McHenry County Lifestyle
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Recapturing the joy — Elgin man brings together music veterans in Vintage Swing BandOct 11, 2024 6:00 am - You can take the kid out of jazz band, but you can’t take the jazz band out of the kid. Or something like that. It’s a formula that sits at the core of Bruce Cameron of Elgin, organizer and frontman for the Vintage Swing Band.
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Celebrity chef Fabio Viviani brings family recipes to new South Barrington restaurantOct 09, 2024 1:37 pm - Giostra by Fabio Viviani, opening Monday, Oct. 14, in South Barrington, promises an authentic Italian dining experience that blends the culinary traditions of Viviani’s childhood with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
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Blending the practical with the spiritualOct 02, 2024 10:36 am - Annettee Budzban says to seek counsel through therapy and the Bible.
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 6-12Oct 01, 2024 8:07 pm - Plant and bulb sales, garden club meetings and more.
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25 years and counting: How Working Bikes provides wheels to those in need locally and across the globeSep 28, 2024 9:01 am - Ever wonder how to route bikes from Mundelein to Malawi? Hampshire to Honduras? Lisle to Lesotho? Chicago-based nonprofit Working Bikes knows how to do just that, shipping over 9,000 used bikes last year.
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Huntley’s Shepherd of the Prairie donates 114 handmade quiltsSep 27, 2024 5:47 pm - The Prairie Pointe Quilters at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley have devoted hours to creating custom quilts to give to others for comfort in their time of need.
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‘I’m just a storyteller’: Meet the St. Charles retiree turned murder mystery authorSep 27, 2024 3:30 am - Glynn Amburgey of St. Charles has written three murder mysteries since retiring from his job at the city of St. Charles in 2012.
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How a Grayslake man found serenity in the forest preservesSep 26, 2024 4:55 pm - Jonathan Glenner, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, has found peace and serenity during his daily walks in the Lake County Forest Preserves.
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No matter how you spell it, pawpaws are the largest edible fruit native to the U.S.Sep 22, 2024 4:00 am - Pawpaw trees produce the largest edible fruit native to the United States. When ripe in late August to early September, the greenish yellow fruit can be six inches in length, with a tasty yellow pulp encasing several dark brown seeds.
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Huntley girl pays it forward: It took blood donations and a stem cell transplant to save her lifeSep 19, 2024 4:41 pm - Alexa Lamonica, who underwent a life-saving stem cell transplant as an infant, has made it her goal to give back to the community after surviving severe combined immunodeficiency disease, often referred to as "bubble boy" disease.