Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Two Harper fashion students win at London competitionDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - Harper College students Myra Chung of Des Plaines and Meta McKinney of Arlington Heights recently placed first and second respectively at the annual Hand & Lock Prize in...
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ComEd offering seniors electric bill helpDec 21, 2014 12:01 am - ComEd has dedicated more than $300,000 through a special "Senior Giving" hardship fund that will be used to help senior citizens who have fallen behind on their electric...
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Pet Therapy at The Terraces at The ClareDec 20, 2014 10:00 pm - Medical professionals are widely acknowledging what animal lovers have known all along. Dogs, and in fact pets of all kinds, have earned the distinction of being known a...
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Virginia Lake Elementary students illistratue children's holiday bookDec 19, 2014 10:00 pm - The Prince, and The Elf Too, a children's book stressing the virtues of kindness and the Golden Rule has just been released in time for the holidays and is now available...
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Harper's Santa Claus for Paws to help furry friendsDec 18, 2014 10:00 pm - More than 10 years ago, Harper College Administrative Secretary Jennifer Pitek set out to help the furry felines in Illinois' animal rescues by launching Santa Claus for...
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Santa Visits Creative Corners PreschoolDec 18, 2014 10:00 pm - Santa Claus visited the Des Plaines Park District Creative Corners preschool children on December 17 and 18. They each took a turn sitting on Santa's lap and let him kno...
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Believe Project: $100 to instill the joy of giving to others in her grandkidsDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Ginger Bechtold of Mount Prospect. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I have 12 grandkids, ages 7 to 18. At C...
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Holidays at Friendship VillageDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - The holidays are a special time of year and one that is treasured at Friendship Village Schaumburg. It is observed however, with sensitivity to the fact that older adul...
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Iggy Azalea to play Allstate in MayDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - Australian hip hop star Iggy Azalea brings her "Great Escape Tour" with supporting acts Tinashe and DJ Wizz Kidd to the Allstate Arena in Rosemont at 7:30 p.m. Friday, M...
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Mt. Prospect Lions make community donationsDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - Every Sunday for 20 weeks each year from June through October, the Mount Prospect Lions coordinate and staff the downtown farmers market in the west Metra train station ...