All Stories from December 8, 2022 (Change date)
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Where is "Uptown" Arlington Heights? New signs to point the wayDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - Shoppers in and around the busy area of Rand, Palatine and Arlington Heights roads will see new signage next summer identifying the retail commercial corridor as "Uptown...
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A bicycle built for two: What Chicago Area Tandem Society cyclists love about biking in pairsDec 11, 2022 6:51 am - "Double your pleasure, double your fun ..." While that catchy Wrigley's chewing gum jingle may be outdated, it's still a genuine mantra for Chicago Area Tandem Society m...
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Del Toro's dark vision strings 'Pinocchio' along with enchanting fantasy, haunting intelligenceDec 16, 2022 10:08 am - “Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If you missed “Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio” during its highly limited theatrical release, you can experience this haunting...
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'Spoiler Alert': You're gonna need those tissuesDec 16, 2022 10:08 am - “Spoiler Alert” - ★ ★ ½ In one of the more effective moments of “Spoiler Alert,” the camera does something unexpected and wise: It leaves the room. At the very moment a...
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'Empire of Light' brings together lonely souls at an aging cinemaDec 16, 2022 10:08 am - “Empire of Light” - ★ ★ ½ Olivia Colman plays the manager of a movie theater in Sam Mendes' new film “Empire of Light.” It's a cinema palace in a small town on England'...
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Hanukkah and hakhel: Jewish 'year of assembly' even more meaningful after pandemicDec 16, 2022 5:59 am - In biblical times, the rabbi explained, every seventh year on the Jewish calendar was a year of assembly - hakhel. "In the olden days, all the Jewish people - men, women...
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Q&A: What the first woman to be Morton Arboretum's CEO plans for its futureDec 11, 2022 7:00 am - Jill Koski's career has come full circle. She started working for a rapidly growing Morton Arboretum 15 years ago. As the head of fundraising, she launched a $70 million...
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40 years later, Ke Huy Quan is a star againDec 16, 2022 10:08 am - NEW YORK - Ke Huy Quan is trying hard not to cry. He's been crying a lot lately. Quan tends to get emotional any time he contemplates his sudden reversal of fate. Ever s...
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COVID, CNBC interview inspired couple to pursue suburbs' first Chicken Salad Chick franchiseDec 12, 2022 6:04 am - The path to January's opening of Chicken Salad Chick in Batavia started with a CNBC interview featuring the CEO of the restaurant chain. St. Charles residents Kim and Ga...
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Energy assistance funding available in Lake CountyDec 09, 2022 11:54 am - Community Action Partnership of Lake County is hosting a pair of upcoming events to help people apply for low-income energy assistance programs. The first will be from 9...