Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Three Lakes Foundation and MATTER name winners of 2020 Innovation Challenge for pulmonary fibrosisNov 29, 2020 10:00 pm - Three Lakes Foundation in Northbrook and incubator hub MATTER announced the four winners of an Innovation Challenge intended to accelerate new solutions in diagnosing, t...
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Volunteers to honor veterans buried at Lisle Cemetery Dec. 5Nov 29, 2020 10:00 pm - Nearly 80 veterans of conflicts dating back to the War of 1812 are interred at Lisle Cemetery. Their graves will be honored with fresh evergreen wreaths this Christmas s...
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Thanking those who served with serviceNov 28, 2020 10:00 pm - This year, the United Relief Foundation's annual 'Tis the Season of Service campaign responds to the pandemic induced isolation, food insecurity, and basic needs amongst...
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Grayslake trustee and Navy veteran works to help homeless female veteransNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Lalena Zoe Magnetta only recently joined the Grayslake village board, but her public service began years ago. Magnetta, 38, is a U.S. Navy veteran who served as an a...
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Wheaton's popular Reindeer Run 5K going virtualNov 27, 2020 10:00 pm - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wheaton Park District and Lions Club of Wheaton worked together to adapt a community favorite event and are excited to spread holiday c...
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Incurable form of cancer won't stop 74-year-old Elburn man from helping othersNov 27, 2020 5:00 am - Helping people is just something Harley Veldhuizen does. And nothing, it seems, will stop him. Not even an incurable form of cancer, For the past 30 years or so, the 7...
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Fundraiser started for Schaumburg man who lost leg while helping strangerNov 27, 2020 12:00 am - Frank Tereza, a 49-year-old Schaumburg man, was helping a stranger push a disabled car last Saturday evening in Hoffman Estates when he was struck by another car and gru...
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Matching grants to help Fermilab Natural Areas restore grasslandsNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Fermilab Natural Areas is restoring 500 acres of grassland near Eola Road at Fermilab to serve as a breeding habitat for several endangered and threatened bird species t...
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Sign up for Palatine Library's Winter Reading ChallengeNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Palatine Library Winter Reading Challenge: Reading Transforms begins Monday, Dec. 14, through Sunday, Jan. 31. Every year, district cardholders are challenged to help t...
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Libertyville realty office continues its 30-year Thanksgiving traditionNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - The Libertyville office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices announced that they donated 100 complete Thanksgiving dinners to area residents in need this Thanksgiving as t...