Holiday Gifts 2015

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Gifts 2015

Cover photo courtesy of Careful Peach, downtown Oak Park; photo by William Camargo

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‘Tis the season for hugs, hot cocoa, laughter and unique holiday gifts

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y love for the holidays and snowy cold days has grown more and more over the past few years. I look forward to the serious chill of January that sets in after we have wished for white Christmases and feel that winter should move on. I wish for large snows where the city streets stop and life gets quiet everywhere. I look forward to spending the indoor time with my family. I wish for game nights and craft days and long long days of grey that can only be solved with a good book, good music and hot cocoa. The SARAH CORBIN holiday season Shopping Editor always promises to have a few of those days where nothing is on the agenda but cuddling on the couch and watching a good movie.

We get a little stir crazy in our house for sure, and it isn’t always so perfect: siblings fight, spouses make noise when they eat

Shopping Editor and Photographer Sarah Corbin Fashion Editor Suze Solari IT Manager/Web Developer Mike Risher Staff Photographer William Camargo Editorial Design Manager Claire Innes Editorial Designers Jacquinete Baldwin, Javier Govea Advertising Production Manager Philip Soell Advertising Design Manager Andrew Mead Advertising Designers Debbie Becker, Mark Moroney Display Advertising Director Dawn Ferencak Display Advertising Sales Marc Stopeck, Joe Chomiczewski Advertising Coordinator Kristen Benford Circulation Manager Jill Wagner Distribution Coordinator Shanez Hudson Publisher Dan Haley Business Manager Joyce Minich

Jack, Ruth, and Jim Corbin all smiles at the Brookfield Zoo. cereal or someone leaves all the cabinet doors open and walks away. We annoy each other in all of that cozyness. But, as a family, we work at forgiveness, being humble about our own faults, and laughter. I look forward to that too.

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I hope our selection of gifts this year encourages you to enjoy your local shops, laugh through our wintry cabin fever, and enjoy a day or two of cuddling on the couch.

Happy Holidays and Winter Days from all of us at the Wednesday Journal.

Published by Wednesday Journal, Inc., 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 Phone: 708/524-8300

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Mind Blowing Science: Geppetto’s Toy Box 730 Lake Street, Oak Park

Winter Sleds: Schauer’s Hardware 7449 Madison, Forest Park

Zoe Klein took this picture of her sister and her friend loving science and experimenting with this Mind Blowing Science kit!

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Gifts already made Gifts ready to make Projects for ages 8 and up Design assistance Drop-in workshops Nov. 20 – Dec. 19

Order Holiday Pies, Cookies & Peppermint Bark from Buzz Cafe this Holiday Season!

Call 660-0894 or stop in to place your order TODAY!

145 Harrison Street, Oak Park www.beadinhand.com 708.848.1761 Mon, Tue, Fri: 10-6 / Wed: 1-6 / Thur: 10-7 / Sat: 10-5 / Sun: 12-5

SANDHILL CHRISTMAS TREES 1117 Chicago Ave in Oak Park (1 block east of Harlem) Since 1987 we’ve been supplying the Oak Park area with fresh Christmas trees of the highest possible quality. In addition to trees, you will also find wreaths of all sizes, garland, tree stands, etc. Local delivery is available — we can even set it up for you. And to top it all off, we offer free hot chocolate, apple cider, cookies and candy canes!

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Holiday Blues?

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Take a bite out of holiday shopping with Cucina Paradiso. Give $100 in Cucina Gift Cards and receive a $25 Gift Certificate for yourself!

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Holiday Parties are a piece of cake. Celebrate the season with 2MayToz Event Catering. Your cucina or ours, or an offsite location, relax, let us handle it, and your Holiday Party will be the talk of the town!

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for the Holidays Olive Tree and Thyme scented oversized candle with pewter colored base. $42, Team Blonde, Forest Park.

Give a custom art glass window. Prices vary by size, Colorsmith, Riverside.

You have to go feel these cozy green and red blankets for yourself.

You’ll never want to leave home again. Refind Home, Forest Park.

Stadium blanket and seat. $192, Yearbook Studios, Forest Park.

Find the perfect table topper and give back while purchasing. The Brown Elephant, Oak Park.

La Maison de Bonbon Fine Chocolates Since 1921

Magical Gifts for Everyone on Your List this Christmas!

7353 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130 • (708) 366-0777 • lamaisondebonbon.com

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Do you have an architecture lover on your gift list?

Consider a Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd Photorama. All of Oak Park’s 27 Frank Lloyd Wright structures photographed as if they were all on one block by Oak Park graphic designer, Mary Vostal.

Each print is packaged in a custom designed tube.

FLW Blvd Photorama, unmatted in tube is 30 x 7. $40 Double matted and framed with archival glass 35 x 12. $350

Also available– Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District block photoramas. Imagine seeing your entire block in one seamless visual complete with the original owners, architect and date it was built*. This project is also the 2014 winner of the Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest Philander Barclay Award.

