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Skokie Spirit Shines Through Campaign
Hope - and Skokie’s strong community spirit - are stronger than fear!
Nominate a Skokie friend or neighbor to be featured in a Skokie Spirit Shines Through profile story!
The Village’s Skokie Spirit Shines Through campaign that was launched in late March 2020, is transitioning to a series of neighbor profiles that will appear in upcoming editions of NewSkokie and SkokieNews, and profiles also will be posted in a new section of the Village web site. Who in your neighborhood is ‘a neighbor to know’? How do they contribute to a stronger sense of community, to helping others, particularly during this challenging time? How will their story inspire others in the community?
Please consider nominating someone you know in the community who you think has a unique, inspiring story and who would want to be highlighted as an example for others. If your neighbor agrees to be featured, we will contact them for an interview. Their profile story will include some of the basics - name, how long they’ve lived in Skokie, etc., with details on how they contribute to a positive community spirit, maybe a word or two on their favorite Skokie store or restaurant and more.
Print an 8.5" by 11" Skokie Spirit Shines Through poster for your front window:
Color Skokie Spirit Shines Through poster
Black and White Skokie Spirit Shines Through poster
NEW! Skokie Spirit Shines Through coloring page
Help build the Skokie Spirit Shines Through campaign to show Skokie’s strong spirit during this difficult time. Please share your hope and community spirit by sending a poster, picture, or brief info on how you and your neighbors are staying connected to info@skokie.org for publishing consideration for this page or the next edition of NewSkokie. Thank you!
The Skokie Community Foundation has launched a new Skokie Spirit Shines Through fundraising campaign! See details on how you can support the campaign. Funds raised through this effort will be used to assist our Skokie neighbors in need during this difficult time. The Village is grateful to the Skokie Community Foundation for their partnership in this effort!
Please be a good neighbor during these difficult times. Governor Pritzker has stated, "All of us have a part to play. Be a helper." A wonderful way to feel better is to help someone else feel better, or safer or calmer. Look for ways to help others, exchange phone numbers with your neighbors, and agree to check in with each other, help each other with shopping or food delivery. Consider safe ways to help through your neighborhood connections like Facebook and Nextdoor. Technology and our fast society have isolated us from our neighbors, but technology also offers safe ways to stay connected. Now is the time to support each other in safe and healthy ways.
Community Pictures
View more community pictures in the Skokie Spirit Shines Through Campaign photo gallery.
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From the O'Connor Family
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Skokie Spirit Shines as neighbors help celebrate Colin's 5th birthday near Lowell and Madison Avenues
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Skokie Spirit Tan Family
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Niles North Freshman Suzy Northway created hearts for healthcare workers for our door on the 8500 block of Trumbull
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Skokie Spirit Shines Through on Sherwin Avenue! Love from the Tokarski Family
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Skokie Spirit from the Lincoln Junior High Spartans!
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Skokie Spirit Farkas Family (JPG)
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Leamington Avenue Bears
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Skokie Spirit From the Molina Family
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Skokie resident Kelsey Howard collected donations for the Niles Township Food Pantry for his 8th grade community project at St. Matthias School.
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Skokie Spirit from the 4900 block of Jarvis Avenue
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From the Hazard Family on Tripp Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the teachers at Highland Elementary School
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Generous Skokie Spirit in a Little Free Library
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Skokie Spirit from the Castillo Family, "Lending a hand to family, friends, & neighbors is one way of how SKOKIE SPIRIT SHINES THROUGH!!!"
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Showing Gratitude on Monticello Avenue
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Skokie Spirit and gratitude from the Griffin Family for this gift for them - and all of their neighbors - from the owners of Kneads & Wants Bakery on Lincoln Avenue who live on their block!
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Skokie Spirit from East Prairie School 8th Grader Brooklyn Kuman
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Skokie Spirit from the Lichterman Family that posts a "joke of the day" for the neighbors to enjoy!
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Skokie Spirit from the Madison School Super Hawks!
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Skokie Spirit Cha-Cha Slide from the Gattorna Family!
