Kane County
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Bestselling author Stephanie Land to speak at ‘COD Presents’ Oct. 10Sep 03, 2024 10:09 pm - Join New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land as she recounts her powerful story of resilience as a single mother navigating poverty after fleeing a violent home, as part of the "COD Presents" series on Thursday, Oct. 10.
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Flag football: Jacobs, Dundee-Crown enjoying their chance to play new IHSA sportSep 03, 2024 9:52 pm - Many of Aaliyah Guichon’s cousins played football, so naturally the Jacobs sophomore wanted to play too. When flag football officially became an IHSA-sanctioned sport, co...
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Local Life Scout honors Civil War veterans with headstone restoration projectSep 03, 2024 9:43 pm - Luke Grimm, a member of Troop 56, has completed an Eagle Scout project restoring and preserving the final resting places of Civil War veterans in the St. Charles North Cemetery. The project involved Grimm and over 25 volunteers straightening, lifting and cleaning close to two dozen government headstones.
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‘A turning point’: Fox River fire district to break ground on new stationSep 03, 2024 9:21 pm - The Fox River & Countryside Fire Rescue District will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its new Fire Station No. 3 at 37W550 Bolcum Road in St. Charles Township.
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Huntley church to host bingo fundraiser for Artist SeriesSep 03, 2024 8:36 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 14, Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley will host a fundraising bingo event to support the Artist Series, the church’s outreach ministry.
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Peppers with a Purpose: Gindo’s Spice of Life and Batavia food pantry to raise funds by selling hot sauceSep 03, 2024 7:56 pm - The Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Gindo’s Spice of Life are collaborating again on a Batavia community hot sauce, and they need your peppers!
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Taking Creation Care to the next level: United Methodist Church of Geneva goes native — and geothermalSep 03, 2024 7:21 pm - This year, United Methodist Church of Geneva completed its greatest “Creation Care” project yet, transforming their old, traditional HVAC system into a geothermal one and upgrading the surrounding landscaping to be more environmentally friendly.
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Hilltop Community Supper returns Sept. 10 with pork dinnerSep 03, 2024 6:01 pm - First Congregational Church of Dundee is hosting its next Hilltop Community Supper on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The suppers are open to any community member who would enjoy a warm, cooked dinner.
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Wayne Township Pantry receives $20,000 grant from the DeMoon Family FundSep 03, 2024 5:15 pm - The DeMoon brothers, Pat, Anthony and Paul, recently visited the Wayne Township Food Pantry to present a $20,000 check to fund the pantry’s Milk Program for the second year in a row.
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Told to relocate, Mundelein Tool Library starts capital campaign to reopen in new homeSep 03, 2024 4:51 pm - The all-volunteer Mundelein Tool Library is trying to raise $45,000 to finish the interior of its new home and re-open.