Park Ridge Lifestyle
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Benefit concert set for Mount Prospect Community Band founderDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - Colleagues of suburban conductor and clarinetist Ralph Wilder will hold a benefit concert for him Monday to help his family cover medical costs associated with a serious...
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Fremont Street Theater stages holiday originalDec 06, 2018 5:00 am - Extra, extra! Read all about it. Mrs. Claus saves Christmas Eve! That's the premise behind an original holiday musical opening Dec. 7 at the Elgin Arts Showcase. The ch...
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First United Methodist Church of Des Plaines Twin Choirs to Perform Christmas Music SpecialDec 03, 2018 10:00 pm - Twin Choirs Will Perform Christmas Music Special Lloyd Larson's The Glory of Christmas, a holiday choral performance, is being presented on December 23 by the joined cho...
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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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ChildServ raises more than $400,000 at gala benefiting childrenNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Chicago, Ill. - November 14, 2018 - ChildServ, a nonprofit dedicated to building better lives for children, held its annual Founder's Day Gala at Morgan Manufacturing in...
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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...