Kane County Lifestyle
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Collection drive to benefit food pantries in Kane CountyMar 19, 2023 1:00 am - State Sen. Don DeWitte is hosting the collection drive from April 3 to April 7 to benefit food pantries in the 33rd District, which includes portions of Kane County. New...
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How trip to 'Lyme hospital' in Germany helped save St. Charles familyMar 17, 2023 6:00 am - More than three years ago, the overriding theme of the unusual and cruel story of Lyme disease affliction for the Nitkey family of St. Charles was "desperation." Kelly N...
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Eighth annual A Cup of Hope raises $208,000 for Northern Illinois Food BankMar 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank and its Executive Women's Council announced that the eighth annual "A Cup of Hope" fundraiser raised a record $208,000 to enhance hunger reli...
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CHIP IN Batavia to host annual prom dress giveaway March 18Mar 12, 2023 11:00 pm - CHIP IN Batavia and the Batavia Public Library are back with their popular Prom Dress Giveaway event on Saturday, March 18. CHIP IN's mission is to assist low income an...
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100 years and counting: Geneva grotto thrives, thanks to restoration work by local volunteersMar 10, 2023 5:00 am - Vandals generally carry out their wasteful and costly attacks under the cover of darkness or in places where the chance of someone suddenly showing up during the crime i...
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To develop its own climate plan, Kane County is asking for community feedbackMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - Kane County announced this week it will host three community listening sessions to help create its first Climate Action Implementation Plan, which the county will develo...
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Volunteers needed to deliver meals to DuPage and Kane seniorsMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - The DuPage Senior Citizens Council in Lombard needs volunteers to help deliver shelf-stable meals to seniors in DuPage and Kane counties from March through October. Vol...
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Fox Valley Habitat to dedicate 70th suburban home on March 11Feb 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will dedicate its 70th suburban home on Saturday, March 11, at 10 a.m. at 654 Spruce St. in Aurora. A program will featu...
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Geneva nonprofit Fox Valley Hands of Hope shifts mission to grief counseling, mental health aidFeb 24, 2023 5:00 am - As more for-profit hospice programs became available and state certification regulations for that type of care created more challenges in the past few years, the not-for...
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Around town: New restaurants opening in GenevaFeb 23, 2023 10:00 pm - Hacienda looks busy It was good to see a full parking lot near the new Mexican restaurant, Hacienda Real, in the Geneva Commons the past two weekends. Empty restaur...