Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Elgin side yardMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - My wife and I live in a quaint Victorian home, constructed in 1902, in Elgin. This winter we had to remove a beautiful ash tree, because of emerald ash borer infestation...
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Fundraiser helping Elgin family after father's death, then fire during funeralMay 03, 2014 8:00 am - If someone should be mad at life or fate or a higher power, it's John T. Estep of Elgin. But the 24-year-old says that's not the case, even though his family suffered tr...
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Backyard Garden Club hosts plant sale May 17May 01, 2014 11:00 pm - The Backyard Garden Club of Dundee Township will again be hosting its annual plant sale. The sale will take place on Saturday, May 17, at Grafelman Park in West Dundee. ...
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Program to paint Carpentersville homes needs applicantsApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Carpentersville is looking for certain groups of people in the village who need help painting their homes. Every September, the village's Paint-A-Thon committee paints t...
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Elgin woman, 90, volunteers for more than 50 yearsApr 29, 2014 5:00 am - After more than 50 years as a volunteer, Myra Becker says it's finally time to slow down. But listening to the Elgin woman's conviction about her causes — women's empowe...
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Harper College lauds $1 million donation to women's programApr 29, 2014 5:00 am - From her hospital bed, Denise Owens made a simple request. The Hoffman Estates mother of three asked her kids to deliver her laptop so she could finish her homework. ...
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Easter Seals, Legoland host night of fun for children with special needsApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Legoland Discovery Center Chicago teamed up with Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley pediatric outpatient rehabilitation centers to provide a one-of-a-kind Lego experience ...
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Martial artists demonstrate their leadership in the communityApr 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Nearly 50 students and their families from Kim's Black Belt Academy and Kyuki-Do Martial Arts of Elgin participated in their annual Earth Day event at Hawthorne Hills Na...
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A 'Fast & Furious' dynamic duoApr 27, 2014 11:00 pm - It would sure take a lot to be like Vin Diesel. Chris Ingrassia may not have the rippling biceps of this Hollywood hunk, but he does emulate one aspect of Diesel's actio...
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St. Charles church holds "Bikes for Tikes" donation drive for needy kidsApr 27, 2014 1:01 am - Dozens of Carpentersville kids will get the chance to choose the bikes of their dreams thanks to the efforts this weekend of volunteers and generous donors at Hosanna! L...