Elgin Lifestyle
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Palatine Jaycees Give 10 Area Families a Holiday Shopping SpreeDec 08, 2018 10:00 pm - The Palatine Jaycees made a difference in 10 Palatine families' lives on December 8th, treating each one to a $ 500-holiday shopping spree at the Palatine Walmart, locat...
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Benefit concert set for Mount Prospect Community Band founderDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - Colleagues of suburban conductor and clarinetist Ralph Wilder will hold a benefit concert for him Monday to help his family cover medical costs associated with a serious...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendDec 07, 2018 9:00 am - With holiday merriment in full swing, there's no shortage of fun events happening across the suburbs this weekend. Here are five ideas to get you started. For more, see ...
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North Aurora Mothers Club helps area needy familiesDec 07, 2018 5:00 am - It didn't take long after the North Aurora Mothers Club was formed in 1997 for the group's board to determine a program called Operation Christmas would be a worthy caus...
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$100 to help sister with multiple sclerosisDec 07, 2018 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Noreen Huffman of Hoffman Estates. Here is an excerpt of her story: "I know someone who could benefit fr...
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Elgin Police offer tips for safe winter drivingDec 06, 2018 10:00 pm - With the winter season upon us, drivers will likely have little choice but to take to wintry roads over the next several months. The Elgin Police Department's Traffic U...
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Fremont Street Theater stages holiday originalDec 06, 2018 5:00 am - Extra, extra! Read all about it. Mrs. Claus saves Christmas Eve! That's the premise behind an original holiday musical opening Dec. 7 at the Elgin Arts Showcase. The ch...
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U-46 students in need get new shoes for holidaysDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - Roughly 400 students in need from seven Elgin Area School District U-46 schools received new shoes Thursday as part of AT&T's "All Children Shall Have Shoes" project. S...
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Generations support Huntley churchDec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Trinity Lutheran Church, established on land donated by village founder Thomas Huntley, shares its founding year, 1871, with the Great Chicago Fire. Today's members inc...
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When it snows before leaf pickup, you get 'sneaved'Dec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - We were definitely “sneaved” in Geneva. That's my new word to describe what happens when a blizzard hits the city before the leaf-sucker trucks could finish their rounds...