Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The former consignment store on Calendar Court is now operating as an expansion of the Carousel Shop, with several new offerings and cheaper prices.
La Grange’s Corner Shop has a new look, a new business model, new merchandise and even a new smell. Corner Shop just completed a two-week renovation and has reopened with a different approach, selling exclusively donated items, including used books and furniture—hence the new wood smell. “I think that, especially in this economy, it functions better for customers,” said manager Lisa Carullo. “It makes better business sense for us: We can raise more money for Community Nurse, [and] our prices are lower.” Along with sister store the Carousel Shop, two doors down on Calendar Court, the Corner Shop is a fundraising outlet for the nearby Community Nurse Health Center which provides medical services for people with limited resources. Formerly, …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The expanded center in La Grange, which provides health-care options for low-income persons and families, celebrated its ribbon-cutting on Tuesday.
With grants from Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital and the Community Memorial Foundation, La Grange’s Community Nurse Health Center has completed its renovated family-practice center on Calendar Avenue in La Grange, offering the center significantly expanded capacity and ability for patient care. Community Nurse Medical, which became a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in August, is a 91-year-old La Grange organization providing health-care options for low-income residents of the western Chicago suburbs. The expansion into previously unused space ups the number of available exam rooms from three to eight, provides expanded space for patient education and allows for the consolidation of adult and pediatric care on one side of …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Nearly 1,800 people were reported to have attended the annual festival in Gordon Park on Saturday; $88,000 was raised for the Community Nurse Health Center.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
The following is a press release from the Community Nurse Health Association: The 4th Annual Rocktoberfest, held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 and presented by the Women’s Auxiliary of Community Nurse Health Center, broke record numbers on a magnificent evening in Gordon Park in La Grange. “The night was just great,” said Rebecca Schiltz, co-chair of the event with Jill Reich, both La Grange residents. “The weather was perfect! More than 1,700 people came out to support Community Nurse, meet up with friends and neighbors and enjoy a fun night out of music, food and beer.” Far-Sighted, a band of students from Lyons Township High School began the night, followed by The Bad Dads, a west suburban band that rocked classic covers. The popular …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Local celebrities—aka your neighbors—from La Grange and Western Springs will be playing the part of Tom Cruise in 'Cocktail' at this year's Rocktoberfest celebration at Gordon Park in La Grange on Sept. 15.
The list is in! The Community Nurse Health Center has announced their line up of celebrity bartenders for this year's Rocktoberfest at Gordon Park in La Grange on Sept. 15. See our article on all the events at Rocktoberfest here. Will TMZ be there? Probably not, but I will as Patch's official celebrity reporter. I'll covering the event and putting a best and worst dressed list together. Just kidding, but maybe that's not a bad idea. These local luminaries will be competing for the coveted title of Celebrity Bartender of the Year. To win that title, they'll have to raise the most tips (for charity). Tips can be donated to the bartender of your choice online at the official Rocktoberfest website: www.therocktoberfest.com. Take a look at the …
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