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Clara Robinson
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Clara Robinson is an educator-turned-journalist, having spent 5 years teaching in Naperville’s public schools before transitioning to reporting. She earned her Master’s in Education from Loyola University Chicago and now focuses on the intersection of education policy and community impact.
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The Salvation Army’s annual red kettle campaign kicks off Monday, Nov. 23, and kettles will remain up through Christmas Eve. Kettles will be seen in several locations from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, officials said. Kettles, though, are never up on Sundays.How many locations get manned will be a direct result of how many people volunteer. This year, the Kankakee County Corps is going with an all-volunteer effort to help stretch the donated dollars further.
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Denny Case, the Red Kettle chairperson this year, said people don’t always realize the dollars given during the Christmas season benefit people throughout the year. Case was speaking Friday at the Red Kettle kickoff at the Kankakee Community Corps Center, 148 N. Harrison Ave.This year’s goal is $75,000 in the kettles. Even if you are not carrying cash when you shop, each kettle will have a sign with a QR code that can be scanned to give. Prime kettle locations include Farm and Fleet, Kroger, Hobby Lobby, the Kankakee and Bourbonnais Jewel
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Saturday, November 14, 2026
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