Cook County Lifestyle
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Agency to salute volunteers, PADS churches at 25th anniversary celebrationSep 10, 2014 11:00 pm - In 1989, a small group of citizens and churches founded PADS or Public Action to Deliver Shelter in an effort to lift up the homeless and dispossessed in the local commu...
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Four Boy Scout councils consolidating to increase membership, donationsAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Groups consolidate to boost membership, fundraising
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Veteran project promotes awareness through artworkAug 16, 2014 7:00 am - Navy veteran Michael Woods, 32, knows how difficult it is to transition from the military back to civilian life. After serving in the Navy for 13 years, Woods of Huntley...
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Wauconda equine therapy program helps special needs kidsJul 28, 2014 6:00 am - Partners for Progress helps special needs kids and adults gain confidence, independence
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HandsOn Suburban Chicago seeks volunteer tutorsJul 22, 2014 1:01 am - HandsOn Suburban Chicago, a nonprofit 501(c)3 agency based in Arlington Heights, will continue after-school tutoring programs in Wheeling Township Elementary District 21...
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The top six fireworks shows in the suburbsJul 03, 2014 5:00 am - Highlights in the skies: Some top suburban fireworks shows
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Composting gains steam in suburban schools, homesJun 11, 2014 5:30 am - On an ordinary afternoon at Kaufman Dining Hall at North Central College in Naperville, hundreds of students will do something quietly extraordinary: They'll scrape unea...
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Basketball tournament raising money for St. JudeJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - A story in Tuesday's pre-printed Neighbor edition about a memorial basketball tournament should have said the name of the mother who donated a portion of her liver i...
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Four area Boy Scout councils consider consolidationMay 18, 2014 8:00 am - Plan targets declining membership, donations
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Wellness Place cancer walk May 18May 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Not everyone can approach cancer the way Janis Tolvaysh has. But she hopes we can give it a try. Tolvaysh, a Hoffman Estates resident, is an ovarian cancer survivor. Sh...