Single block Photorama, unmatted in tube is 19 x 5.5. $65 Double matted and framed with archival glass 24 x 10.25. $315 Double block Photorama, unmatted in tube is 30 x 5.5. $75 Double matted and framed with archival glass 35 x 10.25. $340

To see samples or to order, visit website: v o s t a l d e s i g n p h o t o r a m a s . c o m *where this information is available from the Village of Oak Park data base or email: mary@vostaldesign.com, 708.837.1122

Arcade Jewelers The old, the new, the beautiful, the rare, the best

For Best Selection, Call & Order Ahead!

We’ll be offering a Variety of Items for your Holiday Entertaining, including • All Butter Cookie Trays and 1 pound Boxes • Large Christmas Sugar Cookies • Stollen • 1 pound Rumball Trays, • Yule Logs • Christmas Tree Cakes • Fruit Cakes • plus our Everyday Fresh Baked Goods

Arcade Jewelers

51 E Burlington, Riverside • (708) 442-8110 • www.arcadejewelers.net Holiday Hours: Open Tue thru Fri: 11am - 6pm • Sat & Sun: 11am - 4pm

We’ll be open on Thursday/Christmas Eve 5am - 3pm 904 South Oak Park Ave. | Oak Park, IL 60304 | 708/383-1712 We’ll be closed for Winter Vacation 12/25/14 - 1/11/15.

We will reopen on Tuesday, January 12th.

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Ha! Only for the naughtiest in the house. $3, The Looking Glass Bookstore, Oak Park

Perfect fun for a sunny day. $6, Frank Lloyd Wright Home & SStudio, tudi tu diio, o, OOak akk PPark ak ar

Think Poostively.

Yes, it is made with poo from Elephants. $6.95, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield

Endless finger puppet fun! $7.50, Pumpkin Moon, Oak Park

STUFFERABLE Locally made locally purchasable, terrific take care of those lips set. $7.99, Sugar Beet Coop, Oak Park

A FAMILY tradition. Take a trip to the zoo - Holiday Mold-a-rama. $2, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield

So - if you can find a way to give Planet of the Apes WITH SOUND you just have to.

The Looking Glass Bookstore, Oak Park

Now under new management!

Feast on our Amazing

Cozy Corner Breakfast Boutique

Gourmet French Toast • Chicken & Waffles

Steel Cut Oatmeal • Homemade Greek Yogurt Outrageous Crepes, Omelets and Skillets

Stop in for Breakfast or Lunch while shopping!

And much much more!

We have vegan and gluten-free options for breakfast and lunch.

138 N. Marion, Oak Park • 708-383-1750

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Giggles of Jelly Belly Bubbly. Aunt Diana’s Old Fashioned Fudge, Riverside

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A gallon jug of the best maple syrup and we still can’t get enough. Yearbook Studios, Forest Park

Holiday Heidel Chocolate. La Maison De Bonbon, Forest Park

Gourmet Popcorn wrapped and ready for the perfect teacher, neighbor, friend, $5.99, Schauer’s Hardware, Forest Park

Charles Chip ps. BBest estt EVER EVER Chips. potato cchip h p andd re hi ead adyy for ready gifting! $22, $222, Ye Year rbo book ok Yearbook Studios,, FForest orest Parkk

Give a gift of homemade cookies, $7.50 jar/$4 spoon, Artisans & Crafters Boutique, Oak Park

Gifts for every taste

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Vanilla Bean Paste. h, $13, Careful Peach, rrkk Oak Park

Ginger Spice Cocktail Mixer makes everything nice.

Careful Peach, Oak Park

1001 Whiskies, $36.95, Yearbook Studios, Forest Park

Bring holiday Glogg - a perfect hostess present. Heat and serve. $11, Careful Peach, Oak Park

Learn and cook like the master. $23.99, The Book Table, Oak Park

Give the gift of learning 10% OFF all December Registrations!

Languages Currently Offered Spanish Japanese Polish Italian

French Chinese German ESL And More!!!

Arabic Russian Hindi Sign Language

Instruments Currently Offered Piano Violin

133 N Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park Holiday Hours: M-F 11-6, Sat 10-5, Sun 12:30-5

Voice Guitar Cello Harp All Band Instruments All Orchestra Instruments And More!!!

Try out a class of your choice!

A trial lesson is just $28, a second trial is just $10, and the third is free!

Call us right now!

Ages 6 Months- 5 Years:

Tutoring in

• Parent and Tot & Preschool and Kindergarten Programs in SPANISH! ONGOING ENROLLMENT, taught by founder and director, Maria Fermi • Music and Me Class with our teacher, Faith

Math Science Reading Drawing Music Theory Composition Audition Prep And More!!

