Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Annual toy drive still in need of donationsDec 04, 2013 10:25 am - One of the largest toy drives in the Chicago area, which delivers to 60 locations across the city and suburbs, is at it again. Only with Thanksgiving falling so late in ...
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Local hospitals help patients, families celebrate holidays during their staysDec 03, 2013 12:00 am - Traditions are an important part of any family holiday celebration. But what happens to those plans when a child is hospitalized and a health crisis threatens? “It's a ...
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How to get through holidays after loss of loved oneDec 02, 2013 10:00 pm - Imagine yourself as a glass ornament, finely decorated and put up on display year after year. Suddenly, you fall and hit the ground breaking into a million pieces. You p...
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Operation North Pole a magical ride for very ill childrenDec 02, 2013 12:49 pm - Operation North Pole will once again share the magic of Christmas with 62 families who have a child or children suffering from life-threatening or terminal illnesses by ...
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Prospect Park homes, history featured in holiday housewalkNov 30, 2013 11:00 pm - One of Mount Prospect's “toniest” neighborhoods will be on display Dec. 6 when the Mount Prospect Historical Society holds its 26th annual Holiday Housewalk from 3:30 to...
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Des Plaines business taking aid to WashingtonNov 30, 2013 10:23 am - Sean Sandona finds it very easy to empathize with the residents of tornado-ravaged Washington, Ill. Five and a half years ago, his house just outside Lake Zurich burned ...
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Rosemont hosts the 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette NationalsNov 28, 2013 5:00 am - With more than 500 vehicles on display, there was more than a few eye-catching machines from all over the country parked last weekend at the 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette...
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Elk Grove Lions Club Peace Poster Contest WinnerNov 27, 2013 10:00 pm - Elk Grove Village, IL – Olivia Cichowals, Mount Prospect, is this year's winner of the Elk Grove Village Lions International Peace Poster Contest. The contest is an oppo...
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Suburban volunteers bring help, smiles to Washington, Ill.Nov 27, 2013 4:15 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. — As Annette Lemke drove into tornado-ravaged Washington on Sunday, the Lake Zurich woman had just one thought. “Oh my God, this is just terrible,” she ...
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Legion post grateful for all the supportNov 25, 2013 4:00 am - Within the past few days, members of Des Plaines American Legion Post 36 have been located at several stores in the Des Plaines area distributing small American flags to...