Lake County Submitted Content
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Saint Viator CFO receives industry recognitionNov 29, 2024 7:05 pm - Saint Viator High School CFO Karen Koch was recently recognized as CFO of the Year for Mid-Sized Not-For-Profit organizations at the 13th annual Financial Executive International Chicago Awards. Koch has served as the school’s financial executive since 2020.
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Learn about sustainable solutions at ‘Saving Walden’s World’ screeningNov 27, 2024 4:00 pm - The Prairie Circle Unitarian Universalist Congregation will host a screening of the documentary “Saving Walden’s World” on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Prairie Crossing’s Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake.
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Support the Vernon Township Food Pantry on Giving Tuesday Dec. 3Nov 26, 2024 9:51 pm - Giving Tuesday is Tuesday, Dec. 3, and the Vernon Township Food Pantry invites the community to come together to support neighbors facing food insecurity.
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Round Lake to host Cookie Crawl after tree lighting Dec. 6Nov 26, 2024 9:16 pm - On Friday, Dec. 6, join the village of Round Lake for the annual Tree Lighting and Cookie Crawl event. There will be cookies, hot cocoa, crafts, hayride, face painter, a cookie crawl, and a visit from Santa.
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Forest & Found Thrift donates $40,000 to two local nonprofits this quarterNov 26, 2024 3:38 pm - The Forest & Found board recently announced that their quarterly donations of $20,000 each was given to Bravo Waukegan and Mother’s Trust to help them continue their mission in underserved areas of Lake County.
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Richardson Christmas Tree Farm opens Nov. 29Nov 26, 2024 3:09 pm - Kim Osburn’s face lit up as she poked another white pine sprig into the whirling metal twine-spinning machine before her, happy to demonstrate for a visitor the fine art of weaving a rope of fresh evergreen garland.
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Cook Co. Treasurer welcomes visitors to celebration of ‘Christmas Trees from Around the World’Nov 26, 2024 9:50 am - For the 21st year, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is celebrating ethnic holiday traditions of nearly 100 different nationalities at the “Christmas Trees from Around the World” display at her office.
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Barrington Hills board approves levy reductionNov 25, 2024 11:26 pm - At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Barrington Hills board of trustees unanimously voted to approve the levy and assessment of taxes for fiscal year 2024 which included a reduction of 2.2%, or a $104,500 reduction, in the village’s portion of property taxes
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‘Lost and Found Artifacts of Diamond Lake’ exhibit extendedNov 22, 2024 6:05 pm - The Mundelein Heritage Museum, 601 Noel Drive, will be extending the display of a special exhibit titled “Lost and Found Artifacts of Diamond Lake” by John Hynds (curated by commission member Barb Zander).
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CAC invites residents to choose an act of kindness on GivingTuesdayNov 22, 2024 5:59 pm - CAC invites community residents to consider an intentional act of kindness as a GivingTuesday gift on Dec. 3.