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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Literacy Volunteers of Illinois to Host 11th Annual SCRABBLE for Literacy Challenge

Literacy Volunteers of Illinois (LVI) to Host 11^thAnnual SCRABBLE for Literacy Challenge

Literacy Volunteers of Illinois (LVI) will be hosting the 11^th Annual SCRABBLE for Literacy Challenge on Sunday, November 2, 2014. The event will be held at the Grossinger Honda Center, 6600 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60645, from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

The event will support the fight against low literacy in Illinois and the potential joblessness, homelessness and incarceration that can result.

“The SCRABBLE Tournament is designed to raise the visibility of the issue as well as to raise funds to support our work with families and individuals in need. Low literacy is an issue that affects every aspect of our community though it is often one of the least visible,” says Dorothy Miaso, Executive Director of LVI.

Attendees will have three options of SCRABBLE play at the event:

Compete one-on-one to become the Chicago SCRABBLE champion! Official SCRABBLE rules will apply but ‘Rule Breakers’ can be purchased. Prizes awarded to first, second and third place.
Set your own rules and play open games with your friends.
Play in an official North American SCRABBLE Players Association tournament! Must be a NASPA member; register at www.cross-tables.com.

Food and beverages will be served throughout the afternoon, along with a Silent Auction, a Raffle Contest and Prizes & Games giveaways! Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for teens.

To register for the event, visit www.lvillinois.org.

Word 49 - The Word on Edgewater, Rogers Park and West Ridge

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Monday, August 25, 2014

Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery

Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery is the only surviving churchyard (that is, a graveyard adjacent to and affiliated with a church) within the city of Chicago. Located in the West Ridge neighborhood on the far north side, the church, erected 1905, is a neo-Gothic structure, clad in brick with ornamentation of limestone and bronze. Originally serving the German Catholic community, as the population changed, it was given to a Croatian parish in the 1970s. Local legend has it that "Sailor Jack", the boy on the "Cracker Jack" box, is buried here, though various identities are given for him.

Monday, November 3, 2014

When Crowdfunding Meets Microlending workshop

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Literacy Volunteers of Illinois to Host 11th Annual SCRABBLE for Literacy Challenge

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Jimmy Bennington at Red Line Tap

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce Open House

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Oktoberfest this Sunday!

Monday, August 25, 2014

World Music Festival in Rogers Park!