St. Charles Lifestyle
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Highland Park boy paralyzed in shooting receives adaptive bike, thanks to Project MobilityFeb 10, 2023 5:00 am - As first reported in online Silent Sports magazine, the 8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park's July Fourth shooting can ride a bike again. Thanks to Project Mobilit...
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Theater events in St. Charles, Des Plaines to raise funds for '85 Bear Steve McMichaelFeb 10, 2023 12:00 am - Ron Onesti remembers the first time he met Chicago Bears Super Bowl champion Steve “Mongo” McMichael. “He was rough around the edges but sweet as a teddy bear,” Onesti s...
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Valentine's Day 2023: 90 suburban restaurants serving up sweet specialsFeb 08, 2023 10:00 pm - Whether you feel like going fancy or more low-key for Valentine's Day this year, there's a suburban restaurant special out there to fit the bill. And with the sweet day ...
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Shining Light and Symbiosis Arts to host 'Be Our Guest' special needs benefit March 11Feb 07, 2023 10:00 pm - On Saturday, March 11, Shining Light/Children of Mary, a local nonprofit helping those in crisis situations, is hosting its third annual "Be Our Guest" fundraiser in con...
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Things to do Feb. 10-16: Chicago Auto Show, Long Grove Cocoa Crawl, Norge Winter Ski Jump & moreFeb 07, 2023 5:00 am - Ongoing "Big Fish": 1 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays, with select 1 p.m. Thursday shows, thr...
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Aurora church's pancake breakfast to benefit quiltersFeb 06, 2023 10:00 pm - Eat pancakes, help an Aurora church's quilting group distribute more covers. That's the invitation from St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. On Su...
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Wednesday Night Gathering to offer free food, sandwich making, Spanish-language lessonsFeb 06, 2023 10:00 pm - Continuing its biweekly Wednesday Night Gathering series, Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora will hold a free dinner and family activities on Wednesday, Feb. 15. T...
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St. Charles group grants wishes of veterans, first responders to attend sporting events nationwideFeb 06, 2023 12:00 am - What began as a father-son challenge to see a game in each NFL stadium during one season is now in its 10th year of helping fulfill the wishes of members of the military...
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Author, 85, credits Daily Herald with giving her a push to start her writing careerFeb 03, 2023 5:00 am - Her tenure at the Daily Herald was only two years in the early 1970s. But 85-year-old Frances Altman of Baltimore, Maryland, still points to that time in the Arlington H...
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Help NINA find the next great high school student journalistFeb 02, 2023 10:00 pm - The Northern Illinois News Association will award a $1,000 scholarship to the high school senior who earns the John Etheredge Award for the Northern Illinois High School...