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Jeeps on the Run generates nearly $200,000 in toys, cash for Toys for Tots campaignsDec 18, 2025 2:26 pm - The Jeeps on the Run crowd delivered once again this year, with an estimated $130,000 worth of toys and $60,000 in cash collected for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots programs in Lake and McHenry counties.
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Windy City Bulls to partner with Schaumburg, Hanover townships on food driveDec 18, 2025 11:14 am - The Hoffman Estates-based Windy City Bulls will partner with the townships of Schaumburg and Hanover for the team’s “Pack the Bus” food drive in early January.
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Elgin Community College’s 22nd Math Integration Contest the largest yetDec 17, 2025 10:56 pm - Elgin Community College hosted its largest-ever Math Integration Contest on Dec. 5. For the first time, dual-credit students from local high schools joined ECC students in the competition
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Winter Break Wonderland brings flurry of fun to DuPage Children’s MuseumDec 17, 2025 10:13 pm - Families can glide and twirl on the indoor sock skating rink at DuPage Children's Museum's Winter Break Wonderland event. Kids can explore math and measurement concepts while mixing pretend drinks at the Cocoa Counter, experiment with buoyancy at the water table, and engage in sensory play at the Snow Box.
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Christmas Eve services at Huntley’s Shepherd of the PrairieDec 17, 2025 9:23 pm - One Sunday Service at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church Pat Szpekowski All are invited to end the year and worship together during the “One Service” at Shepher...
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Lake Zurich ‘Shop with a Cop’Dec 17, 2025 2:38 pm - On Dec. 10, the Lake Zurich Police Department held its 10th annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event. Children from the Lake Zurich area were treated to a pizza party at the Lake Zurich police station before riding in a police squad car to the Lake Zurich Walmart store.
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Club Pilates Palatine Angel Tree donations to Palatine TownshipDec 17, 2025 1:48 pm - Members at Club Pilates Palatine brought the holiday spirit to life this season and came together to support children in the local community through the studio’s first Angel Tree opportunity.
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Giving in the W: Woodland Intermediate students donate to Lurie Children's HospitalDec 17, 2025 1:09 pm - Students at Woodland Intermediate School had the opportunity to give back in a meaningful way. Instead of using the ROAR cash they earned for showing ROAR behaviors to buy little toys and rewards for themselves, they purchased items from the ROARazon store to donate to patients at Lurie Children's Hospital.
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Fremont District 79 students shop for families in needDec 17, 2025 11:51 am - Students from the grades 1-2 and 3-4 multi-age classrooms at Fremont Elementary and Intermediate Schools participated in their annual tradition of shopping for local families in need at Target in Mundelein on Dec. 12.
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Palatine grandfather publishes children’s bookDec 17, 2025 11:48 am - Longtime Palatine resident Bill Pohlman has completed his new children’s book, “The Fox in the Yard,” inspired by the stories he used to tell his daughter at bedtime.