Lifestyle Stories from April 1, 2020 (Change date)
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Morton Arboretum closing after visitors flout social distancing warningsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Morton Arboretum will close its doors after visitors failed to adhere to social distancing guidelines, officials said in a news release. The Lisle tree campus threat...
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DuPage Honor Flight fundraiser rescheduledApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage Veterans Foundation has rescheduled its annual fundraiser for Honor Flight Chicago until Saturday, Sept. 12. The event originally was scheduled to take place ...
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Keep your distance, Lake County forest preserve visitors told, or preserves will closeApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County forest preserves and trails are open, but officials warn that can quickly change if visitors don't practice safe distancing. So far, those using the preserve...
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Third place, Prose - 'True Friends'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Infinite stars stared clearly through the warm summer air, like holes punched out of a taut fabric. A wide expanse of desert stretched untouched, save for a single road....
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Second place, Poetry - 'Starlight'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - I found a poem in a moment you've forgotten, when your eyes met mine then shifted up to splattered silver brightness hanging still against the ink-smeared sky. Lines c...
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Second place, Prose - 'March Rain, Year 2 Scholars, New South Wales'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Miss Flossy spoke to her class. "Alright, children, we've a few minutes before noontide, let's clear your workplace and rearrange them into a square or rectangle, you de...
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Hold the caring touch, friendly conversation: It's food only from Meals on WheelsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - There was a time when Meals on Wheels provided not only food to older residents, people with disabilities and those in need, but also a caring touch, a friendly conversa...
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Online forum helps pantries share lessonsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge is collaborating with the Thierer Family Foundation to develop an online platform for food support organizations to share les...
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'It was delightful,' seniors say of first video chat in COVID-19 timesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The state's stay-at-home directive has curtailed face-to-face contact for everyone, but it's been a particularly rough time for seniors in nursing homes who already had ...
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Third place, Poetry: 'Childhood Bedroom'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - I love the way you sit there on my bed, stuffed monkey, untouched by teenage perils and inevitable growing pains. I still hold you at night, dear Blankie, because I'm a...