DuPage County Lifestyle
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Neighbors, friends try to help families of men killed in crashDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - Friends and neighbors are seeking donations online to help the families of two men killed last week in a head-on crash in Naperville. Separate GoFundMe pages have been c...
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Gift collection underway for Operation Christmas ChildOct 24, 2016 6:00 am - How Operation Christmas Child and volunteers make holidays special for needy kids
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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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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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Demolition Derby drivers crash, smash their way to glory at DuPage County FairJul 29, 2016 6:00 am - It might seem crazy to spend weeks getting a car ready for a show only to smash it as hard as you can into other cars. But the competitors in the demolition derby at the...
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Man vs. beast: Bull, horse riders to compete at DuPage County Fair RodeoJul 28, 2016 6:00 am - Just how long is eight seconds? It all depends on where you're sitting. From the comfort — and safety — of the Grandstand Arena seating at the DuPage County Fair, eigh...
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Wheaton event offers assistance to veterans in needJul 08, 2016 5:41 am - Veterans in need are being urged to attend an event next week at the DuPage County Fairgrounds where they can get job and legal assistance and receive free food, clothin...
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Museum preserving DuPage County's rich historyJul 03, 2016 8:00 am - In the afternoon, on sunny days, light flows through the auditorium's 2,800 pieces of stained glass like honey in motion, and Michelle Podkowa feels at home. Podkowa is ...