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DuPage County Fairgrounds slowly returns to hosting large-crowd events indoors and outAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - After a long hiatus owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton is slowly but surely getting back to the business of holding entertainment e...
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Government mandate or not, some suburban businesses bring back mask requirementsAug 04, 2021 5:00 am - In a comic strip on the front window of Graham Crackers Comics in DeKalb, a character exclaims to Peter Parker: "Your Mask ... Please ... PUT YOUR MASK BACK ON!!!" Like ...
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Walgreens reinstates mandatory face covers for employeesAug 03, 2021 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Walgreens on Wednesday said it now requires all U.S. employees to wear face covers, and everyone at support offices to be vaccinated (or enroll in a testing ...
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CVS announces pay increase, job openingsAug 03, 2021 11:00 pm - CVS Health said it plans to fill 200 open positions in Chicago and the suburbs, including at its Mount Prospect call center, as well as announced a companywide minimum h...
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Will vaccine mandate to enter all businesses like in NYC happen here? What local leaders sayAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - As new cases of COVID-19 surge and hospitalizations spike, Illinois public health experts are watching New York City's move to require proof of vaccination for entering ...
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Street market, music highlight Long Grove Vintage DaysAug 02, 2021 11:00 pm - What's old is new again as the Historic Downtown Long Grove Business Association presents the 6th annual Vintage Days celebration Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7-8, centered...
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More than 30 venues featured on Aurora's First Friday Aug. 6Aug 01, 2021 11:00 pm - First Fridays in downtown Aurora will feature more than 30 venues open with art, music, and more on Aug. 6. Yetee Station will open their new arcade space at 11 N. Broa...
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New Lombard public art mural pops up at Yorktown CenterJul 29, 2021 5:30 am - The finishing touches are being applied to a new public art mural at Yorktown Center in Lombard. Veronica Martinez of Chicago and Edgar Sosa of Cicero are the artists be...
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Shop Dundee event highlights local stores in downtown East and West DundeeJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Shop Dundee event was created last year by the Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce as a way to help local businesses through the choppy financial waters of the ...
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Cinnaholic opens Evanston location in celebration of pandemic recoveryJul 28, 2021 11:00 pm - New vegan bakery will soon grace the discerning taste buds of the Evanston area. Cinnaholic, the gourmet cinnamon roll bakery acclaimed for serving vegan, innovative cin...