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From the Bassett Family after picking up litter in their neighborhood
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Skokie Spirit and a great smile from Keeler Avenue
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 1
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Lara and Anya from the Shah family show their gratitude to essential workers and heroes!
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Great big Skokie Spirit from Kostner Avenue and Emerson Street!
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Some of Skokie's many Public Works Heroes!
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From the Krusinski Family
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Skokie Spirit from the team at Village Inn on Lincoln Avenue
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Skokie Spirit Cha-Cha Slide from the Gattorna Family!
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Jenni Grover's Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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From the Duggan Family
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Gratitude from Kolmar Avenue
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From the Galbraith Family
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From the Shah family - happy birthday, Anya!
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Consumer Affairs Commission Chairman Joanne Haeberlin created this hopscotch and it's been used by children and adults alike!
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Skokie Spirit shines through the front window at Kneads & Wants Bakery on Lincoln Avenue.
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Skokie Spirit, social distancing and lots of gratitude from the Celaya family!
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Skokie Spirit from the 9300 block of Tripp Avenue
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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Messages of community support, hope and encouragement at the Niles Township Food Pantry
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Skokie Spirit through a Neighborhood Sitar Concert by Paul Bento
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Thanks and Good Wishes from the Martin Family
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A Skokie Spirit labor of love from the Shermach family
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Great Skokie Spirit artwork from the Garcia family
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Skokie Spirit from Cleveland Street
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Skokie Spirit from the Eberhardt Family
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Skokie Spirit from the teachers at Old Orchard Junior High
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Great Skokie Spirit from Amanda and Lorrie Hansen
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Skokie Spirit in a vintage Skokie Hometown Monopoly board sent by former Skokiean Daniel Roth who now lives in Virginia!
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Mikaela Cruz created kindness rocks and hid them around her school, Highland Elementary
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From the McMahon Family on Karlov Avenue
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Bethany and Jack picking up litter on Kenton Avenue with supplies from Skokie Ace Hardware
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Skokie Spirit as Skokie firefighters enjoy lunch donated by Panera Bread
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 5
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Gratitude from the Chedid Family
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Skokie Spirit Logo Designer and Resident Randy Payne with Fiona and Liam
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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D219 Engineering, Science and Business staff work with students to design and prototype PPE devices to help.
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Skokie Spirit Skokie Firefighters enjoy lunch provided by Panera Bread
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Thanks to first responders from the Bijapuri family
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Neighbors in the 7400 block of Lowell Avenue show their Skokie Spirit with white ribbons on the trees to thank first responders
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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Skokie Spirit Shines as neighbors help celebrate Colin's 5th birthday near Lowell and Madison Avenues
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Skokie Spirit from the Zakeri Family that organized a neighborhood-wide donation campaign to the Skokie Spirit Shines Through fundraising campaign!
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Skokie Spirit from the 8100 block of Lowell Avenue
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From the Galbraith Family
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Tellefsen Corzine Family Color Fun "Stay safe, stay healthy...together we will get thru this."
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Skokie Spirit Keeler Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the 9200 block of Tripp Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from Jenni Grover
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Keystone Avenue Neighbors Help Make Maddie Berry's Fourth Birthday Special!
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Skokie Spirit and gratitude from the Johns Family
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Created by Robert Stein for Skokie's and all First Responders
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Skokie Spirit from the Namechi Family
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Skokie Spirit from the teachers at Old Orchard Junior High
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Skokie Spirit from the Gavrilovic family
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From the Rauch Family
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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Mikeala Cruz, Highland Elementary School student, after hiding the kindness rocks she created for some lucky people to find!
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Skokie Spirit for those in need from a Little Free Library
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Neighbors in the 7400 block of Lowell Avenue show their Skokie Spirit with white ribbons on the trees to thank first responders
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Skokie Spirit from East Prairie School kindergartener Meadow Childers
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Skokie Spirit from Poochie's as they donate lunch to Skokie Public Works
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Skokie Spirit quilt handmade by Betsy Lane when she took a break from making masks!
