Elgin Lifestyle
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Santa, firefighters cheer sick kids at Advocate Sherman HospitalDec 25, 2015 3:02 pm - The Elgin Fire Department escorted a special visitor through the halls of Advocate Sherman Hospital on Christmas morning - Santa. The jolly man in red visited some of th...
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Cyber Santa uses technology to deliver gifts to sick children in Hoffman EstatesDec 23, 2015 6:00 am - Is it a sign of the times? When Santa visited with children last week in the pediatric department at Amita Alexian Brothers Women & Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estat...
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U-46 schools donate money, food to needy familiesDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 schools this month raised more than $8,000, collected nearly 3,000 gifts and more than 100 boxes of canned goods for needy families. For...
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Rock the Halls: Holiday concert benefits Elgin charitiesDec 22, 2015 7:00 am - Musician plans evening of tunes, food and fun to benefit Elgin charities
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Field of Dreams Horse Rescue and Adoption receives $2,500 grantDec 21, 2015 10:00 pm - Field of Dreams Horse Rescue and Adoption is tremendously grateful to the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley for its recent $2,500 grant contribution. With th...
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Laborers' Local 582 steps in for Santa at local Presence hospitalsDec 21, 2015 10:00 pm - Spending the holidays in the hospital is just no fun. Just ask 14-year-old Oscar Almeraz of Aurora. But the stay can be a little bit brighter at Presence Mercy Medical C...
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Toys For Tots receives $31,000 donation through GAT Guns fundraisingDec 21, 2015 10:00 pm - Chicago area gun owners generously donated $31,697.89 to Toys for Tots at GAT Guns in East Dundee. In addition to the cash donation, GAT Guns is a drop-off location and...
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Grand Victoria Foundation helps raise $250K for ElginDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - An effort to raise money matched by the Grand Victoria Foundation helped infuse more than $250,000 into Elgin nonprofits on Giving Tuesday. Twenty-four nonprofits raised...
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Elgin's Ivy Academy accepting donations for Christmas Basket FundDec 18, 2015 10:00 pm - The board and staff of Elgin's Ivy Academy of Early Learning consider themselves and those they serve to be family. And family members take care of each other. So when f...
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Luxury seats key to renovated suburban movie theatersDec 18, 2015 6:22 am - Hundreds of the traditional folding theater chairs are anchored to the concrete floor of Carpentersville Cinema 12 Theatre's largest auditorium. With shared armrests and...