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TUE, 12/1/2020

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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A member of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Marcia Cleveland saw her induction and several swimming events canceled this year due to the pandemic. Now she’s swimming an “ice mile” several times a week in frigid Lake Michigan.

Constable: Even marathoners have hit pandemic wall, but they press on

Even a hall of fame long-distance swimmer and a guy who ran seven marathons in seven days struggle with the challenges caused by this pandemic.
A Campton Hills police officer is raising money to support Koda and his K-9 unit.

A T-shirt can help Koda fight crime

Campton Hills police officer James Levand is raising money to support his dog Koda and to purchase a new K-9 vehicle.
Chicken giardiniera is one of many entree options on Di Pescara’s new Supper Club to-go menu.

Dining events: Di Pescara adds new Supper Club to-go deal

Set the table with your finest dishes or go completely casual for Di Pescara's new Supper Club dinner to-go, wear your ugly holiday sweater while eating on CityGate Grille's heated patio to get a free app, or order up the new The Green Box meal deal from Seasons 52, this week on the suburban dining scene.
The 2020-21 class of the Youth Engagement in Philanthropy program has 21 students from seven Fox Valley high schools working to learn skills to be the next generation of community fundraisers and philanthropists. YEP is part of the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley.

YEP students hope to raise $12,500 as part of Giving Tuesday

Students from seven area high schools aim to raise $12,500 on Giving Tuesday to meet a matching grant challenge from The Dunham Fund. They're doing it on behalf of the Youth Engagement in Philanthropy (YEP) program of the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley.
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2020 Believe Project: $100 to financially help friend's daughter
The first winner of a $100 bill through the 2020 Believe Project is Mary Ellen Nickol of Wood Dale.
Holiday lights are contained to the corner window on a home Tuesday on Forest Avenue in Palatine.
How to enter our holiday lights contest
It turns out isolation leads to illumination. Forced to stay home because of the worsening coronavirus pandemic, many suburbanites have put up their holiday lights a bit earlier than usual. Their efforts bring a welcome bit of cheer -- and could lead to some great prizes.
After a three-year battle with leukemia, 6-year-old Dylan Schroeder of Arlington Heights got a surprise vehicle parade outside his home Sunday to help mark his last day of chemotherapy. He and his parents, Fred and Joanna, pictured, watched for nearly two hours as the parade featuring hundreds of trucks of all kinds and exotic cars filed past their home.
Massive truck parade helps Arlington Heights boy celebrate beating cancer
Hundreds of trucks, cars and motorcycles turned out for a parade Sunday to celebrate the last day of chemotherapy for Dylan Schroeder, a 6-year-old Arlington Heights boy who has been battling leukemia for more than three years,
How can you avoid a dead battery or frozen fuel lines during a pandemic winter? Experts say drivers should keep their tanks two-thirds full and take their vehicles out for an occasional spin, even when working from home.
Car care tips for the perfect storm of winter and COVID-19
Fill the tank? Run the engine? Car-loving squirrels? Here are some expert tips to keep your idled vehicle in good shape during a pandemic winter.
Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year.
Merriam-Webster's top word of 2020 not a shocker: pandemic
If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced "pandemic" as its 2020 word of the year.
Alix, left, Bridget, Rory and Andy Atwell of Barrington have all struggled with the effects of COVID-19.
COVID Diary, Part 4: 'I refuse to let this define me'
Alix Atwell, a registered nurse who lives in Barrington, writes a fourth installment in her COVID Diary recounting her and her family's experiences after all of them contracted COVID-19.
“If there's any question, you should get medical attention and see a physician, because everyone is trying their god awful best to keep people safe and sound.” Dr. Ann Davis, a cardiologist at Edward Hospital in Naperville.
Physicians: Don't let COVID-19 resurgence delay medical care
Cardiologists are expressing concern about another drop-off in heart attack patients as Illinois faces a renewed surge in COVID-19 infections.
Lightscapes brings new and returning favorites, including the Cathedral of Light, to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe.
10 outdoor and drive-through holiday light shows in suburbs, Chicago
Enjoying holiday lights -- either outdoors or from your car -- allows families to get in the spirit of the season safely this year, when so much else has been canceled by COVID-19.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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