Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Change a child's story by volunteering with CASA Kane CountyJan 06, 2020 10:00 pm - CASA Kane County has been advocating for children in the foster care system for over 31 years and has served thousands of youth struggling through a horrible time in the...
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Ecker Center warms up with generous donationsJan 05, 2020 10:00 pm - A week before Christmas, Ecker Center for Mental Health's maintenance staff discovered that the first-floor's HVAC unit had stopped functioning. The industrial HVAC sys...
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Critical shortage: Local blood bank calls on donors to help patients nowJan 05, 2020 10:00 pm - Vitalant, formerly LifeSource, the nonprofit blood bank serving the Chicago area, has declared a critical shortage of blood as blood providers nationwide have less than ...
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'Let's do it': Couple's retail dreams come true with Red Hive Market in BataviaJan 05, 2020 6:29 am - Tom Freeman makes it sound like a bit of an epiphany when saying he and his wife, Bridget Johnson, walked out of Briana's Pancake House in Batavia one morning last fall ...
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Recalling some of the top 'Talk of the Town' topics in 2019Jan 03, 2020 5:00 am - "Talk of the Town" has made it through another year. It has again been a pleasure to bring readers in the Tri-Cities, and surrounding areas, information about their frie...
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2019's most notable suburban crimesJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - A mass shooting at an Aurora factory, a heartbreaking conclusion to a case of a missing Crystal Lake boy, a 25-year sentence for a South Barrington cold case homicide; t...
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Advocate Sherman Hospital welcomes first baby of 2020Jan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - Mary and Charles Bernardi welcomed their third child, Caleb Alexander Bernardi, to the world at 12:33 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin. ...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County preserves 83 acres of wetland, sedge meadow and wet prairie in WoodstockJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has preserved an 83-acre property, Slough Creek Wetland Bank, located northwest of Woodstock on Jankowski Road. The parcel lies w...
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Area child in need of life-saving transplantJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - With the cost of a life-saving transplant often exceeding $800,000, most transplant families are unable to shoulder that financial burden. The Children's Organ Transpla...
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A taste of what's to come - 9 suburban restaurants opening in 2020Jan 02, 2020 5:00 am - While we all have our favorite local restaurants, most of us crave variety - and the chance to check out new places. Many new suburban restaurants threw open their doors...