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Masons to celebrate 170 years in Naperville with open house and Masonic mural rededication
Sep 20, 2019 8:28 PM - Euclid Lodge No. 65, of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, will be opening its doors in celebration of 170 years of Freemasonry in Naperville. -
Lead 222 service organization sends volunteers to Marklund
Sep 20, 2019 1:15 PM - Volunteering is a great way to give back to the community, but sometimes there's an opportunity to expand that community and take the spirit of service much farther. Forty-six teen volunteers with the Lead 222 mission organization did just that, spending four days volunteering with kids and adults with profound disabilities in the Chicago suburbs when they visited Marklund. -
Schaumburg veteran brings relief to others with comfort dog Blitz
Sep 19, 2019 5:36 AM - Vietnam veteran Bob Royce of Schaumburg regularly volunteers his time in a number of ways, but the most gratifying is his work as the handler of a comfort dog through Lutheran Church Charities' Kare 9 Military Ministry. -
Longtime St. Charles hangout sees major renovations
Sep 19, 2019 7:11 AM - As a new reporter in St. Charles in 1977, it was fun when my boss took me to the Tin Cup Pass restaurant on the east side of St. Charles as part of my introduction to the area.
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Join 12th annual It's Our River Day Sept. 21Sep 17, 2019 12:13 PM - The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and the Village of Algonquin will hold the 12th annual "It's Our River Day" -- a local Fox River cleanup.
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How suburban League of Women Voters chapters are encouraging the next generation of voters
Sep 17, 2019 6:00 AM - Last school year, nearly 3,500 students across the Northwest suburbs who turned 18 received an unexpected gift: a hand-delivered birthday envelope containing information on how to register to vote.
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Palatine family honored for volunteer work at community garden
Sep 16, 2019 11:13 AM - Santiago Reyes, a first-grader at Stuart R. Paddock Elementary School in Palatine, didn't hesitate when asked why he enjoyed his volunteer work at a village community garden. "I like to help people," he said. -
Help an adult learn English with Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley
Sep 16, 2019 7:25 PM - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley is hosting a free tutor training workshop for residents who want to help Tri-Cities adults learn English. -
Join Friends of the Fox River for It's Our Fox River Day Sept. 21
Sep 18, 2019 10:09 AM - Friends of the Fox River announce their first It's Our Fox River Day on Saturday, Sept. 21. The 30-year-old river advocacy organization is supporting local organizers to conduct river cleanups and celebrations, and coordinating the event along the entire Fox River from its headwaters near Waukesha, Wisconsin, to its confluence with the Illinois River in Ottawa. -
Villa Park's Troop 199 has record 7 Scouts earn the Eagle Rank
Sep 17, 2019 10:28 PM - Less than 5 percent of Scouts earn the rank of Eagle. This past year, Troop 199 in Villa Park was honored to award the prestigious rank to seven of its scouts.
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