South Elgin Lifestyle
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Geneva nonprofit Fox Valley Hands of Hope shifts mission to grief counseling, mental health aidFeb 24, 2023 5:00 am - As more for-profit hospice programs became available and state certification regulations for that type of care created more challenges in the past few years, the not-for...
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Around town: New restaurants opening in GenevaFeb 23, 2023 10:00 pm - Hacienda looks busy It was good to see a full parking lot near the new Mexican restaurant, Hacienda Real, in the Geneva Commons the past two weekends. Empty restaur...
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Literacy Volunteers of Illinois seeks volunteer tutors for incarcerated teensFeb 22, 2023 10:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers of Illinois is seeking men and women who are compassionate, flexible and nonjudgmental to become volunteer tutors for the young men incarcerated at t...
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HFCA students advance in VFW essay contestFeb 22, 2023 10:00 pm - While Holy Family Catholic Academy is widely known throughout the area as the first Cognia STEM certified middle school in the state of Illinois, it is also well regarde...
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'A relationship that will last forever': Program working with homeless U-46 students needs mentorsFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - A mentorship program working with homeless kids in Elgin Area School District U-46 needs volunteers. Fostering Success was founded last year by Danielle Valkner, a f...
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Harper launches mentorship program for Black, Latino studentsFeb 20, 2023 4:30 am - Harper College in Palatine has launched a mentorship program for first-year Black and Latino students that aims to address equity gaps while affirming their identity and...
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'Lasting friendship' brings cheer to Marklund in the form of kids' visits, valentinesFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - With about 65 first graders chanting “Clarey! Clarey! Clarey!” residents and staff at Marklund Hyde Center campus in Geneva could say without hesitation it was the most ...
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For U-46's departing 'proud Superintendent' Sanders, it was always about the studentsFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - You can ask Tony Sanders what he'll miss most about his job leading Elgin Area School District U-46, but the answer is obvious — the students. Not only are students the ...
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Geneva church to screen 'Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution' Feb. 24Feb 15, 2023 10:00 pm - On Friday, Feb. 24, the Friday Flicks series continues with the documentary "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution" at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva. Fifty y...
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Aurora Lutherans to join 5,000 volunteers packing 1 million meals in Naperville anti-hunger effortFeb 14, 2023 10:00 pm - An estimated 5,000 volunteers will converge on North Central College in Naperville on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18-19, to pack 1 million dry meals to defeat hunger world...