Hoffman Estates Lifestyle
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Cellphones for soldiers:Nov 15, 2013 5:25 pm - 59th District state Rep. Carol Sente will sponsor a Cellphones for Soldiers Drive to connect servicemen and women with their families. For every donated gently used cell...
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Still going strong after 50 yearsNov 14, 2013 2:01 pm - Immanuel Lutheran Church of East Dundee is holding a celebration this weekend to honor the Rev. Bruce Meissner, who is celebrating 50 years as a pastor within the Luther...
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Too neutralNov 14, 2013 12:00 am - Our family room needs an update! We recently moved into a house after living in a small condo, and we brought all of our old furniture with us. My husband and I have a 2...
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Cook of the Week: Dietitian knows how to treat her familyNov 12, 2013 5:00 am - Christine Gallup's grandmother was a pretty smart cookie. To keep Christine occupied when she was little, the two would bake cookies together. Christine would stand on h...
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Celebrating 120 yearsNov 11, 2013 10:00 pm - Nearly 300 people gathered at Friendship Village on Saturday to learn about the 1893 Columbia Exposition held in Chicago 120 years ago. Bob Dion, a self-proclaimed Wor...
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District 54, Rotary open second food pantry in a local schoolNov 11, 2013 3:45 am - Keneni Godana, an eighth-grader at Hellen Keller Junior High School in Hoffman Estates always lacked the courage to speak in public. But on Friday, she was among a core...
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Green club at Jacobs H.S. reaping what it sowsNov 09, 2013 7:00 am - For decades, a greenhouse atop Jacobs High School was a dumping ground for embalmed cats, old television sets and broken equipment. But thanks to a school club, it’s mee...
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Food stamp cuts may increase need at food pantriesNov 07, 2013 2:43 pm - On Nov. 1, the first shoe dropped when Congress reduced the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program which helps feed millions of unemployed or underpaid Americans. The...
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Schaumburg Whole Foods hosting ‘Give Back Day’ Nov. 13Nov 07, 2013 11:46 am - The Whole Foods Market at 750 N. Martingale Road in Schaumburg is hosting a 5 percent “Give Back Day” event on Tuesday, Nov. 13, to benefit the Children’s Advocacy Cente...
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Interactive experience raises awareness of suburban povertyNov 06, 2013 10:00 pm - More than 600 people gathered at the “My Neighbor Myself” banquet hosted by Administer Justice on Nov. 1 at The Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows. They came together to s...