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Patch Picks for A Ghastly Good Halloween

Make Halloween festive for yourself or a house full of guests.

Whether you're planning a Halloween party, stringing fake cobwebs or filling up the candy bowl for yourself--and the kids--Halloween is always fun. Treat yourself, trick your friends, and raise your spirits with any of these Halloween supplies, all available locally. World Market, Northbrook Does your office have a candy bowl? Make takers look twice with some of the novelty candies available here. Look for body part sushi rolls, witches finger lollipops and BooDoo ghost poop-shaped gum drops. And for the cocktail party you're hosting after hours, consider a bottle of wine from the Velvet Devil, Black Cat or Spanish Demon. Raven and Dove, Wilmette There no telling if any of the antiques in this local treasure house are haunted, but the …

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Patch Picks for Fun at the Fireworks

Plan ahead to enjoy the spectacles around the area.

Independence Day celebrations climax at dusk, when the first fireworks are heard. Take this advice from the pros to make your weekend safe and fun to the very end. Glenview's Offical Celebration Glenview fireworks will be shot off from the Glenview Park Golf Club, 800 Shermer Road, Monday, July 4, at dusk. Park District Director of Marketing Liz Gogola said spectators will gather in a U-shaped area around the course. Come early (enter from Glenview, Central and Shermer roads) to find a good spot and enjoy the music of the 100-piece North Shore Concert Band. Glenview On The Sly If circumstances prevent you from getting out too early, Gogola said Swenson Park and Springman School offer good viewing near the display (Roosevelt Park, too, for …

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Society of the Divine Word Hands Over Historic Road

The Village of Northbrook officially took over Founders Dr. from the society of Catholic missionaries at a ribbon cutting Tuesday.

With scissors and a red ribbon, the Village of Northbrook officially took over what was once a missionary trail through the prairie in a ceremony Oct. 12. The Society of the Divine Word, a Catholic mission that owns several hundred acres of real estate in the Techny area of Northbrook, handed over the mile-long Founders Drive as part of a public-private partnership with the village. "The Society has made an enormous investment in planning the use of its land, and in developing the infrastructure needed to support it," said Northbrook President Sandra Frum. "Taxpayers did not have to pay to build Founders Drive, but its benefits are shared now by all Northbrook residents." Named for the saints who founded the order of the Divine Word in …

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