Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Algonquin second-grader named 'Hunger Hero' for raising $3,300 for food pantryFeb 28, 2022 4:30 am - Ask Leo Bonilla why he decided to help the D300 Food Pantry and the 8-year-old boy offers a simple explanation: It was easy, and he knew it would help people. The second...
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'It's honestly a relief': Many happy to see mandates end, but some continue to mask upFeb 28, 2022 12:00 am - Just as suburbanites' attitudes toward masks has varied greatly over the past two years, so too did their reactions to the end of the state's indoor mask mandate Monday....
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Why winter is a great time to visit your local bike shopFeb 25, 2022 5:00 am - Don't wait until Thanksgiving to fix your oven, or until spring to fix your bike. In winter, shops can turn around repairs/tune-ups fairly quickly, assuming parts availa...
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U-46 TalentFest returns after pandemic hiatusFeb 25, 2022 5:00 am - After a year's hiatus due to the pandemic, Elgin Area School District U-46 is bringing back TalentFest. The performing arts competition will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday...
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Dream Scribers program helps women in Kane County Jail tell their stories, get them publishedFeb 25, 2022 5:00 am - One woman reflects on enduring a life of drugs, sexual abuse and domestic violence. At 40 years old, she hopes to help others avoid the same troubled journey. Another wo...
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Buy a sub, send Illinois athletes to Special OlympicsFeb 23, 2022 10:00 pm - The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games is joining forces with 76 Jersey Mike's Subs locations throughout Illinois for its 12th annual March "Month of Giving" campaign. Dur...
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DAR Announces 2021-2022 American History Essay Contest WinnersFeb 22, 2022 10:00 pm - Barrington, IL-based Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, announced the winners of the 2021-2022 American History Essay Contest at its "Youth Awards" virtual ceremony on Sunday, ...
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It's All About the Paws and Falkor & Rescue Friends to hold Paws on Pavement virtual 5KFeb 22, 2022 10:00 pm - Join It's All About The Paws and Falkor & Rescue Friends for the second annual Paws on Pavement: Virtual 5K on March 24-27. Make it a competition. Take a long walk (or ...
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Family creates app with authors, illustrators to help pediatric cancer patients get through chemoFeb 22, 2022 4:00 am - From the moment Jenna Brown gave birth to her daughter Sydney in February 2020, she called her “Love.” As with most new parents, Jenna and her husband, Jeremy, of Oswego...
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Fox Valley historic preservationist named as advocacy scholarFeb 21, 2022 10:00 pm - Al Watts, community engagement director for Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley, was named as a 2022 Bruce MacDougal Advocacy Scholar by the Preservation Action Foun...