Hoffman Estates Lifestyle
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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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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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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...
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Holocaust Remembrance program to show 'Orchestra of Exiles' May 4Apr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Congregation Kneseth Israel, 330 Division St. in Elgin, will observe Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. Mark Kuntz, longtime cellist with...
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Trivial Play for a serious causeApr 26, 2016 5:30 am - When the Literacy Connection held its 19th annual Elgin Trivia Bee fundraiser on April 9, the four-person team sponsored by the Elgin Kiwanis Clubs had to go into battle...
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Pediatric Chaplains Network provides support for chaplains nationallyApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Chaplains provide spiritual and emotional support to people during times of crisis, illness, transition and celebration. Chaplains work tirelessly to support people in t...
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Streamwood students, volunteers pitch in for annual Comcast Cares DayApr 23, 2016 1:00 am - Streamwood High School got a facelift Saturday, as more than 300 students and volunteers took part in the school's third annual Comcast Cares Day. Some set to work sprea...
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Gala raises funds, awareness of child abuse preventionApr 16, 2016 1:00 am - In a former farmhouse in Hoffman Estates, children who have suffered abuse are interviewed by social workers one time, sparing them from the trauma of having to repeat t...
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Royal Yasit, improving West Chicago.Apr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - There is a lot to say when it comes to Jenaro Yasit Terrazas II, the young entrepreneur from West Chicago, IL. He started his clothing line in the summer of 2013. With t...
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Timber Ridge School in Mount Prospect gets $62,000 furniture grantApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - Steelcase Education has awarded a 2016 Active Learning Center Grant valued at $62,000 to the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization's Timber Ridge School ...