Carol Stream Lifestyle
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Boys & Girls Club of Elgin receives $1 million federal grant for club house improvementsAug 12, 2024 2:09 pm - The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin has received $1 million in federal grant funding for improvements to its more than 30-year-old facility in Elgin, delivered Monday by Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg.
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GPS Parent Series event to present a blueprint for healthy gamingAug 08, 2024 10:49 pm - The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present “How to Raise a Healthy Gamer: Navigate Power Struggles and Build Better Screen Habits to Transform Your Relationship With Your Kid.”
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Free as a bird: In retirement, columnist plans to travel in hopes of new sightingsAug 05, 2024 11:52 am - Words on Birds columnist Jeff Reiter recently retired from his day job and looks forward to traveling and new sightings of birds.
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When the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center will open to visitorsAug 02, 2024 4:01 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County plans to unveil its new wildlife rehabilitation clinic and visitor center in Glen Ellyn by the end of the year.
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Why the Willowbrook Wildlife Center has a new name, new lookAug 01, 2024 6:10 pm - The Willowbrook Wildlife Center is rolling out a new name as a new building takes shape on the campus in Glen Ellyn. The eye-catching, two-story structure will house a wi...
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National Night Out is Aug. 6. Here’s what’s going on across the suburbsAug 01, 2024 9:42 am - National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event is intended to help build bonds between communities and their local law enforcement. Here are some of the events planned in local communities.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC begins new sermon series on ‘Expansive Faith’Jul 30, 2024 9:32 pm - For the next four Sundays during worship, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will focus on “Expansive Faith.”
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For the love of pets: Carol Stream charity helps families with veterinary costsJul 28, 2024 5:41 am - Dr. Mondrian Contreras knows pets are family. That is why he founded the VetBros Pet Education Charitable Fund, a nonprofit that helps families who are in financial crisis take care of any costs for veterinarian services.
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New pastor installed at Carol Stream churchJul 26, 2024 4:05 pm - On Sunday, July 21, the Rev. Kenneth Estes was installed as the new pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Carol Stream.
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Gary UMC in Wheaton offers ‘Backpack Blessing’ Aug. 11Jul 22, 2024 3:35 pm - School starts soon, so bring your backpack for a blessing to Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton on Sunday, Aug. 11, during the 9 a.m. worship.