Elgin Lifestyle
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Fremd teacher makes triumphant return following cancer battleAug 27, 2020 6:00 am - During a homecoming pep rally at William Fremd High School on Sept. 20, 2013, special education teacher T.J. Valacak said he wasn't feeling very well. This day was the l...
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Randall Oaks Zoo seeking scarecrow sponsors for Fall FestivalAug 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Help the Randall Oaks Zoo get into the fall spirit by sponsoring a scarecrow to be displayed during Fall Festival, Sept. 26 to Nov. 1. Area businesses, organizations, a...
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Best Bets: Chicago Dogs host 'Star Wars' theme night SaturdayAug 26, 2020 6:00 am - Space ball Sci-fi fans who didn't get a chance to dress up for the postponed Wizard World Comic Con this summer can still bring their “Star Wars” gear for a special them...
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We're having a heat wave (through Friday at least)Aug 26, 2020 1:00 am - If you like scorching temperatures, you're going to love the next few days. The heat wave will continue for a few days more, with temperatures remaining in the high 90s ...
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Illinois Equine Humane Center celebrates 12th anniversary Sept. 5Aug 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Join the Illinois Equine Humane Center for its 12th anniversary celebration and silent auction from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5. This is a fun event for the entire fam...
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24 hours & over 200 mile: Cal's Angels kicks off Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month with bike tripAug 24, 2020 11:00 pm - September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month and local nonprofit, Cal's Angels—a pediatric cancer foundation with a mission of granting wishes, raising awareness, and f...
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JourneyCare Duck Race benefits kids with serious illnessesAug 24, 2020 11:00 pm - To make sure their littlest patients and families get the care they deserve, staff at JourneyCare are creating a virtual twist on their annual Duck Race in Barrington. ...
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Rotary congratulates African region on becoming wild poliovirus-freeAug 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are proud to announce a historic public health achievement as the World Health Organization's African ...
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Sandhill cranes show their ability to adapt to changeAug 24, 2020 6:00 am - “The ultimate value in these marshes is wildness, and the crane is wildness incarnate. But all conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see ......
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Will special-needs students fall through the cracks as school resumes?Aug 24, 2020 5:00 am - As schools begin to navigate a return to remote — and in some cases hybrid or in-person — learning, some parents of special-needs students fear their children might fall...