The Language and Music School 150 N. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park IL 60301 www.LMSCHOOL.com • (708) 524-5252

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Plan Your Winter Getaway Today!

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Find us on OakPark.com or at TanTrvl.com

Follow us on: Facebook

Vacation Packages Domestic & International Vacations Cruises Destination Weddings Honeymoons

708.386.6363

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The 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway!

Enter to win amazing gifts at OakPark.com/HolidayGifts Donated by these equally amazing local merchants: 1. Yearbook Studios

7316 Madison St, Forest Park, IL 60130 (708) 366-1920 • yearbookstudios.com

2. Garland Flowers 137 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302 (708) 848-2777 • garlandflowers.net

3. River Forest Chocolates 7577 Lake St, River Forest, IL 60305 (708) 203-9337 • riverforestchocolates.com

4. Careful Peach

1024 North Blvd, Oak Park, IL 60301 (708) 383-3066 • shopcarefulpeach.com

5. Arcade Jewelers 51 E Burlington St, Riverside, IL 60546 (708) 442-8110 • arcadejewelers.net

6. Marion Street Market 100 S Marion St, Oak Park, IL 60302 (708) 725-7200 • marionstreetmarket.com

7. Elements Massage

7239 Madison St Forest Park, IL 60130 p. (708) 406-6474 • elementsmassage.com/forest-park

8. World Vision

National non-profit with local ties

5001 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60644 (773) 921-3900 • worldvision.org **Mango Wood Bracelet

9. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

Annual Household membership - worth $80

and more!

A different gift each day!

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‘Tis the Season for Fur & Fine Outerwear Holiday Glam York Signature Style Merlot dyed Sheared and Grooved Beaver Jacket with Matching Fox Trim, Leather Gloves

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For him or her, yourself or a special someone, the York Collection features Chicagoland’s most extensive selection of exquisite furs, sporty fine outerwear and awesome accessories.

Discover designer creations and York’s own Signature Styles.

Stocking Stuffers to great coats, York Furrier has the perfect gifts to make both giver and receiver look AMAZING! The York Holiday Collection is ON SALE NOW!

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Pets Orbee - tuffest ball on the planet! $7, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield.

Essential Oils, carrier for your pet.

Locally made. Wear it on their collar. $15, Sirius Cooks, Oak Park.

Banana Bites Dog Treats. $9 Sirius Cooks, Oak Park.

Whimzee Hedgehog. $3.50, Sirius Cooks, Oak Park.

Get Your Gift Basket at Marion Street Cheese Market!

At MARION STREET CHEESE MARKET Healthy Dogma treats. $9.95, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield.

we happily assemble custom made baskets to your liking!

Our friendly cheesemongers and market staff can help you find the perfect cheese, charcuterie, wine, beer and spirits to personalize your own basket!

So maybe you can’t play with your dog but you can certainly have a great game night with your other besties. $29.95, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield.

100 S. Marion Street - Oak Park, IL 60302 - 708.725.7200

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Start their morning buzzing in the right direction: comfy t-shirt, fantastic coffee, AND a great insulated morning mug.

Buzz Cafe, Oak Park

Livin’ La Vida Local!

Show your local pride right on your sleeve!

Val’s halla Records, Oak Park

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Expand their local knowledge on FOOT. City Walks Chicago. $14.95, Pumpkin Moon, $14. Pum Oak ak Park

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Deck your local halls. State bird inspired ornament. $14 Camille Et Famille, Forest Park

Purchase local music, recorded locally with local artists. Everybody Says Yes features original music by Oak Parker John Fournier paired with the steamy vocals of Chicago native Meghan Murphy recorded on the Wire Records label. $5, Val’s halla Records, Oak Park Remind her she’s one of a kind with this one of a kind black onyx, jade, & amethyst necklace. $370, Arcade Jewelers, Riverside

Anatomy of the Great Lakes Coasters. $48, Careful Peach, Oak Park.

Windy City Tea Towels with neighborhood mentions! $19, Todd & Holland, Forest Park

Dreamy Dream Bean Ecologically made with reused resources and available for purchase to support a great ecological institution. $25, Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago

Local ties deserve local TIES! This Hollyhock Fire Place Red tie is a perfect choice for the holiday season. $48, Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Gift Shop, Oak Park

Hand dipped, local CHOCOLATE covered pretzels.

My holiday favorite!

River Forest Chocolates, River Forest

For Illinois’s first 100 years of statehood in 1918 Wallace designed a centennial flag for the state. Centennial Flag hats and shirts are available locally.

