Woodridge Lifestyle
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'This could happen to anybody': People will stay in vehicles, tents, boxes for homeless familiesNov 03, 2022 5:30 am - Veronica Horton, a case manager at Bridge Communities in Wheaton, knows what the homeless families she works with are going through because she's gone through it herself...
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Downers Grove Transitions 99 students learn life lessons at West Suburban Community PantryNov 01, 2022 11:00 pm - Jeri Smolek, special education teacher and program coordinator for the Transition 99 program, says when her students work at the West Suburban Community Pantry, they're ...
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Veterans Day, turkeys and the upcoming holidays dominate November's festsNov 01, 2022 6:00 am - Nov. 2 The Great Pumpkin Roll: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Central Park, 1510 Forest Gate Road, Oak Brook. Bring your pumpkin(s) to roll down the Sled Hill at Central P...
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Nonprofits get a boost from grant program in DuPage CountyOct 31, 2022 2:00 pm - A new partnership between DuPage County and a Downers Grove-based foundation is already making a difference in the lives of residents across the county. After DuPage re...
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Intervention key to addressing 'alarming' rates of chronic absenteeism, educators sayOct 31, 2022 5:30 am - With 30% chronic absenteeism reported statewide last school year, school leaders across the suburbs are exploring different approaches to improving student attendance ra...
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F3 Naperville's "F324," a 24-hour workout, to build 'Fitness, Fellowship, Faith'Oct 26, 2022 11:00 pm - F3 Naperville (www.f3naperville.com) is running a 24-hour "F324" workout on Saturday, Nov. 5, starting at midnight and continuing on the hour for every hour until the la...
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They're back! Halloween parties take over suburban venues this weekendOct 26, 2022 6:00 am - Halloween parties and specials have returned in full force to entertainment venues and restaurants in the suburbs and city this weekend. If you don't have a costume yet,...
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Water Street Naperville to host Harvest Holiday Drive-By Food & Toy Drive for West Suburban Community PantryOct 25, 2022 11:00 pm - Water Street Naperville will hold the Harvest Holiday Drive-By Food & Toy Drive on Saturday, Nov. 5, to support West Suburban Community Pantry which serves over 750 fami...
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Wheaton-Naperville Infant Welfare and CD One Price Cleaners to host 12th annual coat driveOct 23, 2022 11:00 pm - The Wheaton-Naperville Chapter of the Auxiliary of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, other area chapters, and local CD One Price Cleaners are sponsoring the 12th an...
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Volunteers needed for Turning Pointe's Naperville Pumpkin RaceOct 17, 2022 11:00 pm - Racers young and old and of all abilities will soon be launching decorated pumpkin "cars" down the racetrack for fun and glory at the sixth annual Naperville Pumpkin Rac...