DuPage County Lifestyle
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Believe Project: $100 each to buy gifts to seniors, help friend with medical debtDec 29, 2019 7:00 am - Two recipients will receive $100 bills today through our Believe Project. The first is Mary DeLucca of Wood Dale. Here is her story ... "My mom spent the past 2½ years a...
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Remembering 2019's top animal storiesDec 28, 2019 6:30 am - In a perfect world, animal stories are supposed to make you smile. And most of them do. But, tragically, not all. This was a year when a kennel fire near Carol Stream ki...
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Bidding farewell to those from the Northwest suburbs we lost in 2019Dec 26, 2019 10:00 pm - As we look forward with optimism for the year ahead, it's fitting that we also look back, with no shortage of sadness, at those we lost in 2019. It was a year in which w...
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Believe Project: Aurora teacher wants to help co-worker in needDec 26, 2019 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through our Believe Project is Carla Griffin of Aurora. Here is her story ... "I am a high school teacher in Aurora. I have a co-worker...
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He's made thousands of crosses for shooting victims. Now, Aurora's 'Cross Guy' is retiringDec 26, 2019 12:00 am - There was something different about these last two crosses. The pair looked just the like the thousands of other crosses made by Aurora carpenter Greg Zanis. White, wood...
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Record-breaking warmth giving way to rapid cool downDec 26, 2019 12:00 am - It didn't take long for temperatures to break a 48-year-old Chicago weather record Thursday with a mark of 57 degrees. Once the clock struck midnight, it already was tw...
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How a suburban nurse is turning surgical tray wraps into blankets for Chicago's homelessDec 26, 2019 12:00 am - Everyone who works in a hospital operating room knows what a surgical tray wrap is. It's the thick, waterproof stuff that keeps surgical instruments sterile, and once i...
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GreenFields of Geneva hosts holiday galaDec 25, 2019 10:00 pm - GreenFields senior living community in Geneva celebrated the season with their holiday gala. More than 150 residents dressed in their very best, as they dined on surf ...
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Lenity Financial kicks off fourth year in business by committing to their missionDec 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Lenity Financial kicks off their fourth year in business by committing to their mission! Lenity's mission: To collaborate with individuals and families to create an env...
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Believe Project: $100 to help spread holiday joy to U-46 studentDec 25, 2019 5:00 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through our Believe Project is Laura Ehrhardt of Bartlett. Here is her story ... "Working as a registered nurse in Elgin Area School Di...