All Stories from April 29, 2025 (Change date)
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‘Thunderbolts*’ is Marvel, and Florence Pugh, in high gearApr 29, 2025 12:24 pm - As they so often do in Marvel Land, worlds collide in “Thunderbolts*.” But in this refreshingly earthbound iteration of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the collision isn’t a matter of interplanetary strife. It’s the unlikely meeting of Marvel and A24.
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Palatine native, ‘Ransom Canyon’ star stays close to Chicago-area rootsApr 29, 2025 11:51 am - While attending Fremd High School, Jack Schumacher never dreamed of becoming an actor. Yet today, Schumacher is basking in the success of Netflix’s “Ransom Canyon,” a Western romance that features him as the enigmatic Yancy Grey.
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UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handlesApr 29, 2025 11:47 am - UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles.
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Things to do May 2-8: Tulip festivals, Nightmare Weekend Chicago, Naperville Food Truck Festival and moreApr 29, 2025 11:46 am - Mark your calendar for tulip festivals in Spring Grove and Maple Park, D.L. Hughley, the Naperville Food Truck Festival and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: Tony-winning tuner ‘Hadestown’ returns to Chicago for a brief runApr 29, 2025 11:45 am - The Tony Award-winning musical “Hadestown,” inspired by the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, returns to Chicago for a brief run, and Avalanche Theatre makes its Chicago debut with a new work.
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Amazon is not planning to show added tariff costs next to its online product listingsApr 29, 2025 11:44 am - Amazon is not planning to list added tariff costs next to product prices on its site — despite speculation spanning from a report that claimed the e-commerce giant would soon show new import charges, as well as fiery comments from President Donald Trump's White House denouncing such a move.
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Lily Lake church hosts community spaghetti dinnerApr 29, 2025 11:35 am - Grace Lutheran Church in Lily Lake hosting free spaghetti dinner on May 3, with carryout also available. Menu includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad, garlic bread, and dessert.
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Abraham Lincoln was here? Geneva History Museum finds city record stating Lincoln spoke in GenevaApr 29, 2025 10:57 am - A 1912 Geneva city document suggests that Abraham Lincoln had visited the town and spoken outside a former courthouse.
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Kane Co. to hold low-cost vaccination, microchip clinicApr 29, 2025 10:51 am - Kane County Animal Control will hold a low-cost drive-through rabies vaccine and microchip clinic from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at the KCAC facility, 4060 Keslinger Road in Geneva.
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Personalized pairing dinners offer unique fine-dining experience at casual Wauconda eateryApr 29, 2025 10:39 am - The Side Lot in Wauconda is offering personalized pairing dinners hosted by owner Phil Costello, who creates the menu and then prepares the unique custom dishes and drinks himself for parties of two or more.