Cook County Lifestyle
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Signs of spring: Plant sales in the suburbs
Apr 23, 2019 3:32 PM - Plant sales are popping up all over the suburbs, offering perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants and garden decor. -
Dusty the Donkey saved from traffic on I-90
Apr 19, 2019 10:31 AM - A Cook County sheriff's sergeant encountered unexpected obstacle on the Northwest Tollway around 11:50 a.m. Wednesday. The sergeant found a donkey -- named Dusty -- standing in the middle of traffic near Arlington Heights Road, sheriff's spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said. -
Cook County Health Warns Residents About the Dangers of E-CigarettesApr 19, 2019 7:39 AM - Many young adults today think that e-cigarettes are healthier because they only have water and flavoring, but that's not true.
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Schaumburg dentist to be honored at Shining Star Ball
Apr 19, 2019 12:48 PM - Clearbrook's elegant Shining Star Ball returns April 26, and with it comes the chance to help the agency continue its innovative ways in supporting children and adults with disabilities. -
Time for toads to emerge from their winter homes
Apr 12, 2019 10:32 AM - Quick, if I say "tadpole," I bet you say "frog." Around here not all tadpoles become frogs. Some become toads, and they are coming out right about now. -
County health clinic grand opening Friday in Arlington HeightsApr 11, 2019 4:51 PM - Cook County officials will cut the ribbon Friday to mark the opening of the Cook County Health Arlington Heights Health Center on the north side of the village.
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Parishioners excited about St. James Church's reconstruction, expansion
Apr 9, 2019 11:45 AM - The extensive building reconstruction that has transformed and expanded St. James Catholic Church in Arlington Heights will be ready in time for the 10,000-member parish to fill pews for Easter Sunday Masses, church officials say. -
Cook County Health Urges Residents to Take Control of Their Sexual HealthApr 2, 2019 7:17 AM - April is Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 29 million Americans acquire an STD every year. In 2018, nearly 51,000 cases of STDs were reported.
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Alexian Brothers Foundation to raise funds for mental health care with 33rd annual Ball de Fleur
Mar 27, 2019 6:30 AM - A former manufacturing complex in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood will be the backdrop for the Alexian Brothers Foundation and its biggest fundraiser of the year, its signature Ball de Fleur. -
Opioid death toll rises in suburbs, but nonprofit warns 'urgency has died'
Mar 14, 2019 6:36 AM - With opioid-related death totals at record high levels in three suburban counties last year, one advocate warns officials need to step up the urgency of prevention and harm reduction efforts.
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