McHenry County Lifestyle
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Catholic Charities Lake County seeks volunteers to be youth mentorsAug 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Catholic Charities Lake County Youth Mentorship Program has made a positive impact on a dozen children, but more mentors are needed before the 2014-15 school year begins...
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Group donates school supplies:Aug 14, 2014 1:01 am - A community group called Wauconda Women Of The Moose collected school supplies for needy children and raised $400 for the Wauconda/Island Lake Food Pantry, a representat...
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Antiques sale benefits infant welfare:Aug 13, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake Forest Chapter of Infant Welfare Society of Chicago will sponsor the 46th annual Antiques & Treasures, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Deerpath Middle...
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Women's shelter benefits from Sew Generously's all night sew-a-thonAug 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Sew Generously, a Bernina dealer and fabric store in St. Charles, is sponsoring an all-night Sew-A-Thon on behalf of Mutual Ground Women and Children's Domestic Violence...
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Ginny Geis Turned 99 on August 3rd, Making Her The Most Senior Resident at Monarch LandingAug 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Crediting her longevity to good genes, a positive attitude and a busy life, Virginia (Ginny) Geis was very excited to celebratw her birthday with family and friends. It ...
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Crystal Lake planning closing celebration for its centennial yearAug 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake - The closing of Crystal Lake's yearlong centennial brings with it another free family event this fall. The Closing Centennial Festival will be on Sunday, S...
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Technology growing in school; parents play a role in monitoring itAug 12, 2014 6:00 am - Children have been arriving to their elementary schools with computer skills for years. First it was because they grew up playing on their parents' desktops. Later, it w...
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Barrington veteran creates charity to help spouses of woundedAug 12, 2014 5:30 am - Five days before the military leave that was to take him from Afghanistan to be at his wife's side for the birth of his son, Breg Hughes caught fire. The highly trained ...
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Some camp out all night for school supplies at ECCAug 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Thousands of area residents joined dozens of their neighbors — who already had camped out overnight — to get a free backpack filled with school supplies Saturday at the ...
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Fox River fans promote vision for 'underutilized' assetAug 09, 2014 1:01 am - While hundreds of runners, some as young as 13, raced for the finish line of the eighth Bob Leonard River Run/Walk, an enthusiastic group of Fox River fans kept a differ...