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Public health agencies join in 'Break Up With Salt' campaign
Feb 28, 2018 5:42 PM - As part of Illinois Sodium Reduction Week, March 12-18, public health agencies across the state are joining forces with the American Heart Association to raise awareness of the importance of lowering sodium in your diet with the "Break Up With Salt" campaign. -
Where you can find fish fries in the Fox Valley
Feb 16, 2016 1:00 AM - Got a wish for fish? Fridays during Lent are the time for suburban fish frys; here's where you can find them in the Fox Valley. -
Virgil church a popular spot for Lenten fish frys
Feb 16, 2016 1:00 AM - Saints Peter and Paul Church in Virgil must be doing something right at its Lenten Friday night fish frys. "We have a very good following, with people coming from all over the place," said Kathy Volkening, who has been organizing the fish frys at the church for 22 years.
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Celebrate Canned Food Month with Northern Illinois Food Bank
Feb 4, 2016 4:44 PM - February is Canned Food Month, and Northern Illinois Food Bank is celebrating the occasion by highlighting this enduring staple in the quest to solve hunger. "We're grateful for every canned food donation that comes through our doors," said president and CEO Julie Yurko. "While many of us take the convenience of canned foods for granted, they can be essential for hungry neighbors who either don't have access to refrigeration or are struggling to acquire fresh alternatives." -
Northern Illinois Food Bank celebrates distribution of 5 millionth serving of milk to hungry
Jan 13, 2016 8:16 PM - For the most vulnerable in our communities, a glass of milk may come as often as New Year's Day. For the past three years, Northern Illinois Food Bank has been working to change that, and in December 2015 distributed its 5 millionth serving of milk through its Milk2MyPlate Program. To celebrate the milestone, a group of program donors, dairy farmes, representatives from the dairy industry and participating food pantries came together Jan. 11 for a special reception at Northern Illinois Food Bank's West Suburban Center in Geneva. -
Annual Festival of Trees fundraiser to benefit mental health services
Oct 31, 2015 12:11 AM - Get your tickets now for Ecker Center for Mental Health's 15th annual Festival of Trees dinner and auction fundraising event. It helps raise funds for mental health services offered to clients in the center's service area. Deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 4. -
Fox Valley Robotics, Batavia Robotics kick off season of robotics for kids
Aug 13, 2015 8:28 PM - Fox Valley Robotics and Batavia Robotics will be opening registration for their 14th season this year with new robotics challenges for kids in first to 12th grades. Informational meetings will be held Aug. 21-23 at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia. -
Your 2015 Guide to the Suburbs: It's our best advice, but share yours too
Jan 1, 2015 7:30 AM - Want to make the most of 2015? Daily Herald Editor John Lampinen introduces a special New Year's Day guide to living, working and playing in the suburbs. -
Self-published authors can enter Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author contestNov 20, 2014 9:02 PM - Illinois authors who have self-published an adult fiction book may enter the second year of the Soon to be Famous Illinois Author project until Monday, Dec. 15. The Soon to be Famous Illinois Author project is being coordinated in collaboration with the Illinois Library Association and Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and is supported by the American Library Association Digital Content Working Group, the Public Library Association (PLA), Illinois Heartland Library System.
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North Aurora man seriously injured in motorcycle collisionJun 26, 2014 5:34 AM - Two motorcycles crashed into each other in the village of Virgil Wednesday afternoon, seriously injuring a North Aurora man, police said. The driver of the first motorcycle was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove with potentially life-threatening injuries.
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