Lake County Submitted Content
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Woodlands Academy honored for state and national Blue Ribbon excellenceOct 22, 2025 1:26 pm - Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart has been named an inaugural recipient of the newly established Illinois Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools award.
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Gurnee Mills to host annual Boo BashOct 22, 2025 1:13 pm - Gurnee Mills will host their annual Boo Bash trick-or-treating event, presented by Forest Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry, from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30.
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Options & Advocacy Prom Night Gala to sparkle Nov. 15 at Boulder RidgeOct 22, 2025 11:50 am - Both as a parent and as an elementary school teacher, Elizabeth Mauger has seen first-hand the daily miracles worked by Options & Advocacy for McHenry County.
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Waukegan Park District celebrating the Halloween season with Spooktacular programs and eventsOct 20, 2025 2:57 pm - The Waukegan Park District is celebrating the Halloween season with programs and events throughout October. The programming includes free and low-cost programs for children and adults.
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GLMV/K Winter Coat Drive For Vets now underwayOct 20, 2025 2:47 pm - With winter around the corner, it’s time for the sixth annual Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Kildeer Winter Coat Drive for Vets, with over 40 collection locations.
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Woodlands Academy to host fall 2025 open houseOct 20, 2025 1:45 pm - Girls in grades 6-10 and their families are invited to an open house from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, on Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s beautiful 41-acre campus in Lake Forest on Sunday, Nov. 2.
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‘Big nostalgia’: MCC instructor to share Marshall Field’s legacy on WTTW’s ‘Chicago Stories’Oct 19, 2025 6:43 pm - McHenry County College instructor Sarah Sullivan will give a presentation on the history and legacy of Marshall Field’s on an upcoming episode of “Chicago Stories” on WTTW.
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Harper’s Job Placement Resource Center prepares students for jobs, internshipsOct 19, 2025 6:10 pm - With resume workshops, interview coaching and employer partnerships, Harper College’s Job Placement Resource Center equips students and alumni with skills and connections to launch their careers.
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Algonquin Garden Club supports local environmental initiatives with grantsOct 16, 2025 12:39 am - The Algonquin Garden Club has an annual spring plant sale in May. The proceeds from that sale go directly to environmental causes, because “Nature's beauty is our duty.”
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The Kirk Players Launch 60th Season With ‘12 Angry Jurors’Oct 15, 2025 5:00 pm - The Kirk Players’ 60th season kicks off with a fiery rendition of “12 Angry Jurors.” In this drama by Reginald Rose, 12 men and women must determine the fate of a young man on trial for murdering his father.