All Stories from September 17, 2021 (Change date)
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West Dundee Heritage Fest is on, with a few pandemic modificationsSep 17, 2021 6:00 am - With warm weather predicted for the weekend, West Dundee officials are hoping for a good turnout at Heritage Fest, which returns for its 23rd year. The festival takes pl...
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Hop on your bike and join a community ride this weekendSep 17, 2021 6:00 am - Can't find an organized bike ride? Really? Club rides abound - distance-leveled fundraisers: 15-25 mile family rides, metric centuries (62 miles) and classics (100), plu...
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Ron Onesti: Dick Biondi celebrates his 'Big 89'Sep 17, 2021 6:00 am - A cup of hot cocoa in front of a crackling fire in the fall. Peacefully floating on a raft on a small river in Tennessee. Sundown over the mountains of Colorado. As soot...
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A man. A boy. And a chicken. 'Cry Macho' lays an eggSep 17, 2021 6:00 am - “Cry Macho” - ★ Last year, Tom Hanks and George Clooney each took on movie parts in which they showed off their fatherly sides by taking care of a child. Apparently, t...
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'Eyes of Tammy Faye' takes empathetic look at televangelist known for her makeup and moneySep 17, 2021 6:00 am - “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” — ★ ★ ½ Tammy Faye Bakker wore a lot of makeup. It was armor — a way for a person who didn't consider herself beautiful to simply exist in...
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Villa Park receives state grants for rec center, flood mitigationSep 17, 2021 5:30 am - Villa Park officials announced this week that two state agencies have awarded grants to the village for a pair of multimillion-dollar projects. A $10 million grant from ...
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How do we stop mass shootings? It's a team effort, former FBI agent writesSep 17, 2021 5:30 am - When we talk about how to prevent mass shootings, we typically look to law enforcement or politicians or even mental health professionals for answers. We also should loo...
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After one-year hiatus, Palatine Business and Community Expo to returnSep 17, 2021 5:30 am - The Business and Community Expo in Palatine will be back this month, instead of November as usual, to take advantage of the weather and offer, for the first time, outdoo...
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Lambs Farm celebrating 60 years of providing home, community and purposeSep 17, 2021 5:30 am - For 60 years, Lambs Farm in Libertyville has provided homes, jobs and a community to people with developmental disabilities. The organization will celebrate those six de...
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VFW will place memorial in Bloomingdale on Veterans DaySep 17, 2021 5:30 am - The Veterans of Foreign Wars post serving Roselle, Bloomingdale and Medinah will unveil a monument in Bloomingdale honoring fallen veterans at a Veterans Day service on ...