Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Veteran's birthday idea turns into $150,000 gift to comradesMar 14, 2014 5:15 am - Bill Schumann was pretty down about turning 65 this month, so he decided to throw a party to raise his spirits. It worked. But it wasn't because of cake and presents. ...
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Founder of Barrington housing charity diesMar 14, 2014 1:00 am - Families across the Northwest suburbs may not recognize his name, but Michael Maude, Sr. was behind a Barrington-based agency that works behind the scenes to make transi...
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Groceries fly off shelves as top cops compete to help food pantriesMar 13, 2014 1:01 am - Maybe the reach of 6-foot, 5-inch Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran was a factor in his grocery-grabbing victory Thursday, but all involved in the annual Race for Hunger a...
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Holocaust museum names new CEOMar 12, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center has appointed Susan L. Abrams as chief executive officer, it announced Wednesday. Abrams, currently the chief operating ...
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Cannings donate $1 million to Harper CollegeMar 12, 2014 1:00 am - Catherine Clarke was at a party several years ago with her ex-husband, who described her to a group as a “baby chick” — cute, but not very bright. “I had been conditione...
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Olympians help group raise funds for disabledMar 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Olympic gold medalist Matt Grevers and Paralympian Alyssa Gialamas will help raise money for paralympic sports Saturday at the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association's ...
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Palatine celebrates St. Patrick's Day SaturdayMar 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Palatine will "Paint the Town Green" Saturday, March 15, with the community's fourth annual St. Patrick's Day celebration, which will include a parade, Irish market and ...
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Leprechaun Plunge is Saturday:Mar 11, 2014 1:01 am - Wauconda Boat hosts its fourth annual Leprechaun Plunge on Bangs Lake on Saturday, March 15, at 10:30 a.m. The Plunge benefits Bangs Lake in Wauconda and the Wauconda Ar...
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Schaumburg High School choir festival ThursdayMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Schaumburg High School Choir is presenting a choir festival at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in the Weimer Auditorium for Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 a...
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Displaced animal shelter closer to new homeMar 10, 2014 1:01 am - Wright-Way Rescue, a no-kill shelter that had to abandon its Niles location after a bus crashed into it last October, said Monday it's on track to open its new Morton Gr...