Cook County Lifestyle
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Community members come out for annual Bike the Ridge ride in Evanston
Nov 10, 2022 6:00 AM - While Mother Nature dazzled us with her fall palette, Chicago area biking boasted its own collage of recent activity with community rides, trail development and an e-bike tax credit proposal. -
Cook County launches campaign to boost vaccination rates
Nov 7, 2022 6:15 AM - With Thanksgiving and the holidays approaching, along with an expected rise in cases of COVID, seasonal flu and RSV, Cook County is trying to get ahead of the wave by launching a new COVID and flu vaccination awareness campaign, Boost Up Cook County. -
Veterans Day, turkeys and the upcoming holidays dominate November's fests
Nov 1, 2022 6:00 AM - Smash those pumpkins, honor our veterans and start looking ahead to Thanskgiving and the winter holidays with these family-friendly events. -
Intervention key to addressing 'alarming' rates of chronic absenteeism, educators say
Oct 31, 2022 6:23 AM - With 30% chronic absenteeism reported statewide last school year, school leaders across the suburbs are exploring different approaches to improving student attendance rates this fall. -
Jurassic Quest touring the suburbs this month, stops first in Grayslake
Oct 2, 2022 3:32 PM - Replicas of dinosaurs, ranging in size from a baby triceratops to a life-size T-Rex, will arrive in the suburbs this month as part of the country's largest touring dino exhibit. -
Is it the water at this Schiller Woods well? The magic may be more in the camaraderie
Oct 2, 2022 8:39 AM - While buzz about the Schiller Woods water pump just off Irving Park Road is often shrouded in mystery -- from rumors the water heals ailments to belief it's a secret ingredient in maintaining youth -- many people who regularly use the pump say there's nothing magical about it. For them, it's simply a natural source of water that brings people together. -
Archdiocese announces abuse investigations of 3 retired priestsSep 25, 2022 5:20 PM - The Archdiocese of Chicago has asked three retired priests to remain out of ministry while its Independent Review Board investigates allegations of sexual abuse of minors against them.
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Good News Sunday: 3:36 a.m. phone call from president announces release of brother held hostage in Afghanistan
Sep 25, 2022 7:30 AM - Charlene Cakora devoted "every day" of the last 31 months to setting her brother free. Her anguish has turned into a wave of relief. American hostage Mark Frerichs, a Lombard native and civil engineering contractor who was abducted in Afghanistan in January 2020, was released by the Taliban on Monday in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord who had been held in U.S. federal prison. -
Cook County residents unite against hate during Racial Equity Week
Sep 19, 2022 6:27 AM - Cook County held a series of virtual and in-person educational events last week as part of its third annual Racial Equity Week.
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Cook County seeking 'unsung heroes' to work Election Day
Aug 31, 2022 4:07 PM - The Cook County clerk's office is looking for people to work at polling places on Election Day, Nov. 8.
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