Elgin Lifestyle
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Setting a New Year's Resolution? Make it a goal insteadDec 27, 2017 10:00 pm - Do you usually give up on your New Year's Resolution before the end of January? Try setting a goal instead. According to Webster's Dictionary, a resolution is "the act o...
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Helping those in need at Christmas - and throughout the yearDec 25, 2017 5:00 am - It's Christmas and across the suburbs children woke this morning to find their wishes had come true - new tech, books and toys, music, art supplies, sports gear, clothes...
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Christmas Day brunch a community tradition at Lazarus HouseDec 25, 2017 12:00 am - Lazarus House celebrated a community tradition Monday with its annual Christmas Day Brunch in St. Charles. The free potluck-style buffet brings Lazarus House guests toge...
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$150 to help people in need stay warmDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - Today's Believe Project's recipients want to help homeless people and students in need stay warm through the winter. Each recipient will be awarded $150 - an increase fr...
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Volunteers make Christmas special at Elgin's Marklund Wasmond CenterDec 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Volunteers were on hand Saturday to help residents of the Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin open Christmas presents. Volunteers also labeled gifts and helped with the cle...
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Why Salvation Army kettle donations are down this seasonDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - For families in need, the Salvation Army's red kettles are as big a part of the holidays as lights, Santa Claus and spending time with loved ones. But with only a few d...
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TriCity Family Services' annual Snowflake Shuffle finishes strong at new venueDec 20, 2017 10:00 pm - The sun was shining and provided the perfect setting for this year's TriCity Family Services' ninth annual Snowflake Shuffle Dec. 2 at Royal Fox Country Club in St. Char...
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Salvation Army of Elgin provides support to families in need with toys and foodDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - Lauren Williams believes that we all need a little support now and then. For her, it was five years ago with a small child and no job. "It was during that Christmas sea...
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Hampshire High madrigals perform at holiday party for local seniors clubDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - The Christmas spirit filled the room as the Hampshire-Burlington Senior Citizens Club gathered for their annual holiday party. There was no chimney so Santa slipped in t...
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Join habitat restoration at local forest preserveDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - Feeling a bit sluggish after all the holiday festivities? Consider joining a habitat restoration work day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 30, at Bliss Woods Forest Pr...