Niles Lifestyle
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10th Empty Bowls fundraiser comes to Oakton SaturdayDec 04, 2013 12:36 pm - Enjoy a hot lunch on Saturday, Dec. 7, and help support Empty Bowls at Oakton. Professional and student potters from the Chicago area have contributed hundreds of uniqu...
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‘Cans Across Des Plaines’ collects 7,000 itemsNov 15, 2013 3:14 pm - For the fifth consecutive year, Maine West High School students and staff assembled a half-mile long human chain Friday to help stock a Des Plaines food pantry at the De...
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Casino gives OCC $150,000 for scholarshipsOct 20, 2013 2:28 pm - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines is donating $150,000 to Oakton Community College to provide 1-year scholarships for Des Plaines residents. Rivers Casino General Manager Bil...
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Roofing practices evolve for better protectionMar 30, 2013 6:00 am - The importance of keeping a roof over one’s head has been well documented in literature for centuries. Everyone needs a place to take shelter during adverse weather cond...
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Park Ridge native following in father's footstepsJan 29, 2013 5:00 am - Since he was 5, Jimmy Bannos Jr. knew he wanted to be a chef. With his father, Chicago restaurant great and Heaven on Seven founder Jimmy Bannos, as well as an uncle and...
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3,500 toys donated to children at Park Ridge hospitalDec 24, 2012 12:53 pm - A 29-year-old Niles woman is making Christmas dreams come true for patients and families at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge this holiday season. Yianna Manok...
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Oakton’s Empty Bowls fundraiser SaturdayNov 29, 2012 3:57 pm - Oakton Community College will hold its annual Empty Bowls fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 1, benefiting area food pantries and soup kitchens. The event is 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m....
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Empty Bowl fundraiser at Oakton SaturdayNov 27, 2012 11:53 am - Oakton Community College’s Ninth Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 East Golf Road, features hundr...
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Oakton students brave cold to experience homelessnessNov 27, 2012 11:24 am - With the sun rising behind them, a handful of Oakton Community College students huddled around a fire Wednesday morning to keep warm after spending a night out in the co...
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Des Plaines police collect coats for needyOct 18, 2012 2:44 pm - The Des Plaines, Park Ridge and Niles police departments are partnering on a coat drive to assist Maine Township families. The departments will collect winter coats for ...