Kane County Lifestyle
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American Red Cross to honor Aurora police officers at 21st annual Heroes Breakfast May 11Apr 26, 2023 11:00 pm - The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago is honoring Aurora Police Officers Alexander Lopez and Andrew Soderlund as this year's Law Enforcement Heroes at the organizati...
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Barbecue for a cause: Oswego church to host Habitat for Humanity fundraiser April 29Apr 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Oswego Presbyterian Church will host a barbecue fundraiser Saturday, April 29. The drive-through event will benefit Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity and ...
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Earth Day effort: Planting 500 trees in Kane County forest preserveApr 22, 2023 1:00 am - Volunteers bundled up Saturday to plant 500 trees at Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve in St. Charles. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County celebrates Earth Day e...
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Friends of Fox River's passion on display in new filmApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - On a calendar, Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. To those who make a living of fighting back against the harm that sewage, industrial runoff and constant littering inflic...
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Raise a slice for a good cause; 3 suburban pizzerias to host fundraisers for Aurora literacy centerApr 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Three Lou Malnati's Pizzerias - two in Naperville and one in Aurora - are hosting fundraisers for the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora. The fundraisers will take plac...
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The path to publication: How three Tri-Cities journalists became book authorsApr 14, 2023 6:00 am - Writers are going to write. Today's column celebrates that premise, focusing on three journalists who have been around the Tri-Cities a long time in the newspaper, marke...
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Meet the 98-year-old Elgin woman who walks 3 miles dailyApr 07, 2023 6:00 am - Betty McKeown should have been a postal worker in the days when nearly all walked their routes. She certainly had the skill set and ambition to walk whenever and whereve...
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500 women and girls in Aurora to receive empowering gifts from the communityApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - The POWER Women employee resource group at Aurora City Hall hosted a monthlong Empower Bag Collection Drive during Women's History Month. The goal was to collect 100 pu...
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Kids Above All helps youths dealing with trauma, injustice build better livesApr 06, 2023 6:00 am - Kids Above All does exactly what its name implies. It puts kids first. Founded in 1894 as an orphanage in Lake Bluff, the organization has seen a diverse expansion o...
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Good News Sunday: How a lost shoe sparked a viral sensation and search in SchaumburgMar 19, 2023 6:00 am - Good News Sunday: How a lost shoe sparked a viral sensation and search in Schaumburg