Lake County Submitted Content
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Girls’ summer basketball camp under retired NBA, college coach’s guidanceJul 01, 2024 2:46 pm - The deadline is fast approaching for girls from area schools in grades 5-8 to sign up for Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s unique summer basketball camp experience.
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Round Lake Area Park District awarded grant to boost urban tree canopyJul 01, 2024 2:41 pm - The Round Lake Area Park District has been awarded a $50,000 subgrant by The Morton Arboretum’s Chicago Region Trees Initiative to improve its community tree canopy.
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CLC faculty share sustainability efforts in the classroomJul 01, 2024 2:21 pm - College of Lake County practices sustainability across the college in its usage of renewable resources, emphasis on protecting natural areas and through classroom education.
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Cicada Parade-a descends upon Vernon HillsJul 01, 2024 2:09 pm - Rust-Oleum Corporation donated $3,000 to The Insect Asylum, a nonprofit vintage taxidermy and insect museum, to help fund the Cicada Parade-a in Chicago this summer.
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Events and opportunities are on the horizon in Vernon TownshipJun 28, 2024 10:09 am - Mark your calendars! Vernon Township, 3050 N. Main St., in Buffalo Grove, has planned numerous community events and outreach programs to benefit our residents this summer.
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Vernon Township Community Mental Health Board awards $700K to nonprofitsJun 28, 2024 9:54 am - The Vernon Township Community Mental Health Board is dedicated to raising awareness about mental health service providers, with an overarching goal to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues and to break down any barriers township residents may have in accessing these vital – and life-saving – services.
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Endeavor Health to host NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine student for second yearJun 27, 2024 12:31 pm - Endeavor Health is proud to welcome medical student Aisha Suhaiba from the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. Throughout August, Aisha will comple...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual ‘A Taste That Matters’ raised $446,500 for hunger reliefJun 26, 2024 11:01 am - Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual “A Taste That Matters” event raised more than $446,500, which translates into over $3.5 million in essential resources for neighbors facing hunger.
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Home and garden calendar, June 30-July 6Jun 25, 2024 10:44 pm - Pollinator parties, garden club meetings, art markets and more.
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Green Pulse Education: Stevenson High School Students Drive Environmental Change Locally and GloballyJun 25, 2024 5:09 pm - Since April of 2023, four students at Adlai E. Stevenson High School have been making waves with their non-profit Green Pulse Education which has worked to address the lack of environmental literacy within the broader Chicagoland community.