Lifestyle
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Lemons of Love Pink Lemonade 5K to help people with cancer, and honor one of their ownSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Nikki Criel of Chicago loved the color purple. In fact, she would often be seen sporting purple hair and nails to match. Criel, one of the original committee members for...
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Festivals Sept. 22-28: Long Grove Apple Fest, Oktoberfests, Art in the Barn and moreSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Happy Times Pumpkinfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, (closed Tuesdays) at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnsh...
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Her world doesn't have to stop: Scuba diving offers new opportunities for people with disabilitiesSep 19, 2023 5:00 am - When Peggy Domitz is underwater, anything feels possible. Paralyzed from the waist down for more than a decade, the 63-year-old discovered scuba diving in 2019 through D...
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Buffalo Grove police hosting trivia night to support Special OlympicsSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Police Department is hosting its fifth annual Trivia Night on Friday, Oct. 6, to support Special Olympics Illinois. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the C...
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From Pandemic Struggles to Triumph: 24-Year-Old Carcinoma Survivor Finds New Life as Young AdultSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - For most 23-year-olds, starting careers out of college and getting acclimated to the "real world' is difficult enough without a global pandemic and cancer diagnosis. Yet...
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians get 3% annual raises in new contract
Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians voted Tuesday to ratify a three-year labor contract that incudes 3% annual salary raise...
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Help Signal Hill, NSDAR, Honor All Veterans Interred at Evergreen CemeterySep 19, 2023 1:00 am - For the previous four years, the Barrington-based Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, has undertaken the task of raising funds to purchase individual wreaths for the community's...
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'Finn's After Dark' benefit for USO set for Thursday in LibertyvilleSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - "Finn's After Dark," a fundraiser for United Service Organizations, will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. Thursday at Mickey Finn's Brewery, 345 N. Milwaukee Ave., in downtown ...
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Édgar Barrera, Karol G and Shakira lead Latin Grammy nominations
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Building on a dream: Larkin Floral comes to West DundeeSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - You could say Parisa Morris is a bit of a flower child. She spent much of her childhood in her parents' flower shop, Larkin Floral, in Elgin. At age 5, she created — an...