Elgin Lifestyle
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Larkin auto club students volunteer at Love Elgin DayMay 01, 2016 11:00 pm - On Saturday, April 30, 11 students from Larkin High School's automotive technology program and auto club volunteered their time at the biannual Love Elgin Day. The "LED"...
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Bundled-up walkers raise money for MS researchMay 01, 2016 1:00 am - More than 1,000 people bundled up Sunday morning for a cold, misty walk outside Cabela's in Hoffman Estates to raise money and awareness for the National Multiple Sclero...
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Family reunion in Kenya leads to Elgin fundraiser for orphansApr 29, 2016 6:00 am - More than a decade ago, Roger Klemm of Elgin learned that his son's soccer coach, Gama Aywa, was a Judson University alum who had immigrated from Kenya. Klemm had no id...
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At 30, Alexian Ball is less Hollywood, still mission-focusedApr 29, 2016 6:00 am - Talk about name dropping. Over the last 30 years, some of the country's biggest entertainers have played the Northwest suburbs to benefit the Alexian Brothers Foundation...
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U-46 schools, churches, mosques collecting shoes for Syrian refugeesApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - Imagine children having to navigate mountainous terrain in winter wearing sandals. It's an image Lisa Haser says she will never forget after seeing firsthand the conditi...
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Seven gardens to be featured at Fox Valley Garden WalkApr 28, 2016 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Garden Walk will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25. Sponsored by the Elgin Area Branch of the American Association of University Women, the garden wal...
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Q&A: What ex-journalist who covered child abuse says about preventing itApr 28, 2016 1:00 am - The question gnaws at Britten Follett every single day: What happened to Kelsey Smith-Briggs? More than a decade after she began covering Kelsey's murder, the former bro...
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Stop by Mother's Day sale by St. Hugh of Lincoln R.E.L.I.C.S.Apr 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Mother's Day is just around the corner and the St. Hugh of Lincoln R.E.L.I.C.S. (Retired Episcopal Ladies In Christ's Service) will host their annual Mother's Day Sale o...
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Boy Scouts honor Scoutmaster's motherApr 27, 2016 11:00 pm - When they heard that their Scoutmaster's mother had passed away these Scouts knew they had to step up. Carol Nelson, who died in March at age 81, had been a volunteer w...
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts to host showcaseApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Beaux Arts will host "A Taste of Talent" beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Elgin Country Club, 2575 Weld Road. The six winners of the club schol...