Kane County Lifestyle
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Vocational farm in Hampshire offers animal therapy, goat grams ahead of EasterApr 08, 2023 1:00 am - Live Learn and Lead — a vocational farm in Hampshire — is doing well after more than three years of serving the public through programming it said transforms the mind, b...
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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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Shepherd of the Prairie to host April 22 food drive for Grafton Food PantryApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church, 10805 Main St. in Huntley, will hold a food drive to benefit Grafton Food Pantry on Saturday, April 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p...
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Arlington Heights nonprofit to host 35th annual gala at the Four Seasons Chicago to benefit those with disabilitiesApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - Clearbrook, an Arlington Heights-based nonprofit, is hosting its yearly gala at the elegant Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (120 E. Delaware Place). T...
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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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Elgin Kiwanis taking grant proposalsApr 06, 2023 1:00 am - The Kiwanis Club of Elgin is offering grants to organizations or agencies with programs that benefit children in the greater Elgin area. Each year, proceeds from Kiwani...
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Sound check: Fruit Bats homecoming, JORDY, Pete Jive and two nights of the bluesApr 05, 2023 6:00 am - Pete Jive release show Looking ahead to his upcoming release "Demons, Dark Sides, and Downtime," Naperville alt-folk singer-songwriter Pete Jive brings his magnetic stag...
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Best bets: Walker Hayes, Jo Koy, Expo Chicago, AfterImage Film Festival and moreApr 05, 2023 5:00 am - Muddy birthday bash Bluesman Mud Morganfield honors his late father with the “Muddy Waters 110th Birthday Blues Jam” at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plai...
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Palatine Jaycees seek participants for Fourth of July Parade, expoApr 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Palatine's Hometown Fest is in its 66th year, and parade and expo applications are now open through the Palatine Jaycees' website, www.hometownfest.org. The Jaycees are...