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Skokie Spirit Shines Through Campaign
Hope - and Skokie’s strong community spirit - proved stronger than fear!
The Village’s Skokie Spirit Shines Through campaign that was launched in late March 2020, invited Skokie residents to submit photos showing their community spirit during a most difficult time. From March through June, Skokie residents submitted more than 100 photos showing their creativity and resilience. Graphics were developed, and are linked below, that residents were encouraged to print and display in their windows. A coloring page version also was developed for the kids!
The Village of Skokie also partnered with the Skokie Community Foundation that raised nearly $70,000 in funds from March through June, 2020, as part of the Skokie Spirit Shines Through campaign. The Village's Health and Human Services Division allocated the funds to Skokie residents in need due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In summer 2020, the Skokie Spirit Shines Through campaign transitioned 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.
Nominate a Skokie friend or neighbor to be featured in a Skokie Spirit Shines Through profile story!
Print an 8.5" by 11" Skokie Spirit Shines Through poster for your front window:
Color Skokie Spirit Shines Through poster
Community Pictures
View more community pictures in the Skokie Spirit Shines Through Campaign photo gallery.
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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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Thanks and Good Wishes from the Martin Family
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From the Ehmke Family
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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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From the Galbraith Family
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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April 2 Message from the Daya family on Coyle Avenue
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From the Lillibridge Family on Lowell 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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Jenni Grover's Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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Skokie Spirit from the Eberhardt Family
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Skokie Spirit from the Namechi Family
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 4
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Keep your spirits up, Skokie! From Carolyn Sherman
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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 Cleveland Street
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Skokie Spirit through a Neighborhood Sitar Concert by Paul Bento
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Skokie Spirit from Poochie's as they donate lunch to Skokie Public Works
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From the O'Connor Family
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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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From the Daya Family on Coyle Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the Garcia Family
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Skokie Spirit from the 9200 block of Tripp Avenue
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Skokie Spirit Skokie Firefighters enjoy lunch provided by Panera Bread
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Skokie Spirit Shines as neighbors help celebrate Colin's 5th birthday near Lowell and Madison Avenues
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From Human Relations Commission Chairperson Maria Monastero Bueno
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Keystone Avenue Neighbors Help Make Maddie Berry's Fourth Birthday Special!
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 5
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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 from the Kushner 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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Skokie Strong message from Nidhi Parikh
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Skokie Spirit from the teachers at Old Orchard Junior High
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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Skokie Spirit from the 9300 block of Tripp Avenue
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Skokie Spirit Logo Designer and Resident Randy Payne with Fiona and Liam
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Lots of Skokie Spirit from the Perez family!
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Skokie Spirit Cha-Cha Slide from the Gattorna 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 teachers at Old Orchard Junior High
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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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Bethany and Jack picking up litter on Kenton Avenue with supplies from Skokie Ace Hardware
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Skokie Spirit from the Castillo Family
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Skokie Spirit Shines Through on Sherwin Avenue! Love from the Tokarski Family
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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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Gratitude from the Chedid Family
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Skokie Spirit from East Prairie School 8th Grader Brooklyn Kuman
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From the Galbraith Family
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Created by Robert Stein for Skokie's and all First Responders
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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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Skokie Spirit from the Neshahma and her family
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Skokie Spirit Farkas Family (JPG)
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 1
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Skokie Spirit from the 4900 block of Jarvis Avenue
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A Skokie Spirit labor of love from the Shermach family
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Skokie Spirit Tan Family
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Skokie Spirit from the Shah family
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Thoughtful, Generous Neighbors!
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Skokie Spirit from the Madison School Super Hawks!
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Great big Skokie Spirit from Kostner Avenue and Emerson Street!
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Lara and Anya from the Shah family show their gratitude to essential workers and heroes!
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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 Logsdon Family
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Skokie Spirit from the Gavrilovic family
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Showing Gratitude on Monticello Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the Skokie Chamber of Commerce
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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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Skokie Spirit Shines Through with gratitude from the Waldron family
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Skokie Spirit from the team at Village Inn on Lincoln Avenue
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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 teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Skokie Spirit from the Condon Family
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Gratitude to first responders from the Celaya Family
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Skokie Spirit Cha-Cha Slide from the Gattorna Family!
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From the McMahon Family on Karlov Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the 8100 block of Lowell Avenue
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From the Shah family - happy birthday, Anya!
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Skokie Spirit Shines Through at the Eliasoff Family's Passover celebration.
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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 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, social distancing and lots of gratitude from the Celaya family!
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Skokie Spirit from the 4900 block of Jarvis Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from Alexa Kuman , East Prairie School 6th Grader
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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 from the Lerer family
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Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen enjoyed these jokes from a neighbor's sidewalk on Kildare Avenue.
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From the Roy Family on Tripp Avenue
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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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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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Skokie Spirit from the Lincoln Junior High Spartans!
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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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Generous Skokie Spirit in a Little Free Library
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From the Rauch Family
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Skokie Spirit from the neighbors at Emerson Street and Kildare Avenue
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From the Duggan Family
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Messages of community support, hope and encouragement at the Niles Township Food Pantry
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Skokie Spirit From the Molina Family
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Mikaela Cruz created kindness rocks and hid them around her school, Highland Elementary
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Skokie Spirit from the Jennings Family
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Nature club members Brennan Gillespie and Annie Kristinat making posters encouraging others not to litter
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From Mia to her neighbors on Concord Lane
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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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Skokie Spirit quilt handmade by Betsy Lane when she took a break from making masks!
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Great Skokie Spirit artwork from the Garcia family
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Skokie Spirit from the Neshahma and her family
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Skokie Spirit Keeler Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Skokie Spirit from the neighborhood of Joanne Haeberlin, Consumer Affairs Commission Chairman
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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 Spirit from East Prairie School kindergartener Meadow Childers
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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 Jenni Grover
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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 teachers at Highland Elementary School
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 3
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Some of Skokie's many Public Works Heroes!
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From the Krusinski Family
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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Skokie Spirit from the 8100 block of Lowell Avenue
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Gratitude from Kolmar Avenue
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Leamington Avenue Bears
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Skokie Spirit Cha-Cha Slide from the Gattorna Family!
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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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Public Works crews remain hard at work for all of us!
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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 and gratitude from the Johns Family
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Skokie Spirit from the 9300 block of Tripp Avenue
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From the Bassett Family after picking up litter in their neighborhood
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Skokie Spirit as Skokie firefighters enjoy lunch donated by Panera Bread
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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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A kindness rock created and hidden by Mikaela Cruz
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From the Hazard Family on Tripp Avenue
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Encouragement from the Lorel Park Neighborhood
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Skokie Spirit shines through the front window at Kneads & Wants Bakery on Lincoln Avenue.
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More Skokie Spirit from the Condon Family
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Thanks to first responders from the Bijapuri family
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Skokie Spirit from the teachers at Old Orchard Junior High
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Skokie Spirit from Skevanston!
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Great Skokie Spirit from Amanda and Lorrie Hansen
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Skokie Spirit and a great smile from Keeler Avenue
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Dylan Geary by the his Kilbourn Avenue neighbor's LOVE sign!
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 2
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