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Free: Plastic Bowls (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Offering 25 of these 8 oz. plastic bowls, originally from cooked rice. Useful for prepping cooking ingredients, art pigments, etc. Pick up near Hillcrest School. LAST CALL BEFORE RECYCLING!

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Free: Parsley (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Garden fresh parsley. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Pie carrier (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Plastic Costco pie carrier. Might be handy for transporting a plate of holiday cookies. Easy pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Non-working laptop plus dock (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T430: needs fan replacement. Dock included. This is a 12yo laptop, very solid and still useful; boots to FAN ERROR. The fan replacement (see YouTube videos) is too complicated for me, but someone with laptop repair experience would be able to do it Dock included. HDD/SDD not included.

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Free: Arthritis Magazines (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired Offering many years' back issues of this Ankylosing Spondylitis magazine. Might be helpful for a newly diagnosed patient or their family, or for medical professions who work in this field. Pick up near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Cardboard (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired Lots of broken-down cardboard boxes. Take some or all. Pickup near Hillcrest School. Will go out in recycling Wednesday morning.

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Free: Wrapped plastic utensils (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Wrapped plastic utensils: five forks and two knives,plus MANY more unwrapped including spoons.

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Free: Butterfly habitat (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired EMPTY plastic tub for raising caterpillars into butterflies. Pick up near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Spanish version Tree Owner's Manual (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired Morton Arboretum publication, 36 pages. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Small and Medium Paper Bags (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Offering many small and medium McDonald's paper bags. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Sturdy cardboard boxes (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Four sturdy cardboard boxes, 16x14x10. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Pie carrier (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired Plastic Costco pie carrier. Might be handy for transporting a plate of holiday cookies. Easy pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Humidistat (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Aprilaire manual humidistat, new. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Carrier Thermostat/Humidistat (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Carrier programmable thermostat with humidity control. About 20 years old. Works fine, I just installed a Google Nest instead. Includes the installation manual. Pick up near Hillcrest School

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Free: Corks (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Box of wine corks. Pick up near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Phone Sanitizer (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Aduro Phone Sanitizer Box U-Clean Cell Phone Cleaner UV Light Sanitizer Box. Brand new, never used. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Fresh Catnip (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired Catnip is the garden is flourishing, would be glad to offer your cat a small bouquet. Near Hillcrest school.

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Free: CURB ALERT: Older Snowblower (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Large and heavy, you will need two persons and a truck/van to haul it away! Has not been used in several years, but was in good shape before storage. Pickup near Hillcrest School: on the curb at 1125 Jefferson Avenue, Downers Grove.

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Free: Older Snowblower (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired Has not been used in several years, but was in good shape before storage. Large and heavy, you will need two persons and a truck/van to haul it away. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Older Snowblower (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired Has not been used in several years, but was in good shape before storage. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Fireplace Tools (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted (Reposted due to no-show.) Set of four iron fireplace tools with stand. Pick up near Hillcrest School. Homeowners only, no resellers please.

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Free: Geranium cuttings (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Tomorrow (Thursday) morning there will be some geranium cutting available. This has been an annual event, and they will not last long. If you want some, please request now.

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Free: COVID-19 Tests (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired Abbot BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests, June expiration date. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Fireplace Tools (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Set of four iron fireplace tools with stand. Pick up near Hillcrest School. Homeowners only, no resellers please.

1y

Request: Baby or Pet Scale (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired My cats are on a diet to lose some weight. Taking them to the vet for a weigh-in is stressful. Does anyone have a baby or pet scale they are no longer using? The cats thank you! (Yes, I know the trick of weighing yourself holding the cat, but my scale is at the gym.)

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Free: COVID-19 Tests (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired Abbot BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests, June expiration date. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Older Blood Pressure Monitor (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Omron HEM-704C blood pressure monitor. Works fine, Just bought myself a new one with memory and Bluetooth. Requires 4 AA batteries (not included) or an AC adapter (about $7 at Amazon.com). Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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Free: Laptop memory (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Expired You can check whether this is compatible with your laptop at If you're not sure, please do not request.

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Free: Older Digital Camera (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Nikon Coolpix p60. Requires (not included) SD card and two AA batteries. PC connection cable not included. This is a good study camera suitable for a kid just starting out. Manual is here => Prompt pickup requested

1y

Free: Takeout containers (Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove) Gifted Six plastic divided takeout containers with lids. Three black and three white, all with clear plastic tops. Pickup near Hillcrest School.

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