Modest, Forest Park

LLocal Leprechaun Fury perfect for your local hot sauce lover. This delicious hot sauce is made by Shanahan’s in Forest Park and sold at La Maison De BonBon, Forest Park

I love local! I know you know. $24.95 a set, Schauer’s Hallmark, Forest Park

These water bottles available at Todd & Holland are really swell. With this local purchase Swell gives back to clean water initiatives around the globe. $35, Todd & Holland, Forest Park

When a local shop support local artists that’s a win win. This Irish Flag tray is made by an Oak Park police officer! $100, American Artworks Gallery, Forest Park

Purchasing local sparkle, updated, eco friendly makes me feel part of the team! $35, Team Blonde, Forest Park

One more plug to keep your local musicians plugged in. $4.99, Val’s halla Records, Oak Park

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We love a good Christmas PICKLE! Schauer’s Hardware, Forest Park.

Christmas

Downton Abbey.

For the fan. For their tree. Careful Peach, Oak Park.

Tidings Tid of Comfort and Joy a Cookies and Bourbon an and - ddon’t forget the bourbon.

HHo Holiday Cards prices vary, TTh Book Table, Oak Park.

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Tweet. Your tree will be perfect. Put a bird on it. Ten Thousand Villages, Oak Park.

Have your Dad hang this one.

Schauer’s a k. ar Hallmark, Forestt PPark Rockin Around the Christmas ALBUM. Val’s halla Records, Oak Park.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, I just want to eat thee! Aunt Diana’s Old Fashioned Fudge, Riverside.

Happy Holidays!

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Restaurant & Pancake House

Your Hosts: George & John 145 S. Oak Park Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302

Ph: 708.848.4949 Cell: 847.708.1727

Merry Christmas!

ON SALE!

Car wash tokens make great Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers!

Brushless, Trackless, Scratchless

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Spotless Carwash • 7802 Madison St. & 7343 Roosevelt in Forest Park 708-771-2945 • We Accept All Major Credit Cards

You can purchase tokens from an attendant weekdays from Noon to 5pm or Sat. & Sun. 9am-4pm.

OR YOU CAN BUY THEM ONLINE AT:

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GIVE THE GIFTS OF HEALTH, HOPE HAPPINESS WEST COOK YMCA Achieve vitality through improved health literacy and a greater sense of well-being.

Gift certificates available!

Purchase a Christmas Tree until 12/24 and we’ll waive your Joiner’s Fee. WEST COOK YMCA 255 S. Marion St., Oak Park, IL 60302 708 383 5200 | westcookymca.org facebook.com/westcooky | @WestCookYMCA

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NEW & NEARLY NEW HOME FURNISHINGS

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FOR HIM Give this gift with a side of bourbon.

Glass set. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park

Give a gift of nostalgia.

Art print. American Artworks Gallery,Forest Park

“I think there are things I have left unsaid.” Best boards. Modest, Forest Park

He’s Museum quality. Movado watch. Oak Park Jewelers, Oak Park Your Dad is the original Hipster.

Best laugh.

Pumpkin Moon, Oak Park

Smooth. Best shave. Yearbook Studios, Forest Park

Keep him looking swell.

Mustache Wax. American Artworks Gallery. Forest Park

Big Pine Mountain brand for your big pine mountain man. Pine scented soap. Yearbook Studios, Forest Park

Awesome shoes. Boost. Modest, Forest Park

Jackalope Beer Soap.

Best clean smells.

Refind Home, Forest Park

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Community Giving Guide

The Most Wonderful Guide of The Year!

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eason of Giving is a campaign organized

by Wednesday Journal and the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation to encourage local charitable giving during the holiday season.

It has long been recognized that when we shop local, our money recirculates through the local

Celebrating Seniors Coalition The Celebrating Seniors Coalition seeks to honor, serve, recognize and improve the lives of older adults in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park. We not only Celebrate their significant contributions, but we raise funds to help those seniors that simply have no other place to turn. We safeguard, protect and enable seniors facing financial hardship. Please join us in our efforts to champion the cause for older adults in our community. We are a purely volunteer organization, so 100% of your contributions go to work right here where you live.

To make a donation to Celebrating Seniors, please send a check, made payable to “Celebrating Seniors” to 410 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park IL 60302.

Community Support Services CSS is one of Illinois’ largest service providers for individuals with I/DD and their families. Services include Respite, Adult Living, Employment and TeamUp (dynamic classes for those ages 18 and over.) All services strive to strengthen independence, self-esteem and ability to participate in community life.

To learn more or donate, call (708) 354.4547 or visit us at www.CSSservices.org.

economy reaping dividends for the entire community. The same is true for charitable giving. When you donate to local nonprofits, your money goes to work in your own neighborhood. Your donations feed local families, offer safety and learning to local children, and enrich the beauty and art that surrounds us all. Over

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the coming weeks, we hope that you will take a moment to look over the listings in this Giving Guide. Find an organization that resonates with you. Check out their website. Consider making a donation or volunteering. Spread the word. Don’t just shop local— give Local.

way Birthplace Home are offered 7 days a week. Come visit us for a unique part of Oak Park history!

To find out how to help or donate:www. ehfop.org , e-mail ehfop@sbcglobal.net, or call(708) 848-2222.

