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Young dancers perform at Marklund in ElginFeb 27, 2025 12:09 am - Members of the Dundee Park District Dance Team performed for residents at the Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin on Saturday, Feb. 22, as part of a volunteer visit.
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Lombard residents receive Marklund’s 2025 Friend of the Year AwardFeb 24, 2025 9:48 pm - Sue and John Wick of Lombard were recently named Marklund’s Friends of the Year, an award that the nonprofit organization has given out since 1979.
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New building expands People’s Resource Center’s capacityFeb 24, 2025 4:36 pm - For decades, the People’s Resource Center operated its food pantry and provided social services in a building it had outgrown from the time it moved in. Not anymore. With the recent completion of an 11,000-square-foot building, the Wheaton-based nonprofit now has a two-building campus.
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Polar plungers hit the pool for Special Olympics in Fox LakeFeb 23, 2025 3:47 pm - About 150 participants jumped into a frigid pool during Sunday’s Fox Lake Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, raising about $40,000.
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Suburban educators among 13 Teacher of the Year finalistsFeb 20, 2025 1:33 pm - Four suburban educators are among the Illinois State Board of Education’s 13 Teacher of the Year finalists for 2025.
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Elgin Fire Department collects over 2,000 winter items for Crisis CenterFeb 19, 2025 7:06 pm - The Elgin Fire Department’s 10th annual coat drive supports the Community Crisis Center, assisting hundreds of households with winter clothing items.
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‘Swift and decisive action’: School bus driver lauded for rescuing boy with autismFeb 19, 2025 5:15 pm - A school bus driver is being hailed as a hero for rescuing a nonverbal boy spotted wandering outdoors in Wheeling while inadequately dressed for the bitter cold.
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Kane County celebrates Hamid Ahmed for 50 years of serviceFeb 19, 2025 2:59 pm - At 83, Hamid Ahmed remains an active presence at the Kane County Government Center in Geneva, marking 50 years of service in January 2025 — the longest tenure of any full-time county employee.
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Sandwich ministry: Volunteers assemble 60 sandwiches for Aurora warming center guestsFeb 19, 2025 1:53 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora assembled 60 sandwiches after Sunday service to feed guests at an emergency warming center hosted by the Aurora church.
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Prospect High students champions in fight against blood cancerFeb 19, 2025 11:14 am - Three Prospect High School students are among the members of a team dedicated to raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which is dedicated to fighting blood cancer worldwide.