Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Five injured when car crashes into Grayslake area churchOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - Five people were transported to the hospital Saturday morning after a vehicle drove through the front doors of Wildwood Presbyterian Church near Grayslake, where a crowd...
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Family plans race to remember late Downers Grove runnerOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - Ben Silver's fleet feet could fly around a track or dash past the competition on a cross-country course. He won plenty of races and he was always in motion. So when the...
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Pink Lemonade 5K in Mount Prospect to raise cancer awarenessOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - After Jill Swanson Peltier was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer and underwent chemotherapy, the Mount Prospect resident decided she wanted to help others going th...
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'Walk for Humanity' Saturday in ZionOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - The third annual "Walk for Humanity" walkathon is set for Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. in Shiloh Park, 2400 Dowie Memorial Drive, Zion. The event is hosted by Ahmadiyya M...
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U-46 high schools go pink for breast cancer awarenessOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - Larkin and South Elgin high schools are going pink this month to raise awareness about breast cancer. Events are planned throughout this month for Breast Cancer Awarenes...
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St. Charles employees to hold fundraiser for CASA Kane CountySep 30, 2015 11:00 pm - The city of St. Charles employees will be holding a special initiative to benefit CASA Kane County during the month of October. The city held this initiative last year a...
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District 54 Run to Read raises $14,400Sep 30, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54's Run to Read 2015 at Dirksen School in Schaumburg last Sunday raised more than $14,400 to support literacy in the district. M...
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Little City raises more than $735,000 at dinner galaSep 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Palatine's Little City raised more than $735,000 at the agency's annual dinner gala fundraiser held at Chicago's Field Museum last week. More than 350 supporters of Litt...
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Antioch Rotary hosts annual pork chop dinner fundraiser Oct. 3Sep 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Seasoned, thick pork chops grilled slowly over a charcoal fire. Applesauce, baked beans, coleslaw, and a choice of lemonade, iced tea or coffee. For dessert - ice cream....
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Fundraiser for paralyzed Vernon Hills High School gradSep 29, 2015 1:00 am - Vernon Hills High School will host a fundraiser for 2009 graduate Tierney Darden on Friday, Oct. 2, at the homecoming soccer and football games. Tierney was paralyzed fr...