Founded in 1864, Concordia University Chicago is a comprehensive liberal arts-based Christian university in the Lutheran tradition.

Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, and College of Graduate and Innovative Programs, Concordia-Chicago offers more than 100 areas of study in small classes taught by professors who are passionate about teaching and student success.

Concordia-Chicago equips men and women to serve and lead with integrity, creativity, competence and compassion in a diverse, interconnected and increasingly urbanized church and world. More than 5,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled at Concordia-Chicago, located in River Forest.

The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park

The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park fosters understanding of the life and work of Ernest Hemingway, with emphasis on his Oak Park origins and his impact on world literature. The Foundation believes in the importance of the written word and the value of thoughtful reading and writing. Guided tours of the Heming-

Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Our community’s quality of life is enhanced by the mission of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust.

Through its stewardship of the Home and Studio, the Trust continues to preserve an Oak Park treasure as a source of community pride and inspiration. Our education programs introduce thousands of students to Wright’s design legacy and the impact of our built environment.

To learn more or donate, go to flwright.org 931 Chicago Ave Oak Park, IL 60302

Hephzibah Children’s Association

Hephzibah Children’s Association was founded in 1897. We serve more than 1,000 children and families each year through innovative, community-based programs.

Hephzibah provides a Group Home for children who have been taken from their families due to profound abuse or neglect.

Our skilled staff recruits and trains foster parents, and offers ongoing support to help all family members navigate challenges.

Give oPRF Our after-school Day Care operates on a sliding scale to serve working parents in Oak Park, with programs based at each elementary school.

To make a real difference in the lives of children and families, please donate today at www.hephzibahhome.org.

Housing Forward

The mission of Housing Forward is to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability. By emphasizing prevention, supportive services, employment readiness and supportive housing, we are able to offer a comprehensive, long-term solution that moves clients into housing quickly and keeps them there.

This housing-first approach to homelessness is more efficient, more fiscally responsible and less traumatic to clients who are typically facing extraordinary hardship. It is also beneficial to the communities being served who do not have to bear the costs of homelessness in the form of expanded social services, health care and public safety costs.

We offer an attractive return on your investment — measured in terms of human lives and futures. To donate, please visit http://www.housingforward.org/give, or contact Janet Gow, Director of Development & Communications, at 708.338.1724 ext. 262.

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L’Arche Chicago L’Arche Chicago believes that everyone has gifts to share. These gifts are best revealed and shared in community. Our mission is to reveal the gifts of persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities by fostering community between people with and without disabilities.

Our community is home to adults with intellectual disabilities (core members) who live with other adults (assistants) who share their lives for a year or more in family-style homes in the OPRF area.

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a center of knowledge, engagement, local history, and community connection.

Your generous gift can nurture and grow new ideas to reach more deeply into and around Oak Park, help fund the library’s collections, provide resources for all of our community’s children, support job seekers, digital learners, and more.

Learn how you can make a difference in your community through the library.

Contact Executive Director David J. Seleb at 708.697.6911, d.seleb@oppl.org and visit oppl.org/give.

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Your contributions to L’Arche allow us to provide individualized care for people with disabilities in a loving and healthy community setting.

To donate or get involved, call (708) 6601600 or visit www.LArcheChicago.org/ OPRF. Donations can also be mailed to 1011 Lake Street, Suite 403, Oak Park, IL 60301.

Nineteenth Century Charitable Association

The Nineteenth Century Club was established in 1891 by a group of visionary women who believed that education, charitable activities, and civic involvement were vital elements in a thriving community. The spirit of the founders continues today in the work of the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association through benevolence grants, scholarships, and public programming in five areas: music, art, literature, science, and social sciences. The NCCA is the owner of 178 Forest Avenue, commonly referred to as the Nineteenth Century Club. Our charitable and cultural activities are supported by our members, volunteers, donors, and by the events held at the Club.

If you would like information about volunteering, joining or donating, please call us at 708-386-2729 email to info@ nineteenthcentury.org.

Oak Park Public Library

With your loyalty and support, the Oak Park Public Library remains a free and accessible public service dedicated to literacy and lifelong learning. Help keep our library

In 2014, Oak-Leyden Developmental Services helped nearly 600 children and adults with developmental disabilities reach their highest potential. Our multi-disciplinary Early Intervention Program provides therapies to help prepare young children for their years ahead, as well as education that supports the entire family. Our enriching, adult day programs offer community activities, life skills coaching, and vocational training. In our 12 group homes, adults receive residential care, social and recreational opportunities, and access to healthcare providers.

Please volunteer, donate items on our wish list, make a contribution, or become an Oak-Leyden Enrichment Partner at www.oak-leyden.org or call 708-524-1050 x102. Thank you!

