All Stories from August 30, 2023 (Change date)
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Buffalo Grove Days parade returns after three-year hiatusAug 30, 2023 6:00 am - The annual Buffalo Grove Days festival stretches over five days at Mike Rylko Community Park, 951 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove. Festival hours are 5-10 p.m. Thursday, Au...
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Falling into fests: Late summer, autumn are still ablaze with hot musical eventsAug 30, 2023 6:00 am - Although we're cruising toward the official end of summer, the music festival season still has a few major tricks left up its proverbial sleeve in the suburbs and Chicag...
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Dining out: Buffalo Creek's Burger Throw-Down and Labor Day dining specialsAug 30, 2023 6:00 am - Burger Throw-Down If you have a hankering for a burger, head to Buffalo Creek Brewing for the brewery's first Burger Throw-Down from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3. Here's the...
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Sound check: 'Local Band' premiere puts Chicago, suburban musicians on the big screenAug 30, 2023 6:00 am - Dan Stewart, guitarist and singer for Chicago rock band Damager, gives the local music scene grind the gravity it deserves in “Local Band,” a feature-length film he dire...
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Spice up your after-school snacks with uncommon ingredientsAug 30, 2023 6:00 am - Afterschool snacks can cater to more than just the kids. A few simple, sophisticated tweaks to classic treats - popcorn and peanut butter cookies - creates snacks everyo...
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Go green with this scoopable Green Goddess SaladAug 30, 2023 6:00 am - I know from my media days that there is very little overlap between newspaper readers and TikTok users. Yet the social media app - where people make, share and watch 15-...
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Best bets: Pentatonix, Elgin Fringe Festival, Greta Van Fleet, Shedd after-hoursAug 30, 2023 6:00 am - Happy Fringe-y birthday The Elgin Fringe Festival returns for its 10th year with even more cutting-edge performances. Built around Fringe Central at the Side Street Stud...
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Barrington to begin removing hundreds of lead water lines leading to homesAug 30, 2023 5:00 am - This story has been updated with new information about the loan from the state. Barrington is embarking on an extensive project next month to replace lead service l...
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An indoor golf simulator could be headed to downtown MundeleinAug 30, 2023 5:00 am - An indoor golf simulator has been proposed for a vacant commercial building in downtown Mundelein. Rolling Meadows entrepreneur Gus Medrano wants to open Tee It Up at 44...
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Lake County might hire opioid program coordinatorAug 30, 2023 5:00 am - Lake County might hire an opioid program coordinator and implement an education program in schools in advance of a new state law, among other initiatives being pursued w...