Northfield Lifestyle
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Oakton's Empty Bowls event supports local food pantriesNov 26, 2018 12:00 am - Enjoy a hot lunch Saturday, Dec. 1, and help support Empty Bowls at Oakton. The event, now in its 15th year of raising awareness of local and worldwide hunger while bene...
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Tips for caregivers of people with Alzheimer'sNov 19, 2018 10:00 pm - November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. The Alzheimer's Association is recognizing and honoring the more than 15 ...
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Local blood bank to support Northern Illinois Food Bank through donations Nov. 19-25Nov 14, 2018 10:00 pm - Blood and food are two of life's most important components. No two organizations know that more than Vitalant, formerly LifeSource, and the Northern Illinois Food Bank....
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Lutheran churches in the suburbs mobilize to help hurricane victims in FloridaNov 14, 2018 5:00 am - The golden retriever comfort dogs trained by volunteers with Lutheran Church Charities in Northbrook are on the road again. This time they're headed to Panama City in F...
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Northbrook's Mosaic Construction Continues its Tradition of GivingNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Northbrook's Mosaic Construction donates money to more than 20 local non-profit organizations, community groups, Midwest-based charities, and national and worldwide orga...
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How suburban dance companies keep 'The Nutcracker' freshNov 12, 2018 10:00 pm - How do you keep a beloved holiday tradition familiar, yet fresh? For directors of suburban productions of "The Nutcracker" ballet, among the many challenges is keeping i...
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Advocate Lutheran General to host marrow registry driveNov 11, 2018 10:00 pm - Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer, meaning roughly 480 people are diagnosed every day. Many will need a bone-marrow transplant, also known as...
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Volunteer pilots search for missing swimmer in Lake MichiganNov 08, 2018 10:00 pm - On Monday, Nov. 5, Pilots for Hope a newly formed nonprofit volunteer search and rescue organization based in West Chicago, donated their aircrews and aircraft to search...
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Constable: Democrat or Republican, these election judges work together for votersNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Chatting politely and chuckling at times, these two longtime election judges figure out they probably have been to the same political rallies. Dianna Rushing, 67, a pass...
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Four out of five caregivers could use your supportNov 02, 2018 12:00 am - November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. The Alzheimer's Association is recognizing and honoring the more than 15 ...