All Stories from April 28, 2025 (Change date)
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How suburban families can become drive-in influencersApr 28, 2025 12:25 pm - McHenry Outdoor Theater is launching an Influencer Family program to highlight the family-friendly experience of the drive-in through user-generated content shared on social media.
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Book Review: Debut novel ‘Fireweed’ explores the danger in complacencyApr 28, 2025 12:16 pm - Poverty, misogyny and racism take a front seat in Lauren Haddad’s “Fireweed,” which reflects themes of self-discovery and disenfranchisement through a fictional medium. A feeling of women’s powerlessness invades the book, overwhelming and inescapable.
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Phone lines not working at Will County government officesApr 28, 2025 12:07 pm - Various Will County elected offices and departments are experiencing a phone service outage on Monday morning.
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Tradition milestone: Northbrook-On-Ice brings 344 skaters together for 55th editionApr 28, 2025 11:53 am - The annual Northbrook-On-Ice skating extravaganza returns over Mother’s Day weekend for its 55th edition, a special show featuring multiple generations of ice skaters.
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Batavia VFW Post 1197 hosting Veterans Benefits Fair and Memorial Day ceremony in MayApr 28, 2025 11:49 am - The Batavia Overseas Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1197 is hosting two events in May aimed at honoring veterans and providing essential resources.
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Despite pause on new biking funds, area projects keep rollingApr 28, 2025 11:37 am - Due to the potential impact of executive orders on biking infrastructure projects, six northeastern Illinois counties are developing separate safety action plans aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
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Book Review: ‘Awakened’ is a breath of fresh air in the world of modern magic novelsApr 28, 2025 10:58 am - Wilder wakes up one day suddenly able to speak and understand every language. But what seems like a wicked-cool ability turns out to be overwhelming in the endless stream...
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Fox River Grove raises water usage rates 3%, joining other towns increasing utility costsApr 28, 2025 10:53 am - Fox River Grove has approved a 3% increase in usage rates for water and sewer but will keep base rates steady.
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Book Review: From incels to trad wives, culture critic probes 21st-century backlash against feminismApr 28, 2025 10:52 am - Sophie Gilbert, a London-based staff writer for the Atlantic magazine, has taken a survey of the Anglo-American pop culture landscape, and her findings aren’t pretty. In ...
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‘Legally Blonde the Musical!’ comes to Metea Valley stage this springApr 28, 2025 10:32 am - The musical "Legally Blonde" comes to Metea Valley High School this spring. It opens Thursday, May 1, at the Aurora high school.