McHenry County Lifestyle
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Two donors to match up to $15,000 in AID donation driveMar 26, 2020 11:00 pm - We are all navigating through very unusual and unsettling times. None of us has ever experienced anything quite like this before. The Association for Individual Develop...
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Elburn's Harley Woods is focus of restoration efforts, grantMar 26, 2020 6:00 am - You might say the Campton Township Open Space Foundation has its marching orders. It has to raise $7,000 to go toward a stewardship project for the Harley Woods natural ...
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True Value in Cary to donate paint to combat veterans' retreatMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - After more than 17 years working at True Value Manufacturing in Cary, Todd Myers has a reputation in his hometown of Oregon, Illinois, as "the paint guy." "I'm kind of k...
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History museum program looks at history of picture postcardsMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Before the advent of social media, people seeking a quick and easy way to communicate used postcards. On Feb. 27, 1861, Congress passed an act that allowed privately pri...
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Dining in: Suburban restaurants getting creative with carry out, delivery dealsMar 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Still going Wondering which restaurants are still open for curbside, carry out or delivery service? Check our list of towns and restaurants here: dailyherald.com/entlife...
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Good News: Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates adapts annual fundraiser for social distancingMar 24, 2020 6:00 am - Leave it to the Rotarians to get things done. Members of the Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates faced a difficult decision this month, one that many nonprofit org...
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Constable: Magicians try new tricks as gigs disappearMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - Just say the magic words, “COVID-19,” and poof — the livelihood of local magicians vanishes. “Everything is gone,” says Pete Kovacevich, 62, a full-time magician from Bu...
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Project Front Line: McHenry COVID-19 Support launches; goal is $10,000 to help local businessMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - Crystal Lake resident Erin McElroy waited in a checkout line at Mariano's and thought about ways she and others can support local workers affected by the global pandemic...
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Barrington charity using school buses to bring meals to students in needMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - A nonprofit organization will use school buses to deliver meals Thursday to Barrington Area Unit District 220 students in need. Barrington Children's Charities will dro...
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Staying Active During Social DistancingMar 23, 2020 11:00 pm - In response to social distancing caused by the onslaught of COVID-19, the teams at Friendship Senior Options' retirement communities have stepped up to the plate to make...