All Stories from July 29, 2021 (Change date)
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Back in bloom: Homegrown music fest returns in person to Lisle this weekendJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - Since its start, the Homegrown Arts & Music Festival has been about building community. But after the events of the past year and a half, the human connections are taki...
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If you're a Frank Sinatra fan, Metropolis' 'My Way' is the summer show for youJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra” - ★ ★ ★ On a recent steamy, midsummer Saturday, the evening performance of Metropolis Performance Arts Centre's Frank Sinatr...
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'Stillwater' ripples with realism in its story of a flawed father seeking redemptionJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - “Stillwater” - ★ ★ ★ It will be fascinating to see how the public responds to Matt Damon's new movie “Stillwater,” a daring drama that runs directly counter to most popu...
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Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' takes viewers on predictable, pun-filled adventureJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - “Jungle Cruise” - ★ ★ If the absurd, supernatural action-thriller comedy “Jungle Cruise” doesn't qualify as a disastrous waste of acting talents, it certainly unde...
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Skate bash will help Bartlett police connect with youthsJul 29, 2021 5:30 am - Bartlett's annual Twilight Skate Park Bash will be back Friday evening. The event is the one night a year the police bring in lights so skaters can shred the ramps even ...
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'It's delicious': Rainbow Cone truck sets up outside Wheeling's Superdawg Drive-InJul 29, 2021 5:30 am - As if the legendary hot dogs and fries at Wheeling's Superdawg Drive-In weren't already big enough draws, visitors can sample delights from another Windy City culinary i...
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New Lombard public art mural pops up at Yorktown CenterJul 29, 2021 5:30 am - The finishing touches are being applied to a new public art mural at Yorktown Center in Lombard. Veronica Martinez of Chicago and Edgar Sosa of Cicero are the artists be...
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Dog dies in Wheaton house fire Wednesday night; No other injuries reportedJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - A dog died in a house fire Wednesday night in Wheaton, authorities said. No other injuries were reported in the fire, which occurred about 10:45 p.m. in the 200 block of...
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Remedy for poverty?Jul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Your correspondent of July 27 believes Johnson's War On Poverty resulted in the current welfare state, which he says is to blame for the ills of poverty. The problem wit...
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Detroit Pistons grab Cade Cunningham at No. 1 in NBA draftJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Detroit Pistons selected Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night. Cunningham had been widely expected to be the first na...