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FACTOR WOMEN raise TOYS FOR TOTS – CHRISTMAS IN JULY!

Friends of mine who have always been amongst the top of those in the modeling industry as "elite chicago" have evolved into a fairly new agency called "factor women" and today I am giving them a huge shout...
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National Donut Day Started in Chicago!

such a coincidence that my first donut binge on twitter this week led right into national donut day today!! Way cooler is that I just found out this tradition, that falls on the first Friday of june every...
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Chicago's "Aspire Coffee" w/ a cause

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy a couple weeks ago a friend of this blog turned me on to chicago’s new “aspire coffee” and I am absolutely hooked!  The taste...
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Bin Donated…

I love creative, helpful, simple and super effective ideas that Chicagoans come up with everyday that continually make chicago the best city in the world- and I’m psyched today to highlight one that an old...
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CANstruction for Greater Chicago Food Depository

For years I have been a judge at a really unique mash up of uber creative architecture & philanthropy called "canstruction!" competing teams led by great chicago architects & designers build...
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World Malaria Day in Chicago

First of all- check this quick video made by 4th & 5th graders in Kyoto, Japan- about the horrible malaria problem in Africa they are trying to help- a fight that we here in chicago will be supporting...
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Chicago March Madness Celebration!

After my buddy, Bachelorette Jillian Harris, and I had such a successful fundraiser for Haiti a couple months ago - she brought the newest event that she's hosting to me and I'm more than happy to help...