The Oak Park Education Foundation Strong schools are at the heart of a strong community. Established in 1989, OPEF is a privately funded, nonprofit organization that brings artists, architects, scientists, and technology experts into K-8th grade classrooms at every District 97 school. Our professional partners share their passion for learning while conducting free, hands-on residencies with more than 4,100 students annually. OPEF also runs BASE Camp, exceptional summer and day-off enrichment.

Learn more, volunteer or donate at www.opef.org.

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Oak Park Festival Theatre Since 1975 Oak Park Festival Theatre, the Midwest’s oldest professional outdoor classical theatre, has brought the magic of dramatic masterpieces to generations of our neighbors. Whether performing under the stars in beautiful Austin Gardens as we do each summer or at any of the many local venues where we partner with local philanthropic agencies (such as Housing Forward, Oak Park Housing Authority or Nineteenth Century Charitable Association), Festival Theatre breathes fresh air into timeless texts for Oak Park and beyond. With ticket prices kept friendly for every budget and free admission for all under 13, we rely on the generosity of our audiences to continue our dynamic community dialogue.

Donations can be made on-line at oakparkfestival.com or mailed to us: Oak Park Festival Theatre, P.O. Box 4114, Oak Park, IL 60303.

Oak Park Regional Housing Center The Housing Center promotes and sustains the racial integration of Oak Park. We help over 3,500 households and 250 landlords annually. The Housing Center provides the foundation for equity and inclusion in Oak Park. Your gift helps keep Oak Park’s promise of diversity that we all cherish.

To donate visit: www.oprhc.org/annual-appeal or make checks payable to OPRHC, 1041 South Boulevard, Oak Park, IL 60302

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Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society IWS Children’s Clinic

Your gift to the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society gives medical, dental and behavioral health care to 3,300 low-income children from Oak Park, Chicago and many nearby communities at our IWS Children’s Clinic. This year, our need for donations is greater than ever before due to state budget cuts to health care services for children in need.

Please donate today at www.childrenscliniciws.org, call us at 708-848-0528x240, or mail your gift to OPRF Infant Welfare Society, 320 Lake Street, Oak Park 60302.

PACTT Learning Center

Connecting People with Autism Connecting People with Autism to the Community to the Community

is committed to empowering indiPACTT with autism with choice in regard to viduals PACTT Learning Center where they live, learn and work. For over

twenty-two years, PACTT has been serving PACTT is committed to empowering individuals with autism with choice individuals with autism in the communilearn and work. For over twenty-two years, PACTT has been serving indi ties ofcommunities of Oak Park and Rogers Park with a therapeutic day school Oak Park and Rogers Park with a vocational training and job placement program. therapeutic day school, residential homes and a vocational training and job placement To learn more or make a donation, go to www.pactt.org or call 773-338 program.

To learn more or make a donation, go to www.pactt.org or call 773-338-9102 x2424

Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry has been committed to reducing local hunger for over 35 years. With the support of our generous community, we are able to provide over 50 pounds of nutritious food plus access to important services to 16,000 families each year.

Every donation makes a big impact: for every dollar you donate, we are able to purchase $10 worth of food at the local food bank – food that not only blunts hunger, but contains essential nutrients often lacking in the diets of the food insecure. Working together we are reducing local hunger.

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To donate, visit oprffoodpantry.org or send checks payable to OPRF Food Pantry, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301

This Community Giving Guide of local nonprofits will run weekly through December. If you would like information on how to list your organization, email Marc Stopeck at marc@oakpark.com.

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change their lives. Hope that the children we counsel can go on to break the cycle of violence in their family, and the children we teach in local schools can learn how to build healthy relationships. This message of hope is also the reason why long-time Oak Park resident, Dale Clarke, volunteers and supports Sarah’s Inn. “I first became involved with Sarah’s Inn because I was asked by a friend to help. I stayed involved because I was impressed with the positive energy and the feeling of hope that is so present in the staff and volunteers. Since being involved I have heard so many stories of lives that have been changed because of the work done by Sarah’s Inn. Domestic violence is a horrible reality in our community, and it is difficult as an individual to know what to do to make a difference. I support Sarah’s Inn because I know that it is going to help brave people as they make some of

Parenthesis Family Center Parenthesis Family Center supports parents of children, 0-6 years old, in creating loving, nurturing, and happy environments for their children by connecting parents to tools, one another and their community.

Through our home visiting services, weekly support groups, workshops and other events, we encourage all parents to be the best they can be and create strong, resilient families.

Learn more, volunteer or donate at www.parenthesis-info.org

PING! (Providing Instruments for the Next Generation) PING! gives our community’s low-income students the opportunity to experience the many benefits of a music education. Each year PING! loans musical instruments to low-income students in grades 4-12, in Oak Park River Forest school districts 90, 97, and 200, so that they can participate in the band and orchestra programs at school.

PING! also provides music enrichment opportunities: middle school mentoring, summer music camp, private music lessons, music workshops, and field trips.

