Plainfield
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New Life for Haiti hosts meal packing event in PlainfieldFeb 10, 2020 10:00 pm - New Life for Haiti hosted a meal packing event at LifeSpring Community Church in Plainfield on Feb. 1. New Life for Haiti, in conjunction with Lifeline Ministries, hoste...
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New Life for Haiti hosts a board retreatFeb 06, 2020 10:00 pm - New Life for Haiti hosted a board retreat at the home of Todd and Kim Pierson in Oswego Jan. 19. The retreat was led by executive director Marnie Van Wyk. Seventeen of 1...
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Eighth annual Bridge Bust breaks records; local teams earn prizes in 2020 contestJan 23, 2020 10:00 pm - Imagine scores of people sitting still and silent, watching sand slowly trickle into a bucket. They listen for any small snaps or for that one loud crash of a collapsing...
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Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity to break ground Jan. 18 in AuroraJan 13, 2020 10:00 pm - Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will break ground Saturday, Jan. 18, on the 400 block of Parker Avenue in Aurora. The public is invited. The home is Hab...
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Navy League to hear 'Moral Wounds of War' Jan. 21Jan 13, 2020 10:00 pm - "The Moral Wounds of War" will be explored at the Tuesday, Jan. 21, dinner meeting of Navy League Aurora Council 247. Retired U.S. Army Major Gen. James H. Mukoyama Jr. ...
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Taste and tour: Where to find craft distilleries in the suburbsJan 09, 2020 9:00 am - While the suburbs benefitted mightily from the craft brewery boom, they've also been home to a number of craft distilleries. In 2004, North Shore Distillery became the ...
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New Life for Haiti welcomes 11 new trustees to its board of directorsJan 08, 2020 10:00 pm - New Life for Haiti welcomed 11 new board trustees at its new board member orientation Jan. 7 at Lifespring Community Church in Plainfield. When asked what their New Life...
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Area child in need of life-saving transplantJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - With the cost of a life-saving transplant often exceeding $800,000, most transplant families are unable to shoulder that financial burden. The Children's Organ Transpla...
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Authorities identify Plainfield man killed in I-290 crashDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - Authorities have identified Edwin R. Mijares as the 60-year-old Plainfield man killed in a four-vehicle crash Wednesday on Interstate 290 near Schaumburg. Mijares was dr...
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Local Norwegian-Americans celebrate annual Juletrefest holiday eventDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - Cookies by local residents won top honors in a bake-off by Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 on Dec. 8. The smakaker (cookie) contest was held at the lodge's annual ...