Elgin Lifestyle
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Hanover Township approves $5,000 for Journeys: The Road HomeNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved $5,000 in capital funding to Journeys: The Road Home during its virtual meeting on Oct. 27. The funds will be used to s...
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Symposium shows young people have a passion for birdingNov 04, 2020 5:00 am - Those of us working through the COVID-19 era may be tiring of video conference calls. It's easy to get Zoomed out, dreading the next "virtual" meeting. But a Zoomer abou...
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Huntley Rotary offers 'Adopt A Family' program for holiday dinners and giftsNov 03, 2020 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with all the trimmings will be given to Huntley residents for a family of eight. The Rotary Club of Huntley has donated $1,000 for the...
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Wisdom Family Foundation hopes to make 'Christmas Wishes' come true for Elgin-area kidsNov 03, 2020 4:30 am - About 250 Elgin-area kids could have a happier holiday season this year with the help of the Wisdom Family Foundation's Christmas Wishes campaign. The second-year progr...
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Grant helps NIU alumna contribute to search for life on MarsNov 01, 2020 10:00 pm - Is there life on Mars? Or did life exist on Mars in the past? These are the questions that Northern Illinois University alumna Haley Cummings, '16, '18, and her team wi...
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First Division Museum travel program begins with WWII tour of EuropeNov 01, 2020 10:00 pm - The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton has introduced “Footsteps of The First,” a small-group travel program combining cultural exploration and military h...
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East Dundee's Immanuel Lutheran to host free to-go dinner for veterans Nov. 8Oct 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Dundee will be hosting its third annual Veterans Dinner on Sunday, Nov. 8. In years past, they invited veterans from the community into ...
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The Nature of Things: Osage-orange tree has flourished for centuries with its many usesOct 31, 2020 5:00 am - “Monkey brains!” the kids exclaimed as we reached the old dirt road. I was leading an outdoor school program, and it took me a moment to realize the students were referr...
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Northwest Suburban Woman's Club completes project for 'Free the Girls'Oct 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Looking to help provide an income for women who have been freed from sexual trafficking, the Northwest Suburban Woman's Club collected over 1,600 new and gently used bra...
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Four St. Charles North students share the love with care packages at GreenFields of GenevaOct 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Their favorite day of the month is, unanimously, the one on which Eva Dunn's grandchildren deliver handmade gifts. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 17-year-old Mary ...