Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Hoffman Estates police, fire to face off in charity softball gameAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - A charity softball game between Hoffman Estates' police and fire departments will take place at noon Saturday, Sept. 26, at Cannon Crossings, 1675 Nicholson Drive, near ...
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Constable: Golden Gate cop, suicide experts agree listening is keyAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the date of the event. During a career that saw him talk to more than 200 suicidal people clinging to the ledg...
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Local Motorcycle Touring Club Supports Autism ResearchAug 25, 2015 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines based Jerseypine Cruisers Motorcycle Touring Club presented a check in the amount of $1,511 to Diane Gedik-Tavolacci and Leo Tavolacci, founders of the C...
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Bloomingdale girl's lemonade stands raise money for cancer researchAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - When 10-year-old Gabrielle Burgess set up a lemonade stand recently to help raise money for breast cancer research, she was pleasantly surprised by the generosity of spi...
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Register for Twilight Shuffle LibertyvilleAug 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Join your fellow runners for an evening run through downtown Libertyville, rain or shine, in the annual Twilight Shuffle 5K Run at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6. The race start...
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Hanover Twp. has another successful backpack giveawayAug 24, 2015 5:00 am - On behalf of the Hanover Township officials and all the staff and volunteers of our Welfare Services department, I would like to thank the residents, community organizat...
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World's Largest Truck Convoy coming to Sears CentreAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - The World's Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics is making the first of two Chicago-area stops at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sa...
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Twilight Shuffle set for Sept. 6Aug 23, 2015 1:00 am - MainStreet Libertyville's eighth annual Twilight Shuffle 5K run is set for 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 6. The Twilight Shuffle, one of MainStreet Libertyville's top fundraiser...
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Naperville 5K to fund heart screeningsAug 21, 2015 5:30 am - Nearly 10 years after its namesake died of an undiagnosed heart condition, a Naperville nonprofit group is continuing to raise money for screenings to detect such disord...
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Circus coming to Vernon HillsAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - The Vernon Hills Lions Club will host the Kelly Miller Circus at the American Hotel Register site in Vernon Hills, Sept. 11-14. Under the big top there are tigers, eleph...