South Elgin Lifestyle
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Channing Elementary students treated to new shoes for holiday seasonJan 08, 2023 10:00 pm - For 20 years, it has been a holiday tradition for the members of the Elgin High School Student Council to take select elementary students to buy new shoes, paid for by f...
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Three Kings bring toys, smiles to Aurora children on 12th Day After ChristmasJan 05, 2023 10:00 pm - Nearly 1,000 children and their families lined up an hour early for the Three Kings Celebration Jan. 8 in Aurora. Once they made it inside La Quinta Restaurant in downto...
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Elgin Donor Club raises $11,000 for local charitiesJan 04, 2023 10:00 pm - The Donor Club of Elgin held its annual book review and luncheon on Sept. 22 at Elgin Country Club with 216 people in attendance. Proceeds from the luncheon, book review...
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Home for holidays: Habitat for Humanity dedicates Aurora homeDec 29, 2022 10:00 pm - On Dec. 3, Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity dedicated the Lopez family home at 656 Spruce St. in Aurora. The ceremony featured prayers, housewarming gift...
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Cheers to good tunes: A look at some Chicago, suburban discoveries fans should keep an eye on in 2023Dec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As the year wraps up, it's customary to take stock of what has passed and look at what's ahead. Of the hundreds of new songs released in 2022, here are some of the Chica...
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Riding through 2022: A look back at the year in bikingDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - The idea crystallized last January: A year-end biking roundup - a 2022 glance back. Synthesizing months of Chicago area biking - dozens of clubs, scores of shops, thous...
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Geneva Unitarian Church hosts Buddhist New Year Blessing and Meditation ServiceDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - The Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will host a Buddhist New Year Blessing Ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 8. Led by monastics from the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple, th...
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Fox Valley United Way hosts annual holiday assistance program for families in needDec 27, 2022 10:00 pm - Fox Valley United Way held its annual Holiday Assistance Program providing 180 families, including 533 children, with holiday toys, everyday necessities, winter clothing...
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Neighbors in the News: Inverness endodontist to lead dental society's local branchDec 22, 2022 5:00 am - • Dr. Joseph V. Baldassano, a practicing endodontist for 30 years, was installed as the Chicago Dental Society's (CDS) Northwest Suburban Branch director. As Northwest ...
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Suburban English learner classrooms adapting to meet needs of new Ukrainian and Russian studentsDec 22, 2022 4:00 am - As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, local school districts are adjusting the curriculum for English language learners due to the rising number of Ukrainian and Russ...