Lily Lake Lifestyle
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Veterans Day, turkeys and the upcoming holidays dominate November's festsNov 01, 2022 6:00 am - Nov. 2 The Great Pumpkin Roll: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Central Park, 1510 Forest Gate Road, Oak Brook. Bring your pumpkin(s) to roll down the Sled Hill at Central P...
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Intervention key to addressing 'alarming' rates of chronic absenteeism, educators sayOct 31, 2022 5:30 am - With 30% chronic absenteeism reported statewide last school year, school leaders across the suburbs are exploring different approaches to improving student attendance ra...
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Toys for Tommy drive returns for second year, in memory of St. Charles toddlerOct 27, 2022 11:00 pm - This year will be the second official Toys for Tommy toy drive, benefiting the children of the Tri-City Salvation Army. Donations are due by Dec. 1. Last year was a hug...
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Midnight on Morton Halloween display in Batavia collecting donations for pet shelterOct 25, 2022 11:00 pm - As part of their interactive home/yard haunt at 714 Morton St., Batavia residents Zachary and Andrea Sage are collecting donations for Animal House Shelter in Huntley. ...
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Sycamore Autumn Craft & Treasure Market, a staple of Sycamore Pumpkin Festival, commemorates 50 yearsOct 24, 2022 11:00 pm - In 1972, milk and gasoline were less than $1 a gallon, Americans began hearing about something called Watergate, Marlon Brando made an offer that couldn't be refused, Mi...
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Trick-or-treat hours throughout the suburbsOct 23, 2022 11:00 pm - The following is a listing of some of the trick-or-treat hours around the suburbs. All times are for Monday, Oct. 31, unless otherwise noted. Some village websites offer...
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When Bob met Sue: How the Tri-Cities benefited from volunteers' decades of serviceOct 21, 2022 6:00 am - Maybe it was the psychedelic lights flashing on the walls during a teen dance in 1967 at Mount St. Mary High School in St. Charles that helped a young Bob McDowell, a se...
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Neighbors in the news: Automotive teacher at Hersey wins cash prize for excellenceOct 20, 2022 6:00 am - • Jim VanBladel, an automotive teacher from Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, was named a winner of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching E...
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Marking twin milestones: Aurora's Wesley UMC celebrates Pastor Appreciation Day, congregant's 90th birthdayOct 18, 2022 11:00 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora marked twin milestones on Sunday, Oct. 16. The Rev. John Bell, pastor since 2012, was honored on his 10th anniversary of leaders...
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Suburban Mosaic: Huntley teen helps supply laptops to students in need globallyOct 17, 2022 5:30 am - Huntley High School sophomore Ariana Patel was inspired to help students without access to computers across the globe when her grandfather shared the challenges of start...