Sugar Beet Growing, Back to School Drive, Girl Scouts Honored: Local Voices

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An Opportunity to Give Back During Back-to-School Season: For families who want to give back during this year’s back-to-school season, Oak Park non-profit Sarah’s Inn is hosting a school supply drive for families in crisis. Sarah’s Inn provides counseling, support groups, and safety planning to hundreds of children and teens annually who witness domestic violence. Donations received at the school supply drive will help stabilize the educational needs of children and teens as their families seek safety.

Come Meet Clementine at Animal Care League: Clementine is a beautiful and active 6-month-old looking for an owner who is willing to give her daily exercise and mental stimulation. 

The Sugar Beet Co-op Edible Garden Tour is Growing (pun intended): It all started with a curiosity and eagerness to learn how to grow my own food (without making a lot of mistakes).  I'd ride my bike around Oak Park and notice trellises teaming with grapes and berries and through the slats of wooden fences I would spy manicured raised beds brimming with squash, beans and tomatoes.

Weekend Open Houses: This weekend we have open houses in Oak Park, Forest Park and Chicago. 

Divine Deals & Steals (& a Secret Sale!): Deals of the week at Divine Consign in Oak Park.

How to Handle Naysayers, Poisonous Pals, and Frenemies: 5 Ways to Deal With Negativity Effectively

Hangin' Out with Joe Torre & Friends: Hey baseball fans! I'm back from camp and I have lots to tell. 

"The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how you use them." - Unknown: As caregiver's we can choose to face stumbling blocks or stepping stones on a day to day basis, and, the difference is in the caregiver's attitude and perception.

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Oak Park Teens Earn Girl Scouts’ Highest Award for Leadership, Community Service: Nearly 80 local high school students recently earned Girl Scouts of the USA’s most prestigious national honor for girls, the Girl Scout Gold Award. Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana honored their accomplishments during a special ceremony on June 8, 2013, at the Hilton Rosemont Hotel.

Oak Park Eagles 10U Blue Champions in Bensenville: The Oak Park Eagles 10U Blue baseball team went 5-0 to become the champions in the 2013 Bensenville Summer Slugfest in Bensenville, IL.  

Children’s Dentistry of Forest Park Unveils Charity Contest to Name 'Big Smile' Display: What’s in a name? For one lucky charity, it could be as much as $500 through a contest sponsored by Children’s Dentistry of Forest Park to give a moniker to a large colorful installation that has been turning heads at the practice since early June.

Oak Park Resident Co-Authors Article in Illinois Bar Journal: The Hon. Gino L. DiVito, Brian C. Haussmann, of Oak Park, and John M. Fitzgerald, partners at the law firm of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC, in Chicago, are the authors of “New Limits on Subject Matter Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege,” an article which appears in the July 2013 issue of the Illinois Bar Journal, the monthly magazine of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). 

Hair Butterflies Gets Proactive About Lice Prevention: Oak Park based Hair Butterflies, Lice and Nit Removal Clinic will be offering head checks at a reduced rate of $10.00 per person as a back-to-school special for returning students, which is a $15.00 savings.

Estate Sale: Moving sale with high-end furniture Sunday, Aug. 4 in River Grove.

Northwestern College Volunteers at Ronald McDonald House in Hyde Park!: Northwestern College continually strives to give back to the community, and this month it once again set its sights on the Ronald McDonald House in the Chicago-Hyde Park neighborhood.

1999 Chevy Tahoe: Tahoe for sale.