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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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From Human Relations Commission Chairperson Maria Monastero Bueno
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Some of Skokie's many Public Works Heroes!
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Encouragement from the Lorel Park Neighborhood
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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 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 8100 block of Lowell Avenue
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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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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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Skokie Spirit, social distancing and lots of gratitude from the Celaya family!
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From the Ehmke Family
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From the Rauch Family
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Showing Gratitude on Monticello Avenue
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Skokie Spirit Shines Through on Sherwin Avenue! Love from the Tokarski Family
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Skokie Spirit from the Logsdon Family
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Skokie Spirit from the Madison School Super Hawks!
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From the Bassett Family after picking up litter in their neighborhood
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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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Skokie Spirit for those in need from a Little Free Library
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Messages of community support, hope and encouragement at the Niles Township Food Pantry
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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 from Skevanston!
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More Skokie Spirit from the Condon Family
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 4
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Skokie Spirit from the Namechi Family
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Skokie Spirit from East Prairie School 8th Grader Brooklyn Kuman
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Skokie Spirit Cha-Cha Slide from the Gattorna Family!
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From the Shah family - happy birthday, Anya!
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Keep your spirits up, Skokie! From Carolyn Sherman
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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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Gratitude from Kolmar Avenue
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Thanks and Good Wishes from the Martin Family
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Skokie Spirit from Jenni Grover
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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From the Krusinski Family
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Skokie Spirit from the teachers at Highland Elementary School
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Skokie Spirit from the Eberhardt Family
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Thanks to first responders from the Bijapuri family
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Skokie Spirit and a great smile from Keeler Avenue
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Gratitude from the Chedid Family
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Skokie Spirit from Poochie's as they donate lunch to Skokie Public Works
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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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Skokie Spirit through a Neighborhood Sitar Concert by Paul Bento
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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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From the Galbraith Family
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Skokie Spirit from the Gavrilovic 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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Mikaela Cruz created kindness rocks and hid them around her school, Highland Elementary
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April 2 Message from the Daya family on Coyle Avenue
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Skokie Spirit shines through the front window at Kneads & Wants Bakery on Lincoln Avenue.
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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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A group of Skokie firefighters enjoying a Shake Shack lunch provided by Westfield Old Orchard
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A kindness rock created and hidden by Mikaela Cruz
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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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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 Skokie Firefighters enjoy lunch provided by Panera Bread
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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 Skokie Chamber of Commerce
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From the McMahon Family on Karlov Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from the Lerer family
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From the Lillibridge Family on Lowell Avenue
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Nature club members Brennan Gillespie and Annie Kristinat making posters encouraging others not to litter
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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 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 and gratitude from the Johns Family
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From the Duggan Family
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Great Skokie Spirit artwork from the Garcia family
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Skokie Spirit from the teachers at Old Orchard Junior High
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Leamington Avenue Bears
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Dylan Geary by the his Kilbourn Avenue neighbor's LOVE sign!
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Kindness rock from the Dillon 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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Skokie Spirit Keeler Avenue
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Generous Skokie Spirit in a Little Free Library
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 5
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Lots of Skokie Spirit from the Perez family!
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From the Hazard Family on Tripp Avenue
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From the Daya Family on Coyle Avenue
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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 Condon Family
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Skokie Spirit from the 4900 block of Jarvis Avenue
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Skokie Spirit Shines Through with gratitude from the Waldron family
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Skokie Spirit from the Lincoln Junior High Spartans!
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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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Mikeala Cruz, Highland Elementary School student, after hiding the kindness rocks she created for some lucky people to find!
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Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen enjoyed these jokes from a neighbor's sidewalk on Kildare Avenue.
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Skokie Spirit Shines Through at the Eliasoff Family's Passover celebration.
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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 9200 block of Tripp Avenue
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Skokie Spirit Logo Designer and Resident Randy Payne with Fiona and Liam
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Skokie Spirit Cha-Cha Slide from the Gattorna Family!
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Skokie Spirit from the 8100 block of Lowell Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Skokie Spirit from the teachers at Old Orchard Junior High
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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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From the O'Connor Family
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Skokie Spirit from the 4900 block of Jarvis Avenue
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Jenni Grover's Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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Skokie Spirit from the Shah family
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Skokie Spirit Farkas Family (JPG)
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Skokie Spirit Tan Family
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A Skokie Spirit labor of love from the Shermach family
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Great Skokie Spirit from Amanda and Lorrie Hansen
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Skokie Spirit from the 9300 block of Tripp Avenue
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Skokie Spirit as Skokie firefighters enjoy lunch donated by Panera Bread
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Skokie Spirit from the neighborhood of Joanne Haeberlin, Consumer Affairs Commission Chairman
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From the Roy Family on Tripp Avenue
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Skokie Spirit from the Castillo Family
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Skokie Spirit from Cleveland Street
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Skokie Spirit from teachers at Jane Stenson School
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 2
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 3
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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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Public Works crews remain hard at work for all of us!
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Skokie Spirit from East Prairie School kindergartener Meadow Childers
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Skokie Spirit From the Molina Family
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Great big Skokie Spirit from Kostner Avenue and Emerson Street!
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Created by Robert Stein for Skokie's and all First Responders
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Skokie Spirit quilt handmade by Betsy Lane when she took a break from making masks!
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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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Skokie Spirit from Alexa Kuman , East Prairie School 6th Grader
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Skokie Spirit Cha-Cha Slide from the Gattorna Family!
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Skokie Spirit from the Garcia Family
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Lara and Anya from the Shah family show their gratitude to essential workers and heroes!
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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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Commission on Family Services Chairman Harold Primack created this display for the children in his neighborhood.
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Skokie Spirit from the Jennings Family
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Kindness rock from the Dillon family
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Skokie Spirit from the Kushner Family
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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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From Mia to her neighbors on Concord Lane
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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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Suffield Terrace Neighbors Skokie Spirit Shines Through!
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Keystone Avenue Neighbors Help Make Maddie Berry's Fourth Birthday Special!
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Skokie Spirit from the Neshahma and her 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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Thoughtful, Generous Neighbors!
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Skokie Spirit from the neighbors at Emerson Street and Kildare Avenue
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Gratitude to first responders from the Celaya Family
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Skokie Spirit from the Neshahma and her family
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Tripp Avenue Beatles Theme 1
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From the Galbraith Family
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