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Helen Plum Library presents Chris Vallillo’s ‘Oh Freedom!’ songs

By Loretta Sawyer, Helen Plum Library
Aug 12, 2025 6:51 pm - Award-winning roots musician Chris Vallillo will bring his show "Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement" to the Helen Plum Library on Aug. 18.
Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ dies at 60

By ANDREW DALTON
Aug 12, 2025 5:27 pm - LOS ANGELES — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What's Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who b...
Conjuring nightmares: Six Flags Great America’s Fright Fest unveils new thrills, haunted mazes

Daily Herald report
Aug 12, 2025 4:14 pm - Roller coaster buffs will have to hurry to ride Raging Bull before it temporarily closes for a full repaint, but there are plenty of other big events, including new Fright Fest haunts, planned for visitors to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.
Dining out: Lobster festival at Shaw’s, nose-to-tail dinner at Niche and more

By Rick West
Aug 12, 2025 4:10 pm - It’s peak lobster season and Shaw’s Crab House in Schaumburg has some limited-time menu offerings starting Friday. And Niche in Geneva is holding a nose-to-tail dinner celebrating the pig.
4 arrests after home reportedly owned by Brad Pitt was ransacked by burglars, police say

Aug 12, 2025 1:43 pm - Four people have been arrested in connection with a burglary earlier this summer at a Los Angeles home reportedly owned by actor Brad Pitt, police said Tuesday.
Mundelein BBQ joint gets $1,500 village grant for lighting upgrades

By Russell Lissau
Aug 12, 2025 1:39 pm - A barbecue restaurant on the edge of downtown Mundelein will receive a municipal grant to help pay for new interior light fixtures.
‘Creating a little wine community’: Geneva Winery expands production in Elburn, plans to grow

By Susan O'Neill
Aug 12, 2025 11:31 am - Brent Copstead, owner of Geneva Winery, is expanding the business to include an event venue, vineyard and larger production facility.
New $185 million Hollywood Casino Joliet opens, seen as regional destination point

By Bob Okon
Aug 12, 2025 10:31 am - The new Hollywood Casino Joliet opened Monday with fanfare that included a traditional Chinese lion dance and an announcement that the casino has become an official sponsor of the Chicago Bears.
Sonny Acres to build special event space, The Barn on North

By Dave Oberhelman
Aug 12, 2025 10:30 am - Sonny Acres, the farm and family entertainment complex in West Chicago, is building a 7,000-square-foot building, The Barn on North, to host special events.
Book Review: Debut novelist Aisha Muharrar deftly explores love and loss in ‘Loved One’

By ROB MERRILL
Aug 12, 2025 6:32 am - I picked up a copy of “Loved One” based solely on the fact that its first-time author, Aisha Muharrar, was involved in three television comedies that made me laugh: “Hacks,” “Parks and Recreation” and “The Good Place.”

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