Winfield Lifestyle
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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. ...
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Local artist to do print demos during Festival of the VineAug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - During Geneva's Festival of the Vine, Proud Fox Gallery and Frame Shop, 213 W. State St. in Geneva, invites the community to see local artist Brian Busch do a lino-cut a...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank kicks off Hunger Action Month 2016Aug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank, along with more than 200 food banks across the country, are asking businesses and community members to Go Orange throughout the month of Sep...
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Family Fun Endurance Bike Ride to support Easter Seals DuPage & Fox ValleyAug 23, 2016 11:00 pm - Join "Bike for the Kids," an inaugural endurance bike ride to support Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley, on Sunday, Sept. 18. Cyclists can choose to ride 100, 75, 50 or 2...
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CKI to celebrate Rosh Hodesh at Anderson GardensAug 23, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin's Congregation Kneseth Israel will be going to the Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford on Saturday, Sept. 3, to celebrate Rosh Hodesh Elul. Some will gather at C...