Barrington Hills Lifestyle
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10th Empty Bowls fundraiser comes to Oakton SaturdayDec 04, 2013 12:36 pm - Enjoy a hot lunch on Saturday, Dec. 7, and help support Empty Bowls at Oakton. Professional and student potters from the Chicago area have contributed hundreds of uniqu...
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills firefighters raising money for kids’ coatsDec 04, 2013 12:19 pm - The firefighters in the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District invite you to help them secure new, American-made winter coats for needy, at-risk children. ...
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Deerfield school collects holiday gifts for CASA childrenDec 04, 2013 10:57 am - The children, their teachers and support staff at the Walden Elementary School, 630 Essex Court in Deerfield, are putting together holiday gifts for some 600 abused and ...
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Kind Words campaign connects community with the homelessDec 03, 2013 12:33 pm - Forgotten, unwanted, outcast, invisible is how it feels to be homeless. In response to this problem, the Lake County Haven, a Libertyville-based nonprofit that provides ...
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Local hospitals help patients, families celebrate holidays during their staysDec 03, 2013 12:00 am - Traditions are an important part of any family holiday celebration. But what happens to those plans when a child is hospitalized and a health crisis threatens? “It's a ...
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How to get through holidays after loss of loved oneDec 02, 2013 10:00 pm - Imagine yourself as a glass ornament, finely decorated and put up on display year after year. Suddenly, you fall and hit the ground breaking into a million pieces. You p...
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E. Dundee bakery sends goodies to troops serving overseasNov 26, 2013 11:39 am - Operation Sweettooth is still under way. This year, the program may not have received the press it has in the past, but cookies and Rice Krispie treats are still being s...
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Bears center delivers education message in WaukeganNov 23, 2013 7:00 am - 'You can achieve anything'
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How you can help Illinois tornado victimsNov 20, 2013 10:43 am - Moved by the widespread damage in central Illinois caused by a series of tornadoes on Sunday, suburban groups, local governments, businesses and individuals are mobilizi...
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Feed My Starving Children marks first anniversary in LibertyvilleNov 20, 2013 10:05 am - More than 60 Feed My Starving Children volunteers on Nov. 14 celebrated the anniversary of the Libertyville meal packing site at 742 E. Park Ave. and cheered at the stag...