For three area churches, Thanksgiving is more than a day to fill up on turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce; it's a yearly rallying cry for volunteers, who see to it that needy families throughout the Chicago area enjoy Thanksgiving feasts of their own.

Tony Eager, of Winnetka, is one of hundreds of North Shore residents who loads plastic laundry baskets with canned ham, vegetables and other holiday treats.

He's a member of the Winnetka Bible Church, which partners with North Suburban Church of Deerfield and Willow Creek Community Church in ...

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