Algonquin Lifestyle
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St. Charles Charlemagne Award dinner nears century markDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - It might be time to clear up some numbers related to St. Charles' annual Charlemagne Award, as we enter the "honors season" just after the holidays. The St. Charles Ch...
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Side Street Studio Arts offers winter art programsDec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Court in downtown Elgin, is taking registration for its winter arts programming. Session II will be Feb. 11 to March 24. The program...
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Seniors, students join forces to help Lazarus HouseDec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - There's a reason we often see stories in newspapers or clips on television about young people presenting programs or visiting with the elderly in nursing or memory care ...
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Bell ringers needed by Salvation Army of McHenry CountyDec 10, 2018 10:00 pm - The Salvation Army of McHenry County, one of the largest social service providers, is in great need of more bell ringers this holiday season. From the family that has c...
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North Aurora Mothers Club helps area needy familiesDec 07, 2018 5:00 am - It didn't take long after the North Aurora Mothers Club was formed in 1997 for the group's board to determine a program called Operation Christmas would be a worthy caus...
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Elgin Police offer tips for safe winter drivingDec 06, 2018 10:00 pm - With the winter season upon us, drivers will likely have little choice but to take to wintry roads over the next several months. The Elgin Police Department's Traffic U...
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Fremont Street Theater stages holiday originalDec 06, 2018 5:00 am - Extra, extra! Read all about it. Mrs. Claus saves Christmas Eve! That's the premise behind an original holiday musical opening Dec. 7 at the Elgin Arts Showcase. The ch...
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Generations support Huntley churchDec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Trinity Lutheran Church, established on land donated by village founder Thomas Huntley, shares its founding year, 1871, with the Great Chicago Fire. Today's members inc...
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When it snows before leaf pickup, you get 'sneaved'Dec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - We were definitely “sneaved” in Geneva. That's my new word to describe what happens when a blizzard hits the city before the leaf-sucker trucks could finish their rounds...
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Aurora couple shows joy of giving back, volunteeringDec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - For Jen and Mike Reemts, the reaction is the reward. It's not necessarily being the first couple named as the Fox Valley United Way's Volunteer of the Year. It's knowing...