McHenry County Lifestyle
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Marine Electrical Systems Course - Starting Tuesday, Feb. 15th at Libertyville HSFeb 08, 2022 10:00 pm - This might sound shocking, but a course about Marine Electrical Systems might actually prevent you from getting zapped! Not only that, it could very well save your boat ...
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Constable: Veteran from Schaumburg who specialized in 'art' of war to receive medalFeb 08, 2022 4:30 am - As a 22-year-old artist assigned to the U.S. Ghost Army during World War II, Bernie Bluestein helped make inflatable rubber tanks, burlap planes and canvas buildings acc...
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African Safaris with a Social Mission: When tourism is more than just travelFeb 07, 2022 10:00 pm - When the pandemic closed travel world-wide in March of 2020, one might have supposed that a tourism company like Access 2 Tanzania would be negatively impacted long-term...
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Good News Sunday: Courtney Kiolbassa named 2021 Advocate Good Shepherd Nurse of the YearFeb 06, 2022 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: In middle school, Courtney Kiolbassa saw...
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Suburban Skyview: American mastodon replica stands tall at Lakewood Forest PreserveFeb 05, 2022 12:00 am - It's been more than 10,000 years since an American mastodon walked the land in Lake County. Mastodons grew to 10 feet tall at the shoulders and fossils have been found ...
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The library, delivered. Or curbside. Or online. How pandemic options are still checking out.Feb 04, 2022 4:30 am - Necessity had to be the mother of invention for area libraries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the initial shutdown of March 2020, libraries were forced to rethink the ...
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Fresh Midwest offers Wildfire Valentine's Dinners, deliveredFeb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - Staying in - again? You can now have an incredible meal show up on your doorstep! Wildfire Restaurants and Fresh Midwest, the newest online fresh food and meal delivery...
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Find your thrill: Check out our list of sledding spots in the suburbsFeb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - Cold, snowy days don't have to mean staying indoors. There are plenty of good sledding and tubing spots throughout the suburbs. Check out our list, grab your sled ... an...
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PAWS Chicago and Weinermobile event a great success!Feb 01, 2022 10:00 pm - On Saturday, January 29, 2022 almost 200 people attended Highgate Motors of Barrington's Big Love Adoption Event with PAWS Chicago. The event lasted three hours on a bri...
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'This is a meaningful connection': New program seeks volunteer mentors for teensFeb 01, 2022 4:30 am - After years of working with CASA Kane County as a child advocate, Danielle Valkner of St. Charles saw the gaps in an overworked system, especially for kids in their teen...