Silver Cross Hospital, Walgreens & Joliet Noon Lions Club to Offer Free Diabetes Screenings March 26

The Silver Cross Diabetes Center is one of the area’s first American Diabetes Association’s recognized quality comprehensive diabetes management programs.

In recognition of the American Diabetes Association’s American Diabetes Alert, the Silver Cross Diabetes Center in partnership with the Joliet Noon Lions Club will offer free screenings to detect diabetes on Tuesday, March 26 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in outside Silver CrossHospital’s Season’s Dining Room, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Participants will be offered a Diabetes Risk Assessment and Blood Glucose Test as well as Walgreens will provide a free blood pressure screening. No fasting is required.  The American Diabetes Alert is an annual nationwide campaign to raise awareness that diabetes is a complex, serious and increasingly common disease affecting more than 26million children and adults in the United States. There are an …

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Lemont Girl Scout Sock Drive Tops Expectations

Troop 259 from River Valley School collected nearly 1,500 pairs of socks to donate to local families in need.

Lemont Girl Scout Troop 259, third-grade brownies from River Valley School, collected more than 900 pairs of mittens from generous members of the community last year – and hoped to top that total in socks this year. The girls not only met their goal of 900 - they ended up with 1,482 pairs of socks for Lemont families in need. “I am truly blown away by all the hard work these girls put into it,” said troop leader Robyn Horn. “They stood outside in the cold at Walgreens for hours soliciting our community. They had drop boxes in town, and then added more on their own. They asked for donations from family and friends, even asking for donations instead of Halloween candy from their grandparents. They are such a great group of girls that they …

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Frugal Family: Dinner Specials, Tires, Groceries

Save on Bakers Square, Nancy's Pizza, tires from Firestone, groceries from Dominick's and Walgreens.

Bakers Square, Woodridge Deal: Join Bakers Square e-club and receive coupons and promotions. The first coupon is a free entree with the purchase of another entree and two drinks. Firestone, Lemont Deal: Buy three tires and get the fourth for free on select brands. Walgreens, Darien Deal: Buy one, get one on select vitamins, including children's Flintstones, Biotivia and Nature Made Dominick's, Woodridge Deal: Get 10 percent off your next grocery bill when you get a shingles vaccination at the pharmacy. Nancy's, Lemont Deal: Print the coupon available right on Nancy's listing on Patch to receive a free signature bread bowl with a $20 purchase

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