Lifestyle
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Home for holidays: Habitat for Humanity dedicates Aurora homeDec 29, 2022 10:00 pm - On Dec. 3, Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity dedicated the Lopez family home at 656 Spruce St. in Aurora. The ceremony featured prayers, housewarming gift...
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Buffalo Grove clinic gives kids a stress-free visit with SantaDec 29, 2022 10:00 pm - In2Great!, a locally owned therapy clinic for special needs kids, held its annual Donuts with Santa event, providing a sensory-friendly alternative to traditional holida...
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195 children in foster care receive gifts through CASA of McHenry CountyDec 29, 2022 10:00 pm - Just in time for the holidays, volunteer Advocates from CASA of McHenry County delivered donated gifts to 195 McHenry County children and youth in foster care. Each chi...
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Cheers to good tunes: A look at some Chicago, suburban discoveries fans should keep an eye on in 2023Dec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As the year wraps up, it's customary to take stock of what has passed and look at what's ahead. Of the hundreds of new songs released in 2022, here are some of the Chica...
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Riding through 2022: A look back at the year in bikingDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - The idea crystallized last January: A year-end biking roundup - a 2022 glance back. Synthesizing months of Chicago area biking - dozens of clubs, scores of shops, thous...
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Neighbors in the News: Area pediatric dentist installed as dental society treasurerDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - • A pediatric dentist with more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Victoria A. Ursitti, has been installed as the 2023 treasurer of the Chicago Dental Society (CDS). Ursit...
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Film Critic Dann Gire picks his 10 movies of the yearDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As 2022 bites the chronological dust, it's time to take a look at the movies of the past 12 months and determine the most memorable ones. Here are mine. 1. 'The Banshees...
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Wheeling police, grocer donate food to Wheeling Township food pantryDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - Wheeling police and Carnicerias Jimenez grocery stores partnered Thursday to collect boxes of donated food for their “Arrest Hunger” drive. Pat Bedolla, manager of Carni...
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Geneva Unitarian Church hosts Buddhist New Year Blessing and Meditation ServiceDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - The Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will host a Buddhist New Year Blessing Ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 8. Led by monastics from the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple, th...
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Wheeling Helping Hands donates gift cards to familiesDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - A Wheeling community group partnered with a local school to ensure 80 families in need in Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 had gifts for the holiday season. Whee...