Wadsworth Lifestyle
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Top Teacher: New Round Lake High civics class inspires students to do good in their communityMar 07, 2023 5:00 am - A new free store of donated items for people who rely on the Avon Township Food Pantry, an oral history project aiming to tell the story of the Round Lake area, and a $3...
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Good News Sunday: Brave souls in Fox Lake take a dip to raise funds for Special OlympicsMar 05, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: About 100 people braved the icy waters o...
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Nearly $70K raised for Libertyville-area carjacking victimMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A GoFundMe page for the victim of a carjacking last week near Libertyville has raised $70,000 of its $100,000 goal. The page was started by Colleen Pragalz and the Nort...
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1 million fewer single-use plastics for Lake County operations in 2023? Two 'Fridges' to helpFeb 22, 2023 4:00 am - A pilot program to deploy two “Farmer's Fridges,” which hold and dispense fresh foods, is the next step in Lake County's initiative to reduce single-use plastics at its ...
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In 5 years, Deerfield nonprofit grows from one post to a major child volunteer movementFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Gratitude Generation, a Deerfield-based nonprofit that in 2022 helped 42,000 people, began with a single Facebook post from a North Shore mother. "I am looking to teach ...
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Lake Zurich community comes together for icy dip to help neighbors fighting cancerFeb 21, 2023 5:00 am - When a neighbor receives a cancer diagnosis, you may make a casserole or two, run errands for them or offer to drive them to appointments. Or you may choose to take a ch...
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Keeping Families Covered takes over McHenry diaper bankFeb 13, 2023 5:00 am - Keeping Families Covered takes over McHenry diaper bank
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Lake County leaders to spend their Valentine's evening at rally to fight violence against womenFeb 10, 2023 12:00 am - Some of the people who spend their days providing help, support and justice for women who suffer domestic violence will come together in Round Lake Beach Tuesday for the...
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It hasn't been a good year for ice fishingFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - Trevor Janes was optimistic about McHenry and Lake counties' ice fishing season after Christmas weekend's cold snap. The subzero temperatures built 7 to 8 inches of ice ...
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Aurora crowns inaugural Mr. and Miss Black teen pageant winnersFeb 06, 2023 4:00 am - Eight Black teens from Aurora made history Saturday as contestants in the city's inaugural Mr. and Miss Black Aurora Pageant. Peter Eta, a senior at Waubonsie Valley Hig...