Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Believe Project: $100 for pregnant daughter saving up for time offApr 10, 2015 5:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Gwen Gonzalez of Elgin. Here is an excerpt of her suggestion: "I would give it to my daughter, who is pregna...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendApr 09, 2015 11:00 pm - "Anything Goes" this weekend - in more ways than one - with suburban entertainment options that include a beloved musical from the 1930s and a show by a hit singer/songw...
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Sammy's Mexican Grill and Bar a family-friendly spot on Elgin's west sideApr 07, 2015 6:00 am - One of the first things to catch my eye at Sammy's Mexican Grill & Bar on Elgin's west side was its extensive menu. It's chock-full of classic Latin American dishes, inc...
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Young actors fly high in Elgin troupe's 'The Wizard of Oz'Apr 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Children's Theatre of Elgin's production of "The Wizard of Oz" features the single largest cast in CTE's 27-year history, with 130 children filling the stage as flying m...
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ECC Kids' College returns with summer learning adventuresApr 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Registration is open for "Kids' College," a summer enrichment day camp offering over 70 camps to children and teens, age 6 to 15. The program runs Monday through Thursda...
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Jersey Mike's fundraiser supports children's hospitalApr 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Jersey Mike's locations up and down the Randall Road corridor - including those in Lake in the Hills, South Elgin and Geneva - helped raise funds last month for the Ann ...
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LCS Resident Wellness Champion Program-doneApr 04, 2015 11:00 pm - If It Is to Be, It's Up to Me is the title of a book Marlin Reishus, resident and active volunteer at Monarch Landing senior living community in Naperville, once wrote. ...
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How Ghanaian children got to read, eat lunches thanks to Elgin volunteersApr 04, 2015 7:37 am - A team of volunteers from Elgin just returned from a 10-day visit to Ghana where they helped start a school lunch program and library, and visited an orphanage they buil...
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Sign up now for 'Four Seasons Gardening'Apr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Registration is open for the spring series of the University of Illinois Extension's "Four Seasons Gardening Program." The April and May classes cover a variety of topi...
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Reaping the physical and psychological benefits of gardeningApr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Picture this: You're on your smartphone, checking the weather. An "icy mix" is coming your way. Great. An incoming text interrupts your weather search. School is cancel...