Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Fox River Horizon invites you to Fall Festival Oct. 8Sep 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Fox River Horizon, 765 Fletcher Drive in Elgin, invites the community to its Fall Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Admission is free. It will feature cra...
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Renovation of Central School in Mount Prospect almost doneSep 11, 2016 11:00 pm - A 14-year project to save and restore Central School is in its final stages as the Mount Prospect Historical Society rushes to have the 120-year-old building, which has ...
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Wauconda student group plans to give cops a free mealSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - A Wauconda High School student group that provides monthly inexpensive meals for local seniors and poor families is preparing to serve a very different group of diners -...
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Huntley police Sgt., Palatine native's memory to be honored at Sept. 15 fundraiserSep 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Former Huntley Police Sergeant and Palatine native LJ Marak succumbed to cancer at the young age of 40 from a rare and aggressive soft-tissue cancer called synovial sarc...
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Runners get muddy for the National Multiple Sclerosis SocietySep 10, 2016 1:00 am - Mountains of mud and outrageous obstacles kept thousands of runners on their toes Saturday during the MuckFest MS race at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. Runn...
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Charity strengthens Naperville-area football rivalriesSep 09, 2016 5:33 am - There's a feeling in the air, and maybe a bit of a chill, too. There's a marching band on the field, the national anthem giving way to two teams ready to duke it out. Ma...
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Schaumburg Boomers join church to work against hunger locallySep 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Last month, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Schaumburg joined forces with players from the Schaumburg Boomers to address local hunger. On Aug. 23, Prince of Peace Lut...
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Give the gift of reading! Become a literacy volunteerSep 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley is seeking volunteers to help Tri-City adults learn English. Currently, 20 adults are waiting to learn. They are originally from Afghanis...
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Jacobs students raising funds in memory of former classmateSep 08, 2016 1:00 am - Before being diagnosed with sarcoma cancer at 14, Leah Guthrie's wish was to see Paris and learn to speak French. Thanks to Make-A-Wish Illinois, Leah's dream came true....
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Anti-violence fundraiser Saturday to honor slain Des Plaines teenSep 08, 2016 1:00 am - An anti-violence fundraiser is scheduled Saturday night to remember a Des Plaines teen shot and killed last year in Rosemont. The nonprofit group Patrick Lives On To End...