harper fashion students win at London competitionDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - Harper College students Myra Chung of Des Plaines and Meta McKinney of Arlington Heights recently placed first and second respectively at the annual Hand & Lock Prize in...
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Waukegan Public Library Plans Dec. 30 LifeSource BloodDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - While everyone is making their plans for New Year's Eve, the Waukegan Public Library is hoping that area residents will finish the year with a good deed by donating bloo...