Glendale Heights Lifestyle
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Human Race helps adult day center keep seniors activeApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - Caring for someone with dementia is a journey both rewarding and challenging. Being of the sandwich generation, caring for children and parents while working is the ulti...
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Inspired volunteer runs Human Race to help Humanitarian Service ProjectApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - Traditionally, when I hear the words "run" and "5K," I have a tendency to turn a deaf ear. As anyone who knows me can tell you, I am definitely not a runner. And I'm not...
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Awakenings Project fosters creativity of artists with mental illnessesApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - I'm one of the founders of The Awakenings Project. We're a small but vibrant organization based in Wheaton that teaches, mentors and otherwise supports artists, musician...
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Foundation plans to put race proceeds toward expanding inclusive Sensory Garden PlaygroundApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - Play is one of the most important parts of childhood. It teaches kids how to cooperate, resolve conflicts and have fun together. But not all children have equal access ...
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Students' 5K to fund room makeover for recovering Hanover Park girlApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Makayla Nemcik leans against her mom and tunes out her frustrating world. Her mom starts to talk about Makayla's cancer diagnosis at 7 years old, how she lost her brown ...
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Elgin's Janus Theatre offers a fresh take on 'Hamlet'Apr 20, 2016 5:30 am - “Hamlet.” To some it is a long ponderous story, where a person can expect their legs to fall asleep. But this won't be the case with Janus Theatre's upcoming adaptation...
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Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser will benefit Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalApr 19, 2016 11:00 pm - The Friends of Share at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital will host a Kentucky Derby benefit on Saturday, May 7, at Parkers' Restaurant, 1000 31st Street, Downers Grove. ...
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New Philharmonic in Glen Ellyn announces 40th anniversary seasonApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - It's a season of anniversaries for The New Philharmonic, the resident orchestra at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. The recently announced 2016-17 season marks not only ...
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Why Glen Ellyn woman volunteers in a remote region of the PhilippinesApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - When Mary Jane Trinkus first traveled to Bolivia, she went for "selfish" reasons. That's hardly the first word that comes to mind to describe Trinkus, a nurse who signed...
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Smoking Popes drummer excited about new band, show at Lombard's BrauerhouseApr 13, 2016 6:00 am - It sounds like a chapter lifted right out of the Rock 'n' Roll Storybook. Mike Felumlee, a young skateboarder, discovers the Replacements after seeing an ad for one of t...