All Stories from August 26, 2021 (Change date)
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Sleek modern horror 'Candyman' has got quite a hookAug 26, 2021 6:00 am - “Candyman” — ★ ★ ★ ½ There's an urban legend that says if you repeat the name “Candyman” aloud five times in front of a mirror, you summon a hook-handed killer. Aft...
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Elgin Shakespeare Project delivers 'Henry V' the Elizabethan way - without directions and rehearsalsAug 26, 2021 6:00 am - The Elgin Shakespeare Project is not your grandfather's Shakespeare. And that's OK, says Sean Hargadon, the project's founder and producer. Audiences can see for themsel...
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40-unit affordable apartment plan in Arlington Heights finds detractors and supportersAug 26, 2021 5:30 am - Neighbors of a proposed 40-unit affordable housing complex on Rand Road in Arlington Heights say the redevelopment would bring too much density and traffic to their alre...
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Roadwork will improve access between shopping centers in Vernon HillsAug 26, 2021 5:30 am - Roadwork approved by Vernon Hills officials will improve access between two large retail centers on either side of busy Milwaukee Avenue. The work between Hawthorn Mall ...
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Elgin looks to 18 civilians to create a better relationship between police and minority residentsAug 26, 2021 5:30 am - Elgin has a new community task force charged with developing recommendations on how to make the city's police department a more effective and trusted part of the city - ...
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Constable: Comirnaty might make you have SpikeVax envy, but just get the shotAug 26, 2021 5:30 am - When vaccines came up in conversations with friends, and it did, I took misguided pride in announcing that I got the Pfizer vaccine. I didn't choose Pfizer. It was pure ...
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'My heart melted when I saw it': People are driving hours to see rare hummingbird in MundeleinAug 26, 2021 5:20 am - A rare hummingbird, reportedly seen only once before in Illinois, was spotted at a Mundelein couple's backyard bird feeder. Word traveled among the birding community tha...
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Scouting Week 1 football games in the Northwest suburbsAug 26, 2021 1:01 am - Warren at BarringtonWhen: Friday, 7:30 p.m. Outlook: It will be a playoff atmosphere as the spring champions of the North Suburban and Mid-Suburban League clash in a...
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Suburban reaction to Pritzker's vaccination edict for schools? 'Big deal, we already did that'Aug 26, 2021 1:00 am - With 16 years of teaching science under his belt, Bob Holloway wasn't hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine when it was offered last spring. To his delight, neither ...
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Overnight parking ban likely coming back to downtown Elgin after a decadeAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - An overnight parking ban that was removed from downtown Elgin a decade ago is likely to return. Citing the need to keep the streets clear for street cleaning - from sno...