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Deerfield Police Department offers assistance with child seat installment

By Neighborhood News Service | Yesterday at 11:24 a.m.

The Deerfield Police Department is offering car seat inspections to local residents. The department’s certified car seat Inspectors will help install seats, give suggestions about … Read more ›

Legion Post Cmdr. John Coughenour and Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal will speak at Memorial Day ceremonies. Photo by Ed Collins
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Deerfield to honor war dead on May 28

By Ed Collins | Tuesday at 1:41 p.m.

BY ED COLLINSLegion Post 738 Public Information Officer Deerfield’s American Legion Post 738, its Women’s Auxiliary, and Sons of the American Legion invite the public … Read more ›

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Housing and Hiring Our Heroes

By United Relief Foundation | May 15 at 1:59 p.m.

Deerfield based, United Relief Foundation has launched www.HousingAndHiringOurHeroes.org to serve as an online Lifeline for military Veterans. By providing military Veterans a convenient “hub” of … Read more ›

Runners take off for the 5K fun run. (Photo courtesy of Brand Floden, Cobalt Media)
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Breathe Deep Deerfield Draws Major Crowd and Funds

By Susan Bersh | May 13 at 8:05 p.m.

More than 1,300 participants gathered on May 6, 2012 at Deerfield High School for Breathe Deep Deerfield, a 5K fun-run, one-mile walk and balloon launch … Read more ›

Joe Dalton with Wensheng Wu, Renee Lebeau and Bev Stellner. Wensheng Wu and Renee Lebeau are recipients of NorthShore nursing scholarships, which are generously supported by the Billie S. Booth Fund, which Joe and Bev founded in honor of Billie S. Booth.
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Billie S. Booth Fund Hosts 4th Annual Benefit Dinner in Deerfield to Support NorthShore University HealthSystem Nursing STARs Program

By NorthShore Foundation | May 11 at 2:53 p.m.

The Billie S. Booth Fund proudly hosts its 4th Annual Benefit Dinner at Ristorante Abruzzo in Deerfield on Saturday, May 19, 2012. All are welcome … Read more ›

Jill Narens, UPS Central Region Security Director and North Suburban YMCA Board Member, presents a grant of $25,000 from The UPS Foundation to Howard Schultz, Executive Director/CEO of the NSYMCA.
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North Suburban YMCA Receives $25,000 Grant from The UPS Foundation

By Creative Marketing Associates | May 11 at 2:38 p.m.

The North Suburban YMCA has received a $25,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS). The grant will fund Y … Read more ›

At the agency’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, April 25, CJE SeniorLife honored seven volunteers with the “Mollie Goldstein Outstanding Volunteer of the Year” award. (Bottom row, from left to right) Award recipients Emily Karp, Members of the Federation of Jewish Men's Club, Midwest Region (representing Beth Hillel Congregation B'nai Emunah: Donald Babendir, representing Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation and Program coordinator: Ernie Smolin, representing Congregation Beth Shalom of Northbrook: Dan Sher representing North Suburban Synagogue Beth El: Darryl Temkin, and representing Congregation Beth Judea of Long Grove: Mark Travis), Evelyn Burnstein. Top row (from left to right) Reuben Lewy, Rimma Ritsik, Rita Pomerance, Mark Weiner, CJE President/CEO, Anne Schuman, CJE’s Director of Volunteer Services, Stephen P. Sandler, Vice Chair, CJE Board of Directors, Margo Oberman, Chair, CJE’s Volunteer Services Committee and Steve Berkowitz. Photo taken by Nicole Bruce.
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CJE SeniorLife Volunteers Give More Than $1.6 Million Dollars Worth of Service to Community

By Nicole Bruce | May 10 at 4:32 p.m.

All told in fiscal year 2011, volunteers with CJE SeniorLife donated more than 73,500 hours of their time to helping older adults throughout Chicago and … Read more ›

Board members Barb Williams and Jeni Spinney with BFF and mascot Hubert, the BMO Harris Lion
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Erika’s Lighthouse “Rock & Rally” Walkathon Readies to Blast Stigma of Depression Once Again

By Erika's Lighthouse | May 4 at 9:58 a.m.

Blast the Stigma of Depression and Have a Blast Doing It! Did you know…? • Children and adolescents who have depression frequently also have physical … Read more ›

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Fire Destroys EVERYTHING…Please Help!

By Diane Brinks, Chief Executive Director | May 3 at 11:55 a.m.

Recently, a friend in our community (A. Keyes), had a house fire. EVERYTHING was destroyed–both of his wheelchairs and all clothes, furnishings, meds, etc. He … Read more ›

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All About Disability

By Mayra Salazar, Social Security Administration | April 29 at 11:28 p.m.

Disability is something most people do not like to think about. But if you’re not able to work because you have a medical condition that … Read more ›

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