Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Mount Prospect announces 2023 Shining Star Award winnersDec 05, 2023 10:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Special Events Commission has announced the winners of Mount Prospect's 2023 Shining Star Awards. The awards will be presented at the 31st annual Shin...
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Kids Above All seeking donations, volunteers for annual holiday driveDec 04, 2023 4:00 am - Kids Above All is seeking donations of new toys, books, and clothes for children and youth of all ages, as well as volunteer help for its annual Holiday Gift Drive. The ...
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Good News Sunday: South Elgin Police, Village Squire serve up free Thanksgiving mealsDec 03, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: As a young adult, Bob Karas often spent ...
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The DPCF and three local businesses served 350 Thanksgiving dinners to Des Plaines residentsDec 02, 2023 10:00 pm - The Des Plaines Community Foundation, Sysco Chicago and Sunrise Grill all worked together to provide and deliver Thanksgiving Day dinners recently. As a result, more tha...
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Sound check: 'Luminare' brings holidays to Des PlainesNov 29, 2023 10:00 pm - 'Luminare' During the pandemic lockdowns, Schaumburg native John Blasucci drew on his rock background playing with Dennis DeYoung and roughly 10 years touring with ...
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Oakton's Empty Bowls fundraiser aids local food pantriesNov 29, 2023 10:00 pm - You can buy handcrafted soup bowls and simultaneously support local food pantries Saturday, Dec. 2, at Oakton College in Des Plaines. The college's annual Empty Bowls sa...
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Things to do Dec. 1-7: Tree lightings, holiday parades, Dickens celebrations, light shows, craft fairs & moreNov 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Ongoing Festival of Lights and Christmas Tree Sale: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Thousands of twinkling lights ...
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FamilyForward event raises $70,000 to help low-income, working familiesNov 27, 2023 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 15, FamilyForward hosted its most successful Giving Hope annual fundraising event ever. This year's event highlighted the 20th anniversary of FamilyForwa...
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Glenview church's Greek society to host Holiday FaireNov 27, 2023 10:00 pm - Holiday Faire 2023, hosted by the Philoptochos Society of Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glenview, returns for its 63rd year on Saturday, Dec. 2, with bo...
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Best bets: Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Joffrey's 'Nutcracker,' Midtown Men, Cirque du SoleilNov 27, 2023 10:00 pm - Sounds of the season The St. Charles Singers and the Millar Brass Ensemble, associated with Northwestern University's Alice Millar Chapel, welcome the holidays with...