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Patch.com editors from across the Chicago area dug into their cookbooks and came back with some of their favorite holiday recipes to share with readers. We hope you enjoy. Happy Holi...

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When you wander into her Beauty and the Bead store, owner Carol Greenspan wants to make sure you do so when you have time to play.It's a beading wonderland, with tables and cases and wall...

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The United Methodist Church of Libertyville is inviting everyone to experience the Christmas story through its first-ever Live Nativity, slated for 6 p.m. Dec. 16.The performance, which w...

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Local productions of “The Nutcracker” are being performed throughout Lake County in December, but for the fifth year in a row, the Ruth Page Civic Ballet of Chicago will bring its one-...

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In honor of Hanukkah, an eight-day commemoration of the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the second century BCE (Before the Christian ...

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Vernon Hills High School will present its annual Holiday Music Festival at 6 and 8 p.m. Dec. 18. The annual concert features all of the VHHS Choirs, plus the Symphony and Philharmo...

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Don’t you just love holiday family traditions? The anticipation. The preparation. Knowing that your family has done this activity in the past and will continue to do so, makes a tradition...