Elk Grove Village Lifestyle
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‘I’m so thankful’: Salvation Army delivers gifts, food to needy suburban familiesDec 19, 2025 4:18 pm - Volunteers brought holiday cheer to more than 300 families Friday by distributing holiday gifts and food at the Salvation Army Community Center in Des Plaines.
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Cold weather forces cancellation of bike camping outing at Deer GroveDec 17, 2025 1:52 pm - Arguing with Mother Nature can be a losing proposition, and, minimally, a high risk. So concluded Out Our Front Door, a Chicago-based bike camping organization that canceled its Dec. 13-14 biking/camping plans in Cook County’s Deer Grove Forest Preserve due to single-digit temperatures.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 21-27Dec 17, 2025 3:30 am - Garden club meetings in the Chicago suburbs cover a range of topics such as creating moonlit spaces, hardscape designs, succulents, prairies and bison, and using native plants in home landscapes.
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Catholic pilgrims gathering in Des Plaines for annual feastDec 11, 2025 5:56 pm - Catholic pilgrims have converged on the Maryville Academy campus in Des Plaines for a two-day religious gathering that commemorates reported visions of Jesus' mother, Mary, near Mexico City in 1531.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for November 2025Dec 11, 2025 8:53 am - The top finishers in November’s amateur photo contest reflect the changing of the seasons, transitioning from the vivid colors of fall to the icy landscapes of winter.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 14-20Dec 11, 2025 4:30 am - Garden club meetings in the Chicago suburbs cover a range of topics such as creating moonlit spaces, hardscape designs, succulents, prairies and bison, and using native plants in home landscapes.
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Nonprofit needs help wrapping presents in Des PlainesDec 10, 2025 10:36 am - A Chicago-area nonprofit group is seeking volunteers to help wrap holiday presents for kids and families Saturday.
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‘A real balm’: Catholics headed to Des Plaines this week in annual pilgrimageDec 08, 2025 1:42 pm - Catholic pilgrims will pray for peace and more during a two-day gathering at a Des Plaines shrine this week.
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‘They always provide’: JOURNEYS offers a lifeline and a path out of homelessnessDec 07, 2025 8:45 pm - Palatine-based JOURNEYS The Road Home provides shelter and other assistance to hundreds of suburban residents facing homelessness. It’s one of five charitable organizations set to receive grants from the Daily Herald/Robert R. McCormick Foundation's Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign.
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‘We’re not backing down’: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will go on in Des Plaines despite immigration crackdownDec 06, 2025 5:00 pm - Catholics who fear immigration agents can stay home rather than be anxious during the upcoming Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, a priest said.