McHenry County Lifestyle
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McHenry student awarded $10,000 college grant through Northwestern Mutual's Childhood Cancer Sibling scholarship programMar 03, 2023 10:00 pm - Recognizing the significant financial burden families shoulder when undergoing childhood cancer treatments, the Northwestern Mutual Foundation is dedicating $500,000 in ...
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Celebrating Impact: The Bridge's 2023 Gala Collage is April 22Mar 02, 2023 10:00 pm - Longstanding Palatine mental health non-profit, The Bridge Youth and Family Services is excited to announce its Gala Collage 2023 will take place on Saturday, April 22 a...
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Dining out: Jeni's Biscuits with the Boss, more Lent specials and ICYMI openingsMar 02, 2023 5:00 am - Biscuits with the Boss Fans of “Ted Lasso” and ice cream won't want to miss this: On Thursday, March 2, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams released the limited-edition Biscuits ...
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Red-winged blackbirds are back in the area and sounding offMar 02, 2023 5:00 am - Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named h...
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Teachers in Carpentersville, Naperville, Ingleside named Golden Apple Award state finalistsMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - Lori Ford truly can say she's come full circle. After embarking on her teaching career years ago as a Golden Apple Scholar, Ford now has been selected as a state finalis...
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Nearly $70K raised for Libertyville-area carjacking victimMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A GoFundMe page for the victim of a carjacking last week near Libertyville has raised $70,000 of its $100,000 goal. The page was started by Colleen Pragalz and the Nort...
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Fox Valley Habitat to dedicate 70th suburban home on March 11Feb 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will dedicate its 70th suburban home on Saturday, March 11, at 10 a.m. at 654 Spruce St. in Aurora. A program will featu...
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Signal Hill NSDAR announces winner of Good Citizen AwardFeb 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Barrington-based Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, has named Cristina Mac Cormac, a senior at Lake Zurich High School, the winn...
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Things to do March 3-9: TobyMac, World of Wheels, DuPage Comic Con, Maple Sugaring Days and moreFeb 28, 2023 5:00 am - Before Friday The Orchid Show, Magnified: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through March 26 at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. See huge hanging columns ...
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Organizations partner to help preserve Horizon Farm landFeb 27, 2023 10:00 pm - Barrington Area Conservation Trust, a charitable organization that preserves the Barrington area's rare and exceptional open spaces for current and future generations, h...