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The Dec. 21 service aims to "provide comfort for those who are experiencing grief or struggle for any reason during the Christmas season."
A holiday concert and "Blue Christmas" observance are set for the coming weeks.
The organization will award $228,000 to 21 nonprofit organizations in Oak Park, River Forest and neighboring communities.
Volunteers will be in the Jewel parking lot Saturday to collect donations and load them into a CTA bus headed for the Food Depository.
In library program, Dr. Jim Flanagan of Bentron Financial Group helps those at or near retirement navigate post-pandemic economic terrain