Oak Brook Lifestyle
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Birth mothers of suburban safe haven babies told: ‘You’re our angels’Sep 13, 2016 5:00 am - Christie Haack sobbed when she heard of Baby Hope, the newborn girl found dead, abandoned last month on a secluded roadside near Wheaton. The tears came because of the w...
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Safe haven baby ends St. Charles couple's 8-year wait to adoptSep 13, 2016 5:00 am - Every night before bed, 16-month-old Zoe Wituk joins her parents in saying a prayer for her birth mother. “If we met the birth mom, we would give her a big hug and say t...
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Constable: How suburban Muslim parents explain 9/11 to kidsSep 11, 2016 7:00 am - Known simply as “September 11th,” the attacks on that day 15 years ago brought to our shores new levels of sorrow, fear, hate, patriotism, divisiveness, security and ign...
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Donka, Inc. helps make great adventures possible through assistive technology trainingSep 06, 2016 11:00 pm - Have you ever been around someone who could make any day an adventure? Who oozed so much positivity that you felt you could do anything? If not, you need to spend some t...
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On Sept. 24th, Five Seasons Burr Ridges Hosts Row-Bike-Run TriathlonAug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - A triathlon with a twist is on tap at Five Seasons Family Sports Club in Burr Ridge on Saturday, September 24th. The event, open to the public and accommodating a variet...
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Donors needed to ensure blood available over Labor Day weekendAug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Heartland Blood Centers is asking residents to "donate early and donate often" in preparation for historically low blood collections over the Labor Day holiday weekend. ...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank kicks off Hunger Action Month 2016Aug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank, along with more than 200 food banks across the country, are asking businesses and community members to Go Orange throughout the month of Sep...
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Summer Olympics at SedgebrookAug 24, 2016 11:00 pm - As the world was tuned in to watch the magical closing ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Lincolnshire had its very own, related celebration. The athletes o...
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Family Fun Endurance Bike Ride to support Easter Seals DuPage & Fox ValleyAug 23, 2016 11:00 pm - Join "Bike for the Kids," an inaugural endurance bike ride to support Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley, on Sunday, Sept. 18. Cyclists can choose to ride 100, 75, 50 or 2...
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Families set to reunite with caregivers at Good Samaritan Hospital's NICU Reunion Aug. 28Aug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Former patients of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit will reunite with their caregivers during the 23rd annual NICU reunion on Sunday, Aug....