Pingree Grove Lifestyle
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How Batavia builder is rehabbing 111-year-old schoolDec 07, 2017 7:00 am - As I walked up the Blaine Street School sidewalk, I thought of Marguerite Brown, the woman who was the principal there when I attended. Each morning she would welcome st...
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Suburban members of the military who died in the attack on Pearl HarborDec 07, 2017 4:05 am - Suburban families suffered plenty of sorrow after the attack on Pearl Harbor as they learned of young men who had been killed. Here are members of the military from the ...
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How students' project honors suburban heroes at Pearl Harbor and beyondDec 07, 2017 4:00 am - The date of Dec. 7, 1941, still lives in infamy. However, the individual sacrifices of the 2,335 military personnel killed in that day's attack on Pearl Harbor can be lo...
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No cash for the kettle? Different ways to donate to The Salvation ArmyDec 06, 2017 10:00 pm - When it comes to raising money at this critical time of the year, The Salvation Army isn't going to let technology pass it by. The volunteers keep ringing at the various...
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South Elgin man raises funds for Puerto Rico, helps with relief effortsNov 28, 2017 10:00 pm - Thad Van Hiel believes in charitable giving, but does not like clicking on a website to do so. Instead, he likes to know exactly who his money goes to and what they do w...
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Where to find Santa in Chicago suburbsNov 23, 2017 6:00 am - Even though Santa is getting ready for Christmas Eve, he seems to be just about everywhere nowadays. How? We don't know. But at the Daily Herald, we put together a list...
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Lake in the Hills man's school-based pantry offers year-round helpNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - For more than 11 years, Craig Raddatz has worked with various suburban churches and food pantries to provide assistance for underprivileged families. It led the Lake in ...
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Businesswoman changes course, starts a charityNov 22, 2017 6:00 am - In July, Amy Lawler was back at her job as a manager in a managed-health-care company, balancing those duties with those of raising an infant and a 3-year-old. Her perce...
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First gold coin of the season found in Naperville Salvation Army kettleNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - A holiday tradition got off to a quick and prosperous start this week when a Salvation Army bell ringer found gifts of gold and silver in a kettle outside a Naperville g...
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Algonquin man raises money, hosts benefit for flood relief effortsNov 15, 2017 6:00 am - The Algonquin community was rocked this summer when record flooding along the Fox River damaged homes and forced the cancellation of a decades-old tradition: the Algonqu...