Winfield Lifestyle
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Santa Girls promote Toy & Food RunSep 28, 2016 11:00 pm - What began on a whim as a novel way to promote the DuKane Chapter of ABATE of Illinois' annual Toy & Food Run, being held this year on Sunday, Oct. 9, has snowballed int...
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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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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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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...
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Donka, Inc. helps make great adventures possible through assistive technology trainingSep 06, 2016 11:00 pm - Have you ever been around someone who could make any day an adventure? Who oozed so much positivity that you felt you could do anything? If not, you need to spend some t...
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Donors needed to ensure blood available over Labor Day weekendAug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Heartland Blood Centers is asking residents to "donate early and donate often" in preparation for historically low blood collections over the Labor Day holiday weekend. ...