West Chicago Lifestyle
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Favorite artifacts from Elmhurst History Museum that you'll eventually be able to see againApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - We recently asked the Elmhurst History Museum staff to consider which artifacts on display in the museum's closed galleries they would most like to share with the public...
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DuPage Foundation gives $300K to nonprofits to help COVID-19 battleApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage Foundation, a Downers Grove-based philanthropic organization, has awarded $300,000 to 21 local nonprofits in the first round of funding from its newly created...
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Montini Catholic's Fellowship of Christian Athletes raise $1,000 in virtual food driveApr 16, 2020 11:00 pm - Members of Montini Catholic's Fellowship of Christian Athletes group, under the direction of adviser David Walsh, took part in a Virtual Easter Food Drive sponsored by L...
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Sign up for Northern Illinois Food Bank's Virtual Foodie 5K April 18Apr 16, 2020 11:00 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank has transformed its annual Foodie 5K into an entirely virtual event on April 18. The 7th annual Foodie 5K, presented by Kellogg's still has s...
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DuPage Foundation grants $300,000 from COVID-19 Response FundApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage Foundation has provided grants totaling $300,000 to 21 agencies in the first round of disbursements from its COVID-19 Response Fund. The fund so far has rais...
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How agencies help jobseekers 'be proactive' during pandemicApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Nonprofit and federally funded career assistance centers are preparing themselves - and their online resources - for a surge of jobseekers newly laid off amid the corona...
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Wildlife center limiting its intake of spring babiesApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve District's Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn is taking in spring babies, but limiting their admission due to the COVID-19 outbreak....
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Chamber Music on the Fox continues online mini concertsApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - With social distancing and shelter-in-place orders in place, Chamber Music on the Fox is offering a new series of digital mini-concerts: a series of very short 5- to-15-...
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DuPage provides $85,000 to help pay for hotel rooms for the homelessApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Two nonprofit groups will receive financial assistance from DuPage County so they can continue renting hotel rooms for homeless people during the state's stay-at-home or...
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Suburban forest preserves keep monitoring, will stay open 'as long as people behave'Apr 14, 2020 5:00 am - As social distancing concerns grow with the rising temperatures this spring, suburban forest preserve officials say they continue to monitor the size of crowds at their ...