Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Arlington Hts. food drive runs through Nov. 20Nov 13, 2012 3:00 pm - The third annual Arlington Food Drive is looking for donations through Tuesday, Nov. 20. Local residents are asked to help contribute to the effort to restock the shelv...
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Lake Barrington business helps Salvation Army distribute Christmas treesNov 13, 2012 1:53 pm - More than 400 gently used Christmas trees have been donated to The Salvation Army as part of the second annual artificial tree trade-in program with Treetime Christmas C...
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Rotary Reads program visits local classroomsNov 13, 2012 11:43 am - The Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club recently held the seventh annual “Rotary Reads” program in local elementary schools. Steve Risley of the Libertyville Sunrise Rotary...
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Cutler hurt in close loss, but no close shaves in 'Movember'Nov 12, 2012 10:00 pm - The concussion-inducing wallop delivered by Texans linebacker Tim Dobbins knocked the Bears quarterback Jay Cutler out of the game, out of his Monday radio show and mayb...
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Toys for Tots in MundeleinNov 12, 2012 8:39 am - State Rep. Ed Sullivan, of Mundelein, has teamed up with Century 21 to volunteer their offices as a Toys for Tots drop-off site for this holiday season. The offices are ...
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Run at MHS on ThanksgivingNov 11, 2012 10:34 am - The Mundelein High School track and cross country teams will host a Thanksgiving Day 5-kilometer run. The race will start at 8:30 a.m. at the school, 1350 W. Hawley St. ...
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Buffalo Grove leads in ‘Fill the Boot’ effortNov 11, 2012 9:56 am - The Buffalo Grove Fire Department collected $24,047 this year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. This is the 16th consecutive year the department has collected the ...
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Toys for Tots drop-off in MundeleinNov 11, 2012 9:16 am - State Rep. Ed Sullivan, of Mundelein, has teamed up with Century 21 to volunteer their offices as a Toys for Tots drop-off site for this holiday season. The offices are ...
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World War II vets want to expand Honor FlightsNov 10, 2012 10:00 pm - Already a volunteer with the USO that assists our military, Palatine's Jody Kopsky signed up in 2009 to be a guardian on an Honor Flight trip for aging World War II vete...
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Vatican digs in after gay marriage advancesNov 10, 2012 5:36 pm - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is digging in after gay marriage initiatives scored big wins this week in the U.S. and Europe, vowing to never stop insisting that marriage ca...