Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Kane County food pantries, shelters experience overwhelming demand in wake of COVID-19Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - In the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the line of people waiting for food at the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry grew by 400%. The Northern Illinois Food Bank served ...
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Man dressed in turkey costume to do '10 Town Turkey Trot' Oct. 9 to raise funds for holiday dinnersOct 07, 2021 11:00 pm - Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago's 10 Town Turkey Trot: Running dressed as a turkey from one town to the next to raise awareness for our efforts to feed local families...
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Elgin's MLK food drive organizers take Dr. King's words to heart with early startOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Food Drive in Elgin once again is coming a few months early, and organizers say King's words are more important than having the eve...
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13 frightfully fun Halloween experiences in the suburbsOct 05, 2021 11:00 pm - Ghosts, gore, ghouls and gourds are staples of the frightfully fun experiences found throughout the suburbs this fall. Residents can get in the Halloween spirit with fri...
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Elgin's First Congregational Church to host trick-or-treat for PADS of ElginOct 05, 2021 11:00 pm - From Oct. 7 through Oct. 24, the women's Bible study group at First Congregational Church of Elgin is hosting a special trick-or-treat themed donation collection, "Trick...
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Festivals Oct. 8-14: St. Charles Scarecrow Fest, Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest join fall funOct 05, 2021 11:00 pm - This weekend Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. See thousands of pumpkins whil...
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Elgin church to host Breast Cancer Awareness/Hispanic Heritage Month eventsOct 05, 2021 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 10, join First United Methodist Church in Elgin to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month at 9 a.m. The guest preach...
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Help Honor Veterans at Evergreen Cemetery This DecemberOct 04, 2021 11:00 pm - The members of Signal Hill, NSDAR of Barrington, are undertaking their third year of sponsorship of Wreaths Across America Day to honor Veterans buried in Evergreen Ceme...
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Area Islamic groups band together to help Afghan refugeesOct 04, 2021 5:30 am - A coalition of Islamic groups is coming together to help new waves of Afghan refugees arriving in the Chicago area. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chica...
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Elgin Rotary, Elgin Breakfast Rotary Club to mark historic progress toward polio-free world Oct. 24Oct 03, 2021 11:00 pm - Elgin Rotary members are taking action on World Polio Day on Sunday, Oct. 24, to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that stil...