McHenry County Lifestyle
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Best bets: Buddy Holly, David Bowie tributes, Chocolate Weekend, Cirque FLIP FabriqueJan 31, 2024 7:19 pm - John Mueller celebrates Buddy Holly during the "Winter Dance Party" at the Raue, the Morton Arboretum hosts Chocolate Weekend, and Cirque FLIP Fabrique dazzles at the MAC.
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Fair game: How Harper College professor Rebecca Scott combines play, philosophyJan 31, 2024 9:57 am - You might say that it’s all fun and games for Dr. Rebecca Scott. A lifelong fan of board games, the associate professor uses games and play-based learning in her Harper College philosophy courses.
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Grayslake author presents children’s book about pets and discriminationJan 30, 2024 11:13 am - Randi Moxi, a children’s book author who writes stories about rescue dogs, is touring Chicago area schools with her book “A Pittie Pool Party” to teach children about bullying and discrimination.
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Winter backyard visitors and moreJan 29, 2024 11:23 am - Recently shared photos on the Daily Herald’s Suburban Wildlife Facebook page have included coyotes, eagles, birds and deer.
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‘We think it’s a big deal’: Rare dual emergence of cicadas has some people buzzingJan 28, 2024 6:00 am - The main event is a few months away, but ecologists, educators and others in northern Illinois are busy preparing for their own big game of sorts — the pending emergence of billions of 17-year periodical cicadas.
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Harper College’s Darlett Bernard to receive Excellence in Service Award at MLK eventJan 25, 2024 3:28 pm - For more than 17 years, Darlett Bernard has been bringing hot food — and a warm smile — to students, employees and guests on Harper’s campus. As the catering supervisor f...
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David Becker named new minister of Tree of Life UU congregationJan 24, 2024 11:14 am - Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry, in partnership with Prairie Circle Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Grayslake, has named David Becker ...
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Things to do Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Charlie Berens, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party, Alpine Fest and moreJan 23, 2024 10:47 am - Make plans now for the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party at Now Arena, the Chicagoland Fishing, Travel and Outdoor Expo at the Schaumburg Convention Center, Charl...
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Neighbors in the News: Resources for Community Living names new executive directorJan 22, 2024 12:46 pm - • Elizabeth McGrath of Port Barrington was named executive director of Rolling Meadows-based Resources for Community Living (RCL), a nonprofit organization dedicated to a...
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Why you may see larger, faster e-bikes on suburban forest preserve trailsJan 21, 2024 4:49 pm - Once the weather breaks, trail users in the Lake County forest preserve system could have more company with the removal of a ban on some electric bicycles. The forest pre...