McHenry County Lifestyle
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Fox Valley educator, author shares his vision for family learningMay 01, 2020 6:00 am - For the better part of two decades, William Russell made the pitch through a newspaper column that parents should extend learning beyond school walls by educationally en...
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Helping the Helpers: During COVID-19, Children's Advocacy Center struggles to serve young abuse victimsMay 01, 2020 5:57 am - Helping the Helpers: During COVID-19, Children's Advocacy Center struggles to serve young abuse victims
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St. Francis de Sales' Father Ryan gets 69th birthday paradeApr 30, 2020 11:00 pm - A grass-roots event came together on Sunday, April 26, at St. Francis de Sales parish in Lake Zurich. A surprise drive-by birthday parade was held in the church parking...
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Sharing positivity during a pandemic - Rohrer Corp. contributes $15,000 to Illinois charitiesApr 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Rohrer Corporation, a leading paper and plastic packaging manufacturer, operates three facilities in Illinois: Bensenville, Addison, and Huntley. These manufacturing fac...
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Sycamore Speedway to host drive-by Pandemic Race Car Parade May 2Apr 30, 2020 6:00 am - Sycamore Speedway in Maple Park has been closed since March due to COVID-19 pandemic. But the owners of the 56-year-old clay racetrack still want to maintain a connectio...
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School's out, but Barrington's Blessings in a Backpack goes onApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - In an otherwise empty cafeteria at Barrington High School, Lauren Delehoy and her team spent Wednesday tirelessly preparing bags of food. Though schools are closed due t...
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Birthday salute: South Elgin gives WWII, Korean War veteran a 95th birthday to rememberApr 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Veteran David McClure said the parade he got for his 95th birthday was such a fantastic surprise, he was still recovering from the celebration a day later. The parade on...
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McHenry resident helps to feed staff at McHenry's Northwestern HospitalApr 29, 2020 11:00 pm - McHenry resident Karen Murphy obtained 500 donated lunches (that's 100 lunches on five separate days consisting of sandwich, chips, salad, fruit, water and cookies each...
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Kids can travel to outer space with Peoply and Rocket LabApr 29, 2020 11:00 pm - As kids all over Chicago are adjusting to social distancing at home, their learning environments have been impacted and the way that they socialise has changed. More and...
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Barrington United Methodist Church, providing fresh produce to local food banks for ten yearsApr 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Food banks across Lake, Cook, Kane and McHenry Counties attest to the number of people to whom hunger is a real and persistent concern. The current COVIC-19 crisis, with...