Elgin Lifestyle
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Chamber Music on the Fox continues online mini concertsApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - With social distancing and shelter-in-place orders in place, Chamber Music on the Fox is offering a new series of digital mini-concerts: a series of very short 5- to-15-...
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Heritage Prairie Farm to hold Organic Transplant Sales April 18Apr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - The sixth annual Organic Transplant Sales are approaching at Heritage Prairie Farm in Elburn. Each year, the spring and summer plant sale events provide an opportunity ...
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Suburban forest preserves keep monitoring, will stay open 'as long as people behave'Apr 14, 2020 5:00 am - As social distancing concerns grow with the rising temperatures this spring, suburban forest preserve officials say they continue to monitor the size of crowds at their ...
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Anderson Animal Shelter hosts 'Better Together (Virtual) Gala'Apr 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Anderson Animal Shelter is hosting "Better Together (Virtual) Gala," an online auction featuring more than 150 items, through Saturday, April 18. The auction will close ...
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Humanitarian Service Project launches campaign to combat hunger amid crisisApr 13, 2020 11:00 pm - The Humanitarian Service Project of Carol Stream started a new community engagement campaign to fight local hunger titled "Spring into Action." They are currently at $2...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank's Foodie 5K April 18 to be a virtual eventApr 13, 2020 11:00 pm - As the Northern Illinois Food Bank continues to monitor the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seventh annual Foodie 5K scheduled to take place at Cantigny Park in Whe...
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Help the helpers: Resale shop closures, fundraiser cancellations leave WINGS in financial crunchApr 13, 2020 6:00 am - Social service agencies need your aid to succeed It's a tough time for social service agencies. The COVID-19 crisis, along with social distancing, the rise in unemployme...
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Geneva church offers aid to community with Northern Illinois Food Bank, Lazarus HouseApr 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Many businesses are being hurt by the coronavirus. And yet, some have reached out to help their homeless and indigent neighbors. In March and April, the Unitarian Univer...
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Rugged school walks as a youth? Let Fitbit provide the dataApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - Because taking walks remains one of the few things we can still do during the coronavirus outbreak, it was important to take one that could prove a point. I took this pa...
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Elgin orchestras cancel performances, but virtual concert in the worksApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 reality has been tough on musicians, forcing both the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra to cancel the rest of their seasons en...