Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Illinois Brews pivots to virtual tasting, but still using real beerSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Brews pivots to online tasting, using actual beer
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Kane County Audubon to honor long-serving presidentSep 02, 2020 11:00 pm - The Kane County Audubon, an organization dedicated to preserving the county's birds and the habitats they rely on, is honoring longtime president Bob Andrini and his wif...
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Fremd student's peace pole project encourages harmony, inclusivenessSep 02, 2020 6:00 am - Courtney Murphy, a senior at Fremd High School, has an ambitious goal: She hopes to see 100 peace poles set up in Palatine by the International Day of Peace, which is Se...
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GoFundMe page set up for Palatine Uber driver who was shot in ChicagoSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - An Uber driver from Palatine survived being shot in Chicago, but he has a bullet lodged in his brain and likely permanent loss of vision in one eye. Family and friends h...
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West Dundee church continues 'Summer of Service'Sep 01, 2020 11:00 pm - First Congregational Church of Dundee continues its "Summer of Service" initiative. One new project was a congregational food garden providing fresh produce to local fo...
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SALUTE, INC. Receives $10,000.00 Grant from MDRT FoundationSep 01, 2020 11:00 pm - The MDRT Foundation has awarded a USD $10,000 grant to Palatine-based SALUTE, INC. The grant will help support SALUTE's Emergency Financial Assistance Program, which pro...
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Aurora Boy Scouts to celebrate Labor Day by lining streets with flagsSep 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Celebrating Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7, Aurora Boy Scouts will line the streets of Aurora, North Aurora, Montgomery and Sugar Grove with about 350 American flags. In t...
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Run Tough for Team Joshua aims to bring awareness to rare pediatric brain cancerSep 01, 2020 6:00 am - Joshua McFadden of Buffalo Grove was a healthy, active and sweet 11-year-old boy. Everything changed on Feb. 2, 2016, when a persistent headache revealed a tumor in his...
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Why We Walk: Buffalo Grove family honors son who lost cancer battleSep 01, 2020 6:00 am - Joshua McFadden of Buffalo Grove was a sweet and caring 11-year-old when he was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) on Feb. 2, 2016. Joshua was passi...
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Elgin Salvation Army, Community Crisis Center teaming for the holidaysSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - With the COVID-19 pandemic expected to create an even greater need than usual, the Salvation Army Elgin Corps Community Center and The Community Crisis Center are combin...