Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Caring in Action: CFC helps natural habitats to thriveJan 27, 2014 5:00 am - “Saving Living Space for Living Things,” is Citizens for Conservation’s motto. The Barrington area organization is proud to have saved more than 3,000 acres of natural l...
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About 180 people turn out for snowshoe race in BarringtonJan 26, 2014 10:42 am - It’s not every day you go to a park and find a giant zucchini greeting visitors and posing for pictures. But when people are gathering for the annual Frozen Zucchini Sno...
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Bartlett premature baby grows into 'little warrior'Jan 25, 2014 10:00 pm - Andrew Rigler was born smaller than a Barbie doll. Doctors performed an emergency C-section on his mom one morning two-and-a-half years ago after her blood pressure spi...
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Former Payton blocker clears way for Elgin's Little AngelsJan 25, 2014 10:00 pm - After an NFL career of opening holes and leading the way for Hall-of-Fame running back Walter Payton, former Chicago Bear Roland Harper continues to be out in front with...
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Second City to perform at diabetes fundraiser in BarringtonJan 24, 2014 3:42 pm - The Second City Touring Company will be performing at 8 p.m. Friday at Barrington High School to benefit the Barrington-based charity Dash to Cure Diabetes. Proceeds ra...
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Devonshire students help Des Plaines food pantryJan 23, 2014 3:29 pm - Students at Devonshire Elementary School in Des Plaines personally delivered approximately 30 boxes of food to the Self-Help Closet and Pantry of Des Plaines on Jan. 10....
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Mundelein mom leads fundraising effort for family of murdered 11-year-old girlJan 23, 2014 11:15 am - She doesn’t know them, but Mundelein resident Katie Henning felt compelled to help the family of an 11-year-old girl who authorities say was stabbed to death by her olde...
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Lawyers perform in Oakton benefitJan 22, 2014 5:10 pm - The Chicago Bar Association will hold its 90th Annual Holiday Spirits Review, “The Merry Old Land of Lawz,” 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at Oakton Community College’s Footli...
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Help a vet, catch a fish:Jan 21, 2014 1:57 pm - An ice-fishing tournament to benefit the Wounded Heroes Foundation and Veterans R&R will be held Saturday on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. The event will run from 7 a.m. to no...
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Streamwood, V.F.W. chapter hold blood driveJan 21, 2014 10:01 am - Streamwood officials will host a blood drive from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. The village’s blood commission and V.F.W. Post 5151 are organizing the first of four bl...