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Skokie Spirit from the Logsdon Family
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Dylan Geary by the his Kilbourn Avenue neighbor's LOVE sign!
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Skokie Spirit from Skevanston!
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Skokie Spirit from STAT Commissioner Scott Shamberg who made 15 face shields from a 3D printer and donated them to NorthShore University HeathSystem Skokie Hospital
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Skokie Spirit from the neighborhood of Joanne Haeberlin, Consumer Affairs Commission Chairman
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Skokie Spirit Cha-Cha Slide from the Gattorna Family!
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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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Skokie Spirit from the Wolff-Klammer family on Keystone Avenue where even the lawn art is social distancing!
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From the Roy Family on Tripp Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the Kushner Family
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 4
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Public Works crews remain hard at work for all of us!
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Skokie Spirit from the 8100 block of Lowell Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the 9300 block of Tripp Avenue
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A kindness rock created and hidden by Mikaela Cruz
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From Mia to her neighbors on Concord Lane
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From the Daya Family on Coyle Avenue
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Hearts for healthcare and essential workers from Chrissy Witt who chose to create them in autism awareness colors.
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Skokie Spirit from the neighbors at Emerson Street and Kildare Avenue
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 2
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More Skokie Spirit from the Condon Family
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Thoughtful, Generous Neighbors!
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 3
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Isra Imran, a third-grader at John Middleton School, created this sign to thank all of the real heroes!
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From Human Relations Commission Chairperson Maria Monastero Bueno
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Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen enjoyed these jokes from a neighbor's sidewalk on Kildare Avenue.
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The Bersson Family and their Grove Street neighbors write stories together, taping new 'chapters' on each other's windows.
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Skokie Spirit from the Skokie Chamber of Commerce
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Skokie Spirit from the Lerer family
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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From the Ehmke Family
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From the Lillibridge Family on Lowell Avenue
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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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Skokie Spirit from Alexa Kuman , East Prairie School 6th Grader
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Skokie Strong message from Nidhi Parikh
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Encouragement from the Lorel Park Neighborhood
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Annie Kristinat and Brennan Gillespie show their Skokie Spirit by forming a nature club and cleaning litter and weeds from the community
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A group of Skokie firefighters enjoying a Shake Shack lunch provided by Westfield Old Orchard
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Skokie Spirit Shines Through at the Eliasoff Family's Passover celebration.
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Skokie Spirit from the Castillo Family
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April 2 Message from the Daya family on Coyle Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the Neshahma and her family
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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Skokie Spirit from the teachers at Old Orchard Junior High
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Skokie Spirit from the Garcia Family
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Skokie Spirit from the Jennings Family
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Gratitude to first responders from the Celaya Family
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Skokie Spirit Shines Through with gratitude from the Waldron family
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Skokie Spirit from the Shah family
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Commission on Family Services Chairman Harold Primack created this display for the children in his neighborhood.
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Skokie resident Kelsey Howard collected donations for the Niles Township Food Pantry for his 8th grade community project at St. Matthias School.
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Skokie resident Kelsey Howard collected donations for the Niles Township Food Pantry for his 8th grade community project at St. Matthias School.
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Skokie Spirit from the Condon Family
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Skokie Spirit from the 4900 block of Jarvis Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the Neshahma and her family
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Lots of Skokie Spirit from the Perez family!
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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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Keep your spirits up, Skokie! From Carolyn Sherman
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Nature club members Brennan Gillespie and Annie Kristinat making posters encouraging others not to litter
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Skokie Spirit Neighbor Profiles
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Skokie Community Foundation Fundraising Campaign
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Skokie Salutes 2020 Graduates
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Skokie Lights the Night Photo Gallery
Photos from Skokie residents participating in the Skokie Lights the Night
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Mayor Van Dusen's Messages to the Community
Mayor Van Dusen's Message to the Community
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Skokie Spirit Shines Through Trustee Images
Skokie Spirit Shines Through Trustee Images
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Messages of Hope, Encouragement and Support
See messages of hope, encouragement and support from your neighbors.
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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Recreate Famous Paintings