Susan Klovstad
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How Buffalo Grove-based Forward4Tobi Foundation helps breast cancer patientsAug 21, 2020 6:00 am - A young woman who died of metastatic breast cancer was the inspiration for the Forward4Tobi Foundation, a Buffalo Grove-based nonprofit that aims to lighten the financia...
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Stevenson grad, volunteers spruce up yards of high-risk Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich householdsAug 17, 2020 6:00 am - A team of seven volunteers organized by a 2018 Stevenson High School graduate helped clean up the yards of some Lake County homeowners in high risk households. The volun...
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Helping the Helpers: DuPage Health Coalition assists the uninsured, working poorAug 08, 2020 7:30 am - The COVID-19 crisis has affected everyone, but people who are low income or uninsured have been particularly hard hit, according to the DuPage Health Coalition. The Caro...
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Helping the Helpers: Shelter, Inc. continues to help kids and families in need during pandemicJul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - The pandemic added additional challenges to the important work done by Shelter, Inc., an Arlington Heights-based child welfare agency. Among other services, it provides ...
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Jacobs juniors create summer fun for neighborhood kids with mini-carnivalJul 28, 2020 6:00 am - Bored with staying home, a couple of Jacobs High School juniors found a way to liven up a hot summer day -- and entertain some kids in the neighborhood. Last Friday, Jul...
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Helping the Helpers: Pandemic means less food to give out but higher demand at Loaves & FishesJul 24, 2020 6:00 am - An increase in demand combined with a reduction in supply has affected Naperville-based Loaves & Fishes Community Services' ability to serve its clients. Founded in 1984...
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Helping the Helpers: How pandemic has impacted Association for Individual DevelopmentJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - The closing of day service centers is one of the ways the COVID-19 crisis has affected the Association for Individual Development's ability to serve its clients. The non...
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Arlington Heights Historical Museum artifacts hold plenty of mysteriesJul 13, 2020 6:00 am - We recently asked the Arlington Heights Historical Society staff to consider which artifacts on display in the museum's closed galleries they would most like to share wi...
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Suburban farmers markets are back. Here's what you need to know.Jun 18, 2020 5:00 am - Face masks. One person per household. Don't handle the produce until you've paid for it. Oh, and leave the pooch at home. These are some of the new rules farmers market ...
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope needs help to provide grief counselingJun 16, 2020 6:00 am - The COVID-19 crisis has affected Fox Valley Hands of Hope's ability to fundraise and to provide services to those who are experiencing grief, loss or life-threatening il...