Lifestyle
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National Night Out is Aug. 6. Here’s what’s going on across the suburbsAug 01, 2024 9:42 am - National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event is intended to help build bonds between communities and their local law enforcement. Here are some of the events planned in local communities.
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Home & garden calendar, Aug. 4-10Aug 01, 2024 6:30 am - Garden club meetings and classes, garden walks, plant shows and more.
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These plants wait their whole lives to bloom once. It’s usually spectacular
Aug 01, 2024 5:45 am - Monocarpics spend their whole lives growing to provide a single, swan-song bloom before dying. That once-in-a-lifetime bloom is often spectacular. Some examples are century plants, American columbo, fishtail palms, bamboo, bananas, and hens and chicks.
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Almost Home Foundation rescue seeks foster homesJul 31, 2024 5:15 pm - Almost Home Foundation's kennel expansion is underway. A larger facility will mean more lives saved; however, the rescue cannot house dogs or cats at the kennel during construction.
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Classic redux: Shrimp and grits are re-imagined with savory Calabrian sausageJul 31, 2024 4:10 pm - Shrimp meets savory ground sausage in this hearty take on shrimp and grits from Chef Grace Goudie.
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Find your refuge in GodJul 31, 2024 2:42 pm - Annettee Budzban says that we can find a place of refuge in God.
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Grace Lutheran Church of Lily Lake offers ‘Parents Day Out’Jul 31, 2024 12:51 pm - Grace Lutheran Church of Lily Lake is now taking enrollment for its new "Parents Day Out" program.
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Summer biking offers riders, spectators a variety of fun eventsJul 31, 2024 12:32 pm - Chicago area biking offers an exciting, varied summer menu: Racing, race spectating, club rides and unique community events.
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Aurora’s Our Savior Lutheran welcomes new pastorJul 31, 2024 12:30 pm - On Sunday, Aug. 4, the Rev. Eric Gardell Miller will be installed as the new pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Aurora.
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Rolling Meadows Boy Scout troop signs off after nearly 70 yearsJul 31, 2024 12:08 pm - Chartered in 1955, Rolling Meadows-based Boy Scout Troop 168 officially disbanded last weekend with a final court of honor recognizing not only its five most recent Eagle Scouts but the 63 from across its history.