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Chicago Bulls FUNdamentals Camp at Kingswood Academy

The Bulls/Sox Academy announced that it will be hosting a Chicago Bulls FUNdamentals Camp at Kingswood Academy in Darien on three consecutive Saturdays starting October 22, 2011. The Chicago Bulls FUNdamentals Camp is a 3-day basketball skills camp designed to teach players the latest techniques in…

Social Services

Pillars’ Constance Morris House is awarded $20,000 though Walk the Course!

LAGRANGE PARK, IL – Pillars’ Constance Morris House was one of five beneficiaries of the inaugural Chicagoland AVON Walk the Course Against Domestic Violence. On September 13th, over 300 participants took to the Cog Hill golf course for a four mile walk in support of the fight against domestic …

Accomplishments

Hinsdale South Graduate Inducted into International Honor Society in Education

  • By JB
  • Sep 13, 2011

Rebecca Barham was recently inducted as a member of Kappa Delta Pi, Tau Rho Chapter at Benedictine University, Lisle, IL.  Kappa Delta Pi is an International Honor Society in Education and elects individuals who exhibit the ideals of scholarship, high personal standards, and promise in teaching and…

Sports Awards

Eisenhower Golfer to Compete in the IESA State Tournament

Dawson Morford will represent Eisenhower Jr. High School in the Inaugural IESA State Golf Tournament at St. Andres Golf Club in West Chicago this Saturday. Golfer Profile: What made you interested in golf:  When I was around 6, my grandfather would take me to Big Run Golf Course in Lockport.  I …

Sports Awards

Elmhurst Cougars 12U Softball Seeking Players

The 12U Elmhurst Cougars softball team is looking to add a pitcher and a position player to their roster of talented and fun players.  The Cougars have a rich, 20-year history of bringing quality, competitive, and fun travel baseball and softball to the diamonds of Elmhurst and beyond.  Interested…

Promotions

The Hope Institute for Children and Families Raffles off $1.2 Million Dream Home

  • By Gabi
  • Sep 7, 2011

Raffle launches September 7 to raise critical funds for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental disabilities Some lucky person with a $150 raffle ticket will win an exquisite $1.2 million Hinsdale dream home or $1 million in cash, in the Chicago Dream House Raffle to benefit The …

Social Services

St. John Lutheran Church Visits Joplin, MO

  • Sep 6, 2011

Bringing comfort to those devastated by tornadoes was the aim of Pastor Doug Swanson and parish Comfort Dog, Shami, as they spent four days in Joplin, MO earlier this summer. While Pastor Doug distributed water, residents found moments of comfort by petting and hugging Shami, a trained and …

Accomplishments

JUNIOR LEAGUE PAIRS WITH NORTHERN ILLINOIS STUDENTS ON MCKESSON GRANT

WARRENVILLE, Ill. (August 30, 2011) - The Junior League of Kane & DuPage Counties, Inc. (JLKD)  was recently awarded the McKesson Grant through the Northern Illinois University College of Business Experiential Learning Center (ELC). The grant will support a project focused on increasing the League’…

Promotions

BenU Begins Year With 15 New Faculty Members

  • Sep 6, 2011

from Benedictine University Tanya Crum spent two years as a student at Benedictine University pursuing an undergraduate degree in Biology after transferring from Richard J. Daley Community College in Chicago. Nine years later, she will get to see the view from the other side of the podium. Crum is …

"10th Anniversary Commerative Coins—A Tribute to 9-11" are slated to be sold by Salute the Armed Forces at the Darien Days Celebration from Sept. 9-11 at Darien Community Park, Plainfield and Clarendon roads.

Social Services

Salute the Armed Forces: It's all about responding to a 911 call for help and honoring it

The 10th anniversary of  9-11 conjures images, once again, of that horrific day when terrorists toppled the World Trade Center and gouged a bone-baring hole in America's base for military strategy, the Pentagon. For Ed LeTourneau, founder of Salute the Armed Forces, those dark images also serve to …

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