Carol Stream Lifestyle
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St. Charles woman provides hope in face of heroin scourgeNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - Lea Minalga formed the Geneva-based Hearts of Hope in 1998 to educate and prevent people from using heroin, counsel addicts and provide support to their families. "The ...
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Wheaton Reindeer Run raising money for Ronald McDonald HouseNov 25, 2014 12:00 am - Driving around to look at light displays, baking and decorating cookies from Grandma's recipe, exchanging gifts chosen just for each loved one, feeling the spirit of the...
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New Turkey Trot 5K benefits Wheaton school, nonprofitsNov 24, 2014 12:01 am - Wheaton serves as the setting for many 5K races, but members of Emerson Elementary School's Parent Teacher Association recently realized there was one type of run that w...
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Lazarus House Thanksgiving Feast celebrates communityNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - When Lazarus House began serving a free Thanksgiving feast in 1998, the majority of guests were clients, staffers and volunteers. Over the course of 16 years, it's evolv...
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Other groups offering a free Thanksgiving dinnerNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Here's a look at a few of the other groups serving a free meal on this special day: Arlington Heights: 105 sailors from Great Lakes Naval Academy in North Chicago will v...
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Churches, organizations offer free Thanksgiving meals to people in needNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Churches, restaurants and service organizations in the suburbs give the lonely, the elderly, the poor, the homeless and those in military service camaraderie and a great...
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Thanksgiving tradition grows at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hawthorn WoodsNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - After their Thanksgiving celebrations thinned as relatives died or moved on, Dean and Susan Stewart took a different approach. “We started it with people who didn't have...
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Great Lakes soldiers find Thanksgiving home in PalatineNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Some 34 Great Lakes sailors will find a home away from home Thursday at American Legion Post 690 in Palatine, thanks to the organizing efforts of program chair Cindy Alt...
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Sedgebrook Honors VeteransNov 18, 2014 10:00 pm - In a solemn and inspiring ceremony, Sedgebrook residents honored veterans today: those now living beside them at the Lincolnshire retirement community, those lost in the...
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New Wheaton brewery a place for people to gatherNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - Exposed brick walls, metal accents, a wooden ceiling and plans for local musicians to regularly perform give Dry City Brew Works the feel of an urban coffeehouse. In re...