The 5K and One-Mile Dog Jog will be held on June 17, as part of this year's four-day PrairieFest. Organizers are also looking for volunteers to help the fest run smoothly.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
If you’re hoping to take part in the 5K Run and One-Mile Dog Jog at this year’s PrairieFest, you have just more than a week to sign up. The deadline to put your name in for the two races is Tuesday, June 12. Both will take place on Sunday, June 17, as part of this year’s PrairieFest. The races begin on Grove Road at Lakeview Drive, and run through the Deer Path Creek and Lakeview neighborhoods. And the neighbors in those subdivisions are good at cheering on runners, according to Kristie Blocker Vest, special events supervisor with the Oswegoland Park District. They volunteer to provide water at the halfway points of the races and a hose for runners at the finish, she said. Signing up for the 5K will cost $20 per runner, and the one-mile $…
Saturday's Stop Child Trafficking Now 5K at Lakewood Creek Elementary School drew 137 runners, and brought in more than double the total of last year's event, held in Oswego.
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- Andre Salles
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Here are some statistics for you. As many as 2.8 million children run away from home each year, and about one-third of those end up being lured into the world of prostitution and pornography, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. According to federal statistics, the average age for children sold into the sex slave industry is 12, and approximately 80 percent of human trafficking victims are women and girls, with 50 percent being minors. The global child trafficking market brings in $1.2 billion each year, and Chicago is the fifth-largest market in the country. Now, here are some other statistics for you. On Saturday morning, 137 local people signed up to run in the Stop Child Trafficking Now 5K at Lakewood …
