Kane County Lifestyle
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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...
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'Lasting friendship' brings cheer to Marklund in the form of kids' visits, valentinesFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - With about 65 first graders chanting “Clarey! Clarey! Clarey!” residents and staff at Marklund Hyde Center campus in Geneva could say without hesitation it was the most ...
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Aurora Lutherans to join 5,000 volunteers packing 1 million meals in Naperville anti-hunger effortFeb 14, 2023 10:00 pm - An estimated 5,000 volunteers will converge on North Central College in Naperville on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18-19, to pack 1 million dry meals to defeat hunger world...
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Chicago Winter Bike Swap returns to Kane County Fairgrounds SundayFeb 11, 2023 12:00 am - Bicycle enthusiasts are expected to make the trek to the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles Sunday for the Chicago Winter Bike Swap. This is the second straight year...
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Humane society matches volunteers with seniors who need help caring for petsFeb 10, 2023 5:00 am - Taking a dog for a walk is one of the best things about owning a pet. It's good for both animals and humans. But owners get older right along with their pets and face he...
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Highland Park boy paralyzed in shooting receives adaptive bike, thanks to Project MobilityFeb 10, 2023 5:00 am - As first reported in online Silent Sports magazine, the 8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park's July Fourth shooting can ride a bike again. Thanks to Project Mobilit...
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Aurora church's pancake breakfast to benefit quiltersFeb 06, 2023 10:00 pm - Eat pancakes, help an Aurora church's quilting group distribute more covers. That's the invitation from St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. On Su...
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Wednesday Night Gathering to offer free food, sandwich making, Spanish-language lessonsFeb 06, 2023 10:00 pm - Continuing its biweekly Wednesday Night Gathering series, Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora will hold a free dinner and family activities on Wednesday, Feb. 15. T...
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Author, 85, credits Daily Herald with giving her a push to start her writing careerFeb 03, 2023 5:00 am - Her tenure at the Daily Herald was only two years in the early 1970s. But 85-year-old Frances Altman of Baltimore, Maryland, still points to that time in the Arlington H...
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Help NINA find the next great high school student journalistFeb 02, 2023 10:00 pm - The Northern Illinois News Association will award a $1,000 scholarship to the high school senior who earns the John Etheredge Award for the Northern Illinois High School...