Lifestyle
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Why your allergies are lasting longer and are more intense this fallOct 27, 2024 7:46 am - Temperatures in the Chicago area have been unusually mild this fall, giving ragweed and other allergen-producing plants more time to grow.
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‘Happy Jack’ pumpkin greets Goebbert’s Farm visitorsOct 27, 2024 6:00 am - Wearing a fresh coat of orange paint trimmed with green, black and white and resting atop a farm silo, “Happy Jack,” a fiberglass pumpkin, has been drawing visitors to Goebbert's Farm in South Barrington since 1979.
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New Filipino bakery opens in Carol Stream next door to family’s restaurantOct 27, 2024 5:48 am - Lasa Filipino Cafe recently opened next to Hong Ning restaurant in Carol Stream, both belonging to the same family of entrepreneurs.
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Costumed dogs, owners join for Buffalo Grove’s Howl-O-Ween CelebrationOct 26, 2024 9:29 pm - Cuteness and creativity were on display during the Howl-O-Ween Canine Costume Contest at the Dan Schimmel Pavilion in Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove on Saturday. Ab...
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Call it farmhouse, country or cottage: How a Geneva home decor store has evolved over 33 yearsOct 26, 2024 11:48 am - Country Naturals, a home decor store in Geneva, has evolved with the trends over the 33 years it has been open.
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‘I think it’s delivered everything we hoped it would’: Lake County leaders celebrate five years of 211 helplineOct 26, 2024 9:58 am - United Way of Lake County and dozens of partner organizations are celebrating five years of 211 service and more than 350,000 connections made since its debut.
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Grief & healing: Halloween is almost hereOct 26, 2024 7:00 am - Halloween is approaching and amid the parties, costumes and treats is the question of how cultures treat death and the departed.
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Geneva Steeple Walk returns Dec. 8Oct 26, 2024 12:35 am - One of the most beloved holiday season traditions is back! Diverse musical talent entertains Steeple Walk concertgoers in historic Geneva churches.
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Aurora church to host Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 27Oct 26, 2024 12:10 am - Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, will celebrate Halloween with its annual Trunk or Treat event in the church parking lot from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sun...
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Trying to bring her home: Algonquin salon raises money for NIU nursing grad with bone cancer
Oct 25, 2024 1:18 pm - Salon 37 in Algonquin is trying to raise money to help cover medical costs for a 24-year-old Algonquin woman battling Stage 4 bone cancer.