Cook County Lifestyle
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Donors help all-girls robotics team at Elk GroveDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Local businesses donated $1,000 to Elk Grove High School's all-female robotics team, helping them purchase materials to compete in a Northwest Suburban High School Distr...
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Des Plaines school wins technology in national video contestDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Algonquin Middle School in Des Plaines won up to $60,000 worth of education technology and support after a class led by teachers Dorothy Henson and Cathy Hanley produced...
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Toys for Tots: We're all invited to playDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - For all the economic indicators we frequently hear, none of them are really understandable to an underprivileged child. We hear on the news that S & P futures are up and...
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Soup Kettle chef cooks up good will at Elgin churchDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - "I've always enjoyed cooking and working at the church's Soup Kettle and it is my way to pay back Elgin - which has been an ideal place to raise a family," said longtime...
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HandsOn Suburban Chicago connects volunteers to nonprofits in needDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - HandsOn Suburban Chicago, a nonprofit agency based in Arlington Heights, has a list of volunteer opportunities at a time of the year when there is a dramatic increase in...
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Believe Project: $100 to help friends with big prescription billsDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Pat Purcell of Streamwood. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "For Christmas I would love to give a couple I k...
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Cook County Toys for Tots donations down this yearDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - The Chicago and Cook County chapter of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's annual Toys for Tots Program is facing a major toy shortage. With an increase in needy families an...
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Veterans group donates $5,000 for College of Lake County memorialDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - A $5,000 donation was presented Tuesday to help with expenses for a veterans memorial at College of Lake County's flagship campus in Grayslake. Allan Ayers, of Veterans ...
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Believe Project: $100 to accessorize wheelchair for boy with MSDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Billita Jacobsen of Carpentersville. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I've worked with a student for six ye...
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Kyuki-Do Martial Arts of Elgin hosts successful toy driveDec 08, 2014 10:00 pm - Kyuki-Do Martial Arts of Elgin, in conjunction with the Marine Corps League Elgin Detachment 077, hosted it annual Toys For Tots drive on Saturday, Dec. 6. Toys and cash...