Carpentersville Lifestyle
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ECC students launch food pantry for hungry peersJan 26, 2015 12:00 am - Public schools have long fought the battle against hunger so students' nutritional needs are met and they can concentrate better in class. Yet, that food insecurity doe...
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Fox Valley dentists offer free dental care in FebruaryJan 25, 2015 10:00 pm - Program offers free dental care in February
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Decades after 'Jumbo Janet,' 63-year-old drops 170 poundsJan 25, 2015 6:37 am - That childhood moment when Jan Wilke realized she was a fat girl remains painful enough to rekindle the 63-year-old Grayslake grandmother's tears. Just a kid having fun,...
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Nationally Renowned Speaker, Brian McLaren, will speak at Presbyterian Church of Barrington on Feb. 7, 2015Jan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - Brian McLaren has been name one of America's 25 most influential evangelicals by Time magazine. He is challenging Christians to rethink faith and practice. He has writ...
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Taylor Family YMCA offers Livestrong Cancer Survivor programJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - The Taylor Family YMCA, 50 N. McLean Blvd. in Elgin, will offer a session of "Livestrong at the YMCA," a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and sur...
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Living King's legacy: Turn a day off into a 'day on'Jan 19, 2015 4:30 am - For today's youth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day ought to be more than a day off school. It's a day to remember King's nonviolent struggle for civil rights. A recognition o...
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Believe Project: $100 for a friend who never puts herself firstJan 19, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Michelle Herzau of Elgin. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I would give it to my co-worker Diane. I have wo...
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Believe Project: $100 to help students bundle up for winterJan 18, 2015 6:45 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Mary Fulin of Elgin. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I am a second-grade teacher in School District U-46 a...
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Constable: Money gone, but new heart arrivesJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - Sunday got off to a bleak start for Tyler and Rachel Knickerbocker of Huntley. Not only was their baby boy, Noah, enduring his fifth month in a Milwaukee hospital and st...
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Start new year in style at 4th Fridays at Starline GalleryJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - Baby, it's cold outside, but the "Fourth Fridays" at the Starline Gallery in Harvard is hot! The area's biggest, most innovative art event is back and ready to kick off...