PING! is a volunteer-run organization that depends on the community for donated instruments, volunteers to drive high school mentors to the middle schools, and financial

the most difficult decisions of their lives.

None of us wants to believe that there are people that we know who need these services, but there are and Sarah’s Inn is here for them.”

Dale Clarke currently serves as the president of the Sarah’s Inn Board of Directors. Sarah’s Inn is grateful to Dale and all of our donors and volunteers who stand with us every day to help end domestic violence in our community.

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contributions to maintain our instrument inventory and program funding.

To make a donation, volunteer or get more information, go to www.pingoprf.org. If you have an instrument to donate, send us an e-mail at pingoprf@gmail.com

Sarah’s Inn The mission of Sarah’s Inn is to improve the lives of those affected by domestic violence and to break the cycle of violence for future generations. Based in Oak Park, Sarah’s Inn provides critical services for victims of domestic violence and their children so that they can navigate crisis and establish self-sufficiency. In partnership with local schools, youth are educated about non-violence and healthy relationships through our Together Strong Project. We also provide professional training and education to engage the community in our mission.

To learn more about how you can join our efforts and support our work visit www.sarahsinn.org.

The Senior Citizens’ Center of Oak Park/River Forest The Senior Citizens’ Center of Oak Park/ River Forest (The Lifelong Learning Center) provides settings for creative, stimulating learning environments in the arts and languages.

It also allows for intellectual stimulation and critical thinking opportunities. Wellequipped studios and outstanding teachers guide groups in a variety of lifelong learning activities.

Volunteers sort food at the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry

To find out how you can get involved, volunteer or make a donation, please call 708-848-5251.

414 S. Oak Park Ave. Oak Park IL, 60302

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increased well-being. Make a difference right in your own community when you support the West Cook Y’s scholarship fund. Your tax deductible donation is a gift of increased vitality for a neighbor in need.

To donate, visit WestCookYMCA.org/ donate or send your check to West Cook YMCA, 255 S. Marion St., Oak Park, IL 60302. (708-383-5200)

Wonder Works UCP Seguin believes in a world where children and adults with disabilities achieve their potential, advance their independence and act as full members of the community.

We strive to make this world a reality, in Oak Park, River Forest and many other Illinois communities and beyond, for people at every stage of life – by leveraging technology to provide innovative training and educational programs, family support, employment, life-skills training, residential services, and foster care.

Make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. Donate online at www. ucpseguin.org or send gifts to UCP Seguin, 332 Harrison Street, Oak Park IL 60304

The West Cook YMCA Financial challenges should never get in the way of healthy living! Your holiday gift will provide scholarships that give neighbors access to health screenings, chronic disease prevention programs, personal training, group exercise classes and Y memberships that can open the door to

Wonder Works provides creative play opportunities for kids birth to age eight.

The museum helps kids, their parents and caregivers unleash their imaginations through art, performance, design, building and more. With five “experience zones”, Wonder Works offers plenty to explore. Whether children want to dress up and create plays, “check” books out of the library, build with blocks, harvest and transport fruits and vegetables or take part in the artistic process, Wonder Works allows them to be play endlessly in self-directed activities. Creative and imaginative play are vital to a healthy child; Wonder Works provides countless opportunities for both.

Wonder Works is located at 6445 W North Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302. Donations can be mailed to that address or made online at www.wonder-works.org

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our Community Foundation helps people who want to make a difference individually or collectively.

Individual giving: The Foundation offers many options for individual giving --one-time gifts that help; creating a fund that serves as a resource for children’s services, or the Arts, or Seniors, or some other area you wish to support; or working with you to design a bequest that continues your legacy of giving.

We help groups to make a difference, too. This year two new giving group, Entrepreneur Leaders in Philanthropy and Next Gen Leaders in Philanthropy, will respectively invest in a BIG IDEA that positively transforms Oak Park and River Forest and award professional development mini-grants to emerging nonprofit leaders so they can take their community work to the next level.

• 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of Women Leaders in Philanthropy, and as a group, they make a difference by supporting causes through consensus.

• Even our local high school students are making a difference by participating in the Community Foundation’s Future Philanthropists Program. Last year’s seniors raised over $57,000 for the program’s endowment fund, exceeding their goal. The juniors awarded $25,000 to local youth programs from the same endowment fund.

At the core of every individual decision, whether looking for the best way to make a contribution, choosing where to give now, planning for future giving or giving with a group, individuals are connecting with us at the Community Foundation for help in making a difference.

We want giving locally to increase for all nonprofits serving Oak Park and River Forest. Our Live & Give Survey conducted earlier this year showed that local donors give twice the national average but that only 49% of those dollars are given locally.

So, we have developed a new way to Give Locally during this Season of Giving. Watch for more about the Season of Giving here in the Wednesday Journal, on our website (www.oprfcf.org) and on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/OPRFCF).

