Carpentersville Lifestyle
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The year in birds: Conservation progress, remarkable sightings highlighted 2024Dec 31, 2024 6:00 am - Birding columnist Jeff Reiter takes a look back at the year in birds: Conservation progress and remarkable sightings highlighted 2024.
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Where to next?: Bike club members plan rides for the new yearDec 27, 2024 6:00 am - Bike club members across the Chicago area are anticipating their 2025 riding goals. Clubs offer a built-in advantage: a large pool of riders often possessed with cycling ambitions to match one’s own.
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Elgin church hosts musical and charity events this JanuaryDec 24, 2024 12:15 am - Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin hosting events in January including organ recitals, a service to support refugee/immigrant outreach, and a hymn singing celebration.
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Tri-Cities Salvation Army receives two gold coins valued at over $5,000Dec 18, 2024 12:11 pm - Two gold coins worth over $5,000 were anonymously donated to Salvation Army kettles in Kane County this holiday season, continuing a long-standing tradition of surprise gold coin gifts to help fund operations.
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Celebrate the miracle of Christmas at Holy Mass with St. Catherine of SienaDec 18, 2024 1:00 am - St. Catherine and St. Mary churches in West Dundee and Gilberts invite all to Christmas Eve and Day masses.
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A magically early start to Hanukkah celebrations in ElginDec 15, 2024 3:42 pm - The official start of Hanukkah may still be more than a week away, but with magic, games and latkes on the menu, why wait? Kids and grown-ups got an early start on the celebration Sunday with the Magical Hanukkah Extravaganza celebration at Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin.
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Shop With a Cop makes a difference for families at ChristmasDec 14, 2024 3:46 pm - Dundee Township's 21st annual Shop With a Cop event at Walmart in Carpentersville provided underprivileged children the opportunity to have presents, food and warm clothing this Christmas.
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‘Comfort and hope’: Blue Christmas services offer solace for those struggling through the holidaysDec 14, 2024 12:45 pm - Suburban churches are holding special Blue Christmas services around the winter solstice to comfort those feeling lonely, stressed, or in pain amid high holiday expectations.
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Heun: Columnist coauthors book about St. Charles Country Club’s centennialDec 13, 2024 6:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun and his friend Tim Triplett recently completed a two-year project in writing “No Lovelier Place Possible … St. Charles Country Club at 100.”
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St. Sophia Philoptochos raises $35,000 for hurricane reliefDec 10, 2024 11:44 pm - Elgin church group raises $35,000 at food fest to donate to hurricane relief efforts through Orthodox Christian Charities.