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Advocate Health Care partners with Special Olympics Illinois for annual MedFest providing free examsDec 05, 2024 8:31 pm - Special Olympics Illinois, in partnership with Advocate Health Care, successfully hosted the annual MedFest at United Center on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
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Thousands of kids will experience holiday joy thanks to Santa for a DayDec 05, 2024 8:02 pm - Rich Gentile was tired of seeing Santa letters go unanswered, so he started a nonprofit to match donors to kids' wish lists. Santa for a Day wants to reach 8,000 children this year.
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Elgin company offers eco-friendly alternative to plastic beverage ringsDec 05, 2024 7:51 pm - New compostable Earthrings made of cardboard aim to provide a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to plastic beverage packaging.
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Donate to fifth annual Operation LOVE gift drive for homeless veteransDec 05, 2024 7:03 pm - Operation LOVE gift drive seeks household items like sheets, towels and microwaves to help homeless veterans.
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‘Busier and busier’: How the USPS makes billions of holiday deliveriesDec 05, 2024 6:43 pm - From toys, cards, letters to Santa and maybe even some furniture, veteran postal workers are ready for the holiday rush. Here’s how they pull it off.
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Bears would pay $3.6 million a year, under proposed Arlington Park property tax settlementDec 05, 2024 6:43 pm - The Chicago Bears would pay $3.6 million in property taxes a year at the sprawling Arlington Park property until construction begins on a stadium, under terms of a proposed agreement released Thursday by Arlington Heights officials.
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Chamber630’s annual Best of 630 Award winners announcedDec 05, 2024 6:18 pm - Learn which local businesses won excellence awards across 10 categories at Chamber630's annual celebration.
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Naperville council candidate to stay on ballotDec 05, 2024 6:05 pm - Naperville City Council hopeful Nag Jaiswal will remain on the April 2025 election ballot after overcoming an objection to his nomination petition.
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Prospect Heights police chief retiring, deputy chief tapped to take top spotDec 05, 2024 4:28 pm - Prospect Heights Police William Caponigro, a 25-year member of the department, will retire in early spring and be succeeded by current Deputy Chief Milo Derman.
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Fire at Elgin homeless encampment spurs donation drives by local businessesDec 05, 2024 3:17 pm - A fire in a homeless encampment in Elgin Wednesday night remains under investigation Thursday and has sparked a wave of donations to those affected.