Park Ridge Lifestyle
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District 63 boosts pay for substitute teachersJan 12, 2021 10:00 pm - Des Plaines-based East Maine School District 63 is boosting its efforts to attract more substitute teachers by increasing their pay. The district now is offering to pay ...
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Dining events: Portillo's heart-shaped chocolate cakes benefit No Kid Hungry this yearJan 12, 2021 5:00 am - Cake for a cause Portillo's heart-shaped chocolate cakes are back, and this year you can feel good about indulging as Portillo's will donate $5 for each cake purchased t...
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Charter Senior Living in Glen Ellyn to celebrate resident on her 99th birthday Feb. 8Jan 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Charter Senior Living in Glen Ellyn is reaching out to celebrate resident Ginny D.'s 99th birthday on Feb. 8, 2021 by requesting 99 cards be sent to Ginny! Due to the co...
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How biking helped us in 2020 - and a look back at some key trail improvementsJan 07, 2021 5:00 am - As 2020 ends with a universal, "Let's never do that again!" a simple recognition emerged - biking was a physical, if not mental, lifesaver for many. When organized sport...
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Access To Care gets $40,000 grant from Community Memorial FoundationJan 06, 2021 10:00 pm - Access to Care in Westchester received a $40,000 grant award from Community Memorial Foundation. This generous grant will allow Access to Care to continue prioritizing ...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Northwest suburban mayors look ahead to 2021Jan 01, 2021 5:00 am - The pandemic that created so many hardships in 2020 is far from behind us, but with vaccines already being distributed to millions and the calendar turning to a new year...
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Northwest suburban mayors look back on 2020Dec 31, 2020 5:00 am - Not much seemed business as usual in 2020, but one thing that hasn't changed is our annual tradition of reaching out to Northwest suburban mayors and village presidents ...
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago donates $40,000 to local food pantries to replace holiday partyDec 30, 2020 10:00 pm - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago and the firm's philanthropic arm, the Kindness Foundation, are giving $40,000 to local food pantries in place of their annual com...
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Pandemic, pot, BLM protests, corruption among suburbs' top stories in 2020Dec 30, 2020 10:00 pm - It was a traumatic year for the nation, confronted by a virus that killed more than 300,000 people, protests and, at times, riots after video was posted of the slow deat...