South Elgin Lifestyle
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Fox ValleyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Ash, who decorated his grandmother's condominium at 7438 Grandview Court in Carpentersville, is the Editor's Choice winner for the Fox Valley in the Daily Herald...
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Boys & Girls Club gets massive mask donation in South ElginDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - One by one, pallet after pallet carrying more than 20,000 face masks each were unloaded Friday from a semitrailer in the warehouse that will serve as the future home of ...
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Literacy Volunteers start tutor training Jan. 11Dec 16, 2020 10:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley will host a tutor training workshop from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 11-20, at the Pottawatomi Community Center, 8 Nort...
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Winter weather brings out the best in the hardy, humble witch-hazelDec 15, 2020 5:00 am - “I cherish a witch-hazel kind of day, a scrap of color, a light in the window when winter is closing all around.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer Tis the season for Christmas tre...
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Skating in the park, downtown shopping and more: Memories of Christmases pastDec 15, 2020 5:00 am - The sights, sounds, and smells of the holidays are some of our most special memories. This is certainly the case for some longtime Elgin area residents when it comes to ...
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Join Young, Black, & Lit book drive for O.C. Allen Elementary SchoolDec 11, 2020 10:00 pm - O.C. Allen Elementary School in Aurora has a 92% minority population, yet its students often can't see themselves in the books they read. In 2012, the Cooperative Child...
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U-46 dual language teacher uses positivity, movement to engage studentsDec 09, 2020 5:00 am - U-46 dual language teacher uses brain breaks to make remote learning easier
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Foundation grants available for eligible high school senior womenDec 03, 2020 10:00 pm - Any interested senior female graduate of the Class of 2021 who is attending an accredited public or private high school and resides in Elgin Area School District U-46 or...
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Constable: Childhood fun in nature inspires Geneva writer's poetryDec 03, 2020 4:30 am - Growing up on Chicago's Gold Coast as the son of a prestigious doctor, Rick Holinger of Geneva had his “epiphany” on the edge of the Catskill Mountains while he was a st...
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Entries welcome for 'Huntley's Got Talent' fundraiserDec 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The second annual "Huntley's Got Talent" virtual production will stream Saturday, Feb. 13, Valentine's Day weekend, for entertainment and to support scholarships at Hunt...