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation ■ 1049 Lake Street, Suite 204 ■ Oak Park, IL 60301 ■ 708-848-1560

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Suze’s Corner Trail Heads, fleece headband, $15.

Lively, Oak Park.

Suze Solari: fashion stylist & author of The T Shirt & Jeans Handbook, Stylish Upgrades for your Daily Uniform, available on Amazon. suzesolaristyle.com/

Bordeaux Chie Mihara ‘Kumori’ - Nora’s Shoe Shop exclusive Nora’s Shoes, Oak Park.

Ombre knit ca cap Core Power Yog Yoga Marigold Mary, exclusively at Muse, Oak Park.

Margery Hirshey 22K Gold & Quartz Earrings Gem, Oak Park.

Brumi designs turmaline dangle earrings Gem, Oak Park.

‘Eleven Thirty’ leather er handbag, from rk.

Manouche, Oak Park.

B braided Born aided leather ttall boott Madison St Shoes, Forest Park.

Silver faux quilted leather evening bag, Madison St Shoes, Forest Park.

HELD Gear Belts, made from conveyor belt scraps, $30-40 - Amour de la Terre

Tifosi sunglasses, $49.

Lively, Oak Park.

Ozone sheer, patterned anklet socks, $30 pair Nora’s Shoes, Oak Park.

HATitude trooper hat in coyote. $145 + York Furrier

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Remind her she’s one of a kind with this one of a kind necklace. $370, Arcade Jewelers, Riverside

Nothing says love more than the smell of provence. $9, Careful Peach, Oak Park

Bling with an edge. Prices start at $85, Girlicious, Forest Park

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For the book lover in your life. $23.95, The Looking Glass Bookstore, Oak Park

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For her The perfect felted red winter hat. Chic Chicks, Oak Park

Natural bling that’ll shine inside and out. Prices vary. Jayne, Forest Park

Simply beautiful. Rook& Crow earrings.

Camille Et Famille, Forest Park

A bike basket. Maybe for a bicycle built for two. $39,99 Element Cyclesport, Oak Park

This clutch with gold leather cut outs is the perfect holiday party purse. Camille Et Famille, Forest Park Twists of colorful leather adding pop to any outfit. $49, Camille Et Famille, Forest Park For a night of cozy comfort by the fire. $68, Team Blonde, Forest Park

Simple elegance. Oak Park Jewelers, Oak Park This purse makes us all want to party. Girlicious, Forest Park

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Tell someone they ROCK! Numerous colors and options.

Ten Thousand Villages, Oak Park

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Happy Holidays Keep your dreams handy and put them in a dream jar. Ten Thousand Villages, Oak Park

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Star Wars inspiration trumps all. $19.95, Schauer’s Hallmark, Forest Park

Friends - they laugh with us and make us laugh and we are forever grateful. $22 Team Blonde, $22, Fore Park Forest

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Does your house have vacuum breath?

I eats me spinach! The Brown Elephant, Oak Park Stop. Beanie Boos, Beanie Babies - still a really big deal. At least to my second grader and these little lions - highly sought after.

So. Schauer’s Hallmark, Forest Park Unicorn Bike Helmet - just available in kids sizes...for now. Element Cyclesport, Oak Park Binoculars for a great way to start weekly nature walks.

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Include a penny and a sound effect for good luck.

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Old vacuums leave rooms smelling hot and dusty.

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Best Vacuum is your nearby Miele sales & service headquarters. We present a range of Miele vacuums, and offer attractive trade-in allowances.

German engineering can be yours at a down-to-earth price. Miele’s airtight filters keep dust and allergens out of the air. After vacuuming, your home will smell as clean as it is. Visit Best now, in the heart of Oak Park.

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Endless Laughs for all ages. The Book Table, Oak Park

Teddy bear tea? Todd & Holland, Oak Park

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lcuin student, Margot Sloan is an 11 year old with a big heart and and amazing culinary talent. With the help of her mother Jamie, she’s been cooking up sweet treats & gifts for the past two Holiday seasons for charity. “It has been such a fun and interesting experience that I’ve decided to do it every year” says Margot.

Each year she explores local & global charitable organizations and selects one or two causes that need help. This year Margot’s fundraising theme is education; 100% of dollars earned will be shared between two causes,

poverty rate and the lowest scores for basic reading and math skills.

The second cause is much closer to her home and heart, and will help support a family friend’s educational trust.

The following items were for sale raising over $2,000. for her charities: Blueberry Ginger Jam, Fudge Sauce, Lemon sauce, Waffle iron cookies, Christmas Carmel Corn & Graham cracker candy.

Global Learning Exchange (GLXi) is a non-profit organization that supports literacy in Guatemala.

Currently, compared with other Latin American countries, Guatemala has the lowest literacy rate, highest

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For this Holiday and Forever.

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