Lifestyle
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Red-winged blackbirds aren't attacking you. They're just protecting their nesting areaJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Around this time of year, male red-winged blackbirds are at the peak of their beauty - and their aggressiveness. Just ask anyone who's been divebombed by a protective fe...
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Cream of the crop: Aurora farmers market, state's oldest, opens this weekendJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Sun-kissed tomatoes, raw honey, ripe peaches, sweet strawberries, bins packed with watermelon. A locally grown summer bounty awaits shoppers at the Aurora Farmers Market...
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Arlington VFW Post 981 Awards Scholarships at June MeetingJun 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Arlington Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 981 is awarded the 2023 VFW Post 981 Wally Luettschwager Memorial Scholarship Grants to Eva Mason and Julia Olson. Additionally, ...
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One Hope United raises over $155,000 to further support its missionJun 08, 2023 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (June 9, 2023) - One Hope United, a nonprofit providing families with services to break the cycles of poverty, trauma, and neglect, raised more than $155,000 at ...
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Toast Clearbrook at two upcoming fundraising eventsJun 08, 2023 11:00 pm - For more than 65 years, Clearbrook has been providing personalized services and programs for adults and children with intellectual/developmental disabilities. A nonprof...
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Who let the beasts out? New 'Transformers' tries but fails to energize the saga
Jun 08, 2023 10:15 am - “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” - ★ With the “Transformers” franchise clearly at a crossroads, its latest protectors have turned to their deep bench of characters. B...
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At Neighborhood Food Pantries, residents 'shop' to feed their families with dignityJun 08, 2023 6:00 am - Kate Monteleone wants people who are struggling to put food on the table to know they are not alone. The executive director of Neighborhood Food Pantries, with multiple ...
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Elgin Soup Kitchens boosted at Elgin Culver'sJun 07, 2023 11:00 pm - On a warm sunny day, Culver's at 1175 N. McLean Blvd. in Elgin hosted Soup Kitchen volunteers from 12 churches, working together to purchase a new fridge. It was June 5...
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With volunteering, you get more than you giveJun 07, 2023 11:00 pm - Most of us have heard people say something along the lines of "I get more out of it than they do" when talking about the volunteer experience. Some will even couch that ...
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First Methodist of Downers Grove celebrates 50 years serving youth through musicJun 07, 2023 11:00 pm - Hand held calculators were introduced; Nixon resigned; multiple generations of cellphones evolved; the world met Harry Potter; Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neill and LeBr...