Arlington Heights Lifestyle
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$100 to help librarian buy books for sick first-graderDec 26, 2014 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Heather Akiyoshi of Arlington Heights. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I would spend the $100 on an adorab...
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Great Lakes recruits treated to Christmas in Arlington HeightsDec 25, 2014 12:01 am - Early Christmas morning, Alexxis Garcia was handed a stranger's cellphone. She said a quick "Thank you," punched in the security code and immediately dialed her family i...
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Suburban volunteers reunite dogs with returning soldiersDec 24, 2014 6:30 am - Garrett Rogers liked the runt. Anastasia, as the Navy petty officer second class would call her, was a “tiny, little ball of fur,” an Afghan shepherd puppy and a comfort...
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Hersey students help wounded soldier build new homeDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - Students at John Hersey High School raised more than $18,000 in just one month to build a new home for an injured Afghanistan War veteran. The project, "Team Jason" in c...
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Music director from Arlington Heights on Broadway this holidayDec 23, 2014 4:00 am - Broadway doesn't really take a Christmas break, so neither does music director and conductor James Moore, a native of Arlington Heights. Instead of celebrating in the s...
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Arlington Hts. family pays back kindness at Northwest Community HospitalDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - When Tim Brigham and his wife Melissa wound up at Northwest Community Hospital with their 2-year-old son Dominick in October, they weren't prepared for how emotional it ...
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Gold coin dropped in Arlington Hts. Salvation Army kettleDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - The Salvation Army announced Tuesday that a 1901 Liberty Heard $10 Eagle gold piece with an estimated value of approximately $850 was dropped in a red kettle at the Jewe...
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Waddle & Reed Christmas event benefits children in needDec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Eric Van Ness, CFP® a Financial Advisor at Waddell & Reed organized this year's event and indicates, "We collected 277 toys and 15 books for local children, who otherwis...
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Cookie care packages sweeten holidays for militaryDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - In 2004, Diane and Roger Ahrens started "Operation Sweettooth" to sweetly let U.S. military men and women know the country has not forgotten them or their sacrifices. Te...
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District 57 students take on multiple charitable efforts for holidaysDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - Editor's note: Around the holidays, almost all schools encourage students to participate in the giving of the season as a way to teach caring and civic responsibility. H...