West Chicago Lifestyle
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Ninety-Eight Years and CountingSep 21, 2016 11:00 pm - In and of itself, a 98th birthday celebration is an auspicious occasion. Elaine Thoreson's party this week, was even more impressive as not only has she outlived any exp...
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Coaster Challenge this weekend to benefit athletes of Special Olympics IllinoisSep 19, 2016 11:00 pm - There's still time to get in on the fun and go the distance on some of the country's best roller coasters during the third annual Coaster Challenge to benefit Special Ol...
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Suburban Vascular Neurologist Talks About Strokes to Senior Living CommunitySep 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Strokes, according to Dr. Daniel Cacioppo, a neurologist with Northwest Community Health Care, are among the top health fears of people as they age. Rightly so, he said,...
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What one woman wants you to know about being diagnosed with breast cancerSep 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Abby Gage didn't think it could happen to her. She eats healthy, loves her family and her job, receives regular mammograms and doesn't have a family history of breast ca...
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Feeding the hungry with food and the WordSep 15, 2016 11:00 pm - CAROL STREAM, IL (Sept. 15, 2016) - For some, spiritual food is a difficult concept to comprehend. Not so for Wally Vehrs of Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1244 W. Army Tra...
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Lake in the Hills family: Safe haven law works, despite 60-day waitSep 13, 2016 5:00 am - Megan Paul's birth mother was alone in a bathtub when she delivered the tiny girl in December 2014, weeks before she was due. Desperate, the mother called an ambulance ...
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Birth mothers of suburban safe haven babies told: ‘You’re our angels’Sep 13, 2016 5:00 am - Christie Haack sobbed when she heard of Baby Hope, the newborn girl found dead, abandoned last month on a secluded roadside near Wheaton. The tears came because of the w...
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Safe haven baby ends St. Charles couple's 8-year wait to adoptSep 13, 2016 5:00 am - Every night before bed, 16-month-old Zoe Wituk joins her parents in saying a prayer for her birth mother. “If we met the birth mom, we would give her a big hug and say t...
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DivorceCare helps restore hope at First Baptist Church of GenevaSep 11, 2016 11:00 pm - No matter what the circumstances, divorce is a painful process for most people. Thankfully there is a special program and support group sponsored by the First Baptist Ch...
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Enjoy 'Epicurean Delight' at Renz Center benefit Sept. 24Sep 06, 2016 11:00 pm - Renz Addiction Counseling Center in Elgin is hosting its ninth annual "Epicurean Delight" fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, in Spartan Terrace Restaurant a...