Elgin Lifestyle
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Pandemic leads to rescue boom at St. Charles-based wildlife rehabilitation centerJul 20, 2021 6:00 am - Months of isolation and in-home lockdowns forged a new appreciation for the outdoors and nature for many DuPage and Kane County residents in the past year. Volunteers a...
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Guided horseback trail rides now available at Forest Trails StablesJul 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Ready to take the reins for a scenic ride through DuPage County forests? Longtime equestrian center Forest Trails Stables in Bartlett is now offering 50-minute, guided t...
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ECC students help food-insecure classmates with garden plotJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - With food insecurity an issue for many, a group of Elgin Community College students are doing what they can to help their school community. Members of the Phi Theta Kapp...
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Hops for Hope 5K Oct. 2 to raise money for Project Mobility's adaptive bikesJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - The fifth annual Hops for Hope 5K returns to Mount St. Mary Park in St. Charles on Saturday, Oct. 2. Project Mobility's three largest fundraisers in 2020 were either pos...
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Apply for the Elgin Area Leadership AcademyJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - Applications are open to join the Elgin Area Leadership Academy Class of 2022 beginning Oct. 2. Like most things, they had to pause from offering the academy last fall ...
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Good News Sunday: Naperville teen is youngest female to climb 50 state high pointsJul 18, 2021 7:30 am - Good News Sunday: Naperville teen is youngest female to climb 50 state high points
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'He needed to be remembered': Elgin woman establishing ECC scholarship to honor husbandJul 18, 2021 1:00 am - When her husband died of leukemia at age 58 last July, Alicia Delgado-Lutz of Elgin wanted to make sure his spirit lived on. She hopes an Elgin Community College automo...
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Batavia's Barnwood & Beeswax marketplace now carrying The Chocolate Shoppe creationsJul 16, 2021 6:00 am - Last week, my “chocolate radar” went up last week when sensing that Batavia suddenly entered the sweets game with The Chocolate Shoppe display in the Barnwood & Beeswax ...
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HopeFest in Elgin to provide free backpacks, haircuts and festival funJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Pastor Abi Raices of New Life Covenant Church in Elgin is a big believer in hope. "Anybody can find themselves in a moment of need, and we want to provide hope for ever...
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Stars Dance Company TryoutsJul 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates Park District's Stars Dance Company will hold tryouts for their advanced dance company Saturday, August 14, 2021, from 10 am through 12:30 pm at the Trip...