All Stories from May 12, 2022 (Change date)
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Ellis School in Elgin celebrates its 70th anniversary with games, tours, tree plantingMay 12, 2022 6:00 am - Ellis Middle school in Elgin is 70 years old. To commemorate that milestone - and the many changes through the years - the staff of the Near East Side school planned an ...
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Crispy chicken tingles with Sichuan pepperMay 12, 2022 6:00 am - In restaurants across Chengdu, China, there is a singular dish the evokes a tingling response - crispy stir-fried chicken on a plate piled high with thin red chilis. It'...
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Weeklong Chicago Critics Film Fest includes appearance by Patton Oswalt, revival of 'Boogie Nights'May 12, 2022 6:00 am - The 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival begins Friday, May 13, at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, and includes seven days of new films and revival...
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In 'Happening,' a riveting abortion dramaMay 12, 2022 6:00 am - “Happening” - ★ ★ ★ “Happening,” Audrey Diwan's Golden Lion-winner at last year's Venice Film Festival, is set in 1963 France, but the period detail isn't prominent. Ins...
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Constable: 'Addison's Forrest Gump' more than films, sports and his 1996 run for presidentMay 12, 2022 5:20 am - If this were an obituary for Ed Gombos of Addison, we'd probably identify him as a man who ran a quixotic campaign to become the U.S. president in 1996 after seeing an i...
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Downtown 'Glen Ellyn is still open': New concert series to replace Taste of Glen EllynMay 12, 2022 5:20 am - Festival season could have hit a major bump in the road with construction around downtown Glen Ellyn, but a carnival fair and a new concert series will help fill out the...
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With new facility planned, what's next for Buffalo Grove's public works site?May 12, 2022 5:10 am - Now that Buffalo Grove trustees are moving ahead with plans to transform a vacant warehouse into a new public works center, one big question remains: What's next for the...
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New Kane County forest budget includes Carpentersville Dam removal, property tax increaseMay 12, 2022 5:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners approved a budget this week that includes a property tax increase, money for government employee raises and grant fund...
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Prospect Heights council member resigns to take Northbrook chamber postMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - Prospect Heights City Council Member Kathleen Quinn has resigned to accept the job of executive director of the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Quinn delivere...
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Suburban baseball teams primed for opening dayMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - With the season already in full swing for the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, it's time for the suburban baseball teams to enjoy opening day. The Chicago Dogs and Kane Coun...