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Memoriam Development’s ‘Nightshade: Vernal’ brings 10 chilling tales to ElginApr 15, 2026 12:56 pm - Memoriam Development's seventh horror anthology "Nightshade: Vernal" features 10 short plays with a spring theme, selected from worldwide submissions and directed by Nick Mataragas at Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin,
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Earth Day and Arbor Day events: Tree plantings, cleanups, nature walks and moreApr 15, 2026 11:19 am - Upcoming Earth Day and Arbor Day events in the suburbs feature tree plantings, nature walks, cleanups, recycling and more.
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Historic 1888 pipe organ featured at Streamwood concertApr 15, 2026 10:47 am - The Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour continues April 19 at Immanuel UCC in Streamwood, featuring their 1888 organ that was restored in 1982 and enhanced with a digital console. Jeff Neufeld will perform works by Stanley, Bach, Clerambault, and Nevin.
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Home & garden calendar, April 14-25Apr 14, 2026 3:46 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like turn your garden into a B&B for birds, the romance of roses, and more. Also, listings of wildflower walks and plant sales.
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Chicago Harp Quartet presents ‘Sounds of the Earth’ in Aurora and St. CharlesApr 14, 2026 3:14 pm - The Chicago Harp Quartet will perform "Sounds of the Earth: Music and Nature in Harmony" on April 19-20, featuring nature-themed pieces by various composers including works specifically written for the quartet.
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Kane County to plant 500 native trees for Earth Day at Fabyan Forest PreserveApr 14, 2026 3:00 pm - Volunteers will plant 500 native trees and shrubs at Fabyan Forest Preserve on April 18 at 10 a.m. for Earth Day, with species including white oak, bur oak, sugar maple, and various native shrubs to support local ecosystems and wildlife habitat.
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Lawsuit: Elgin man got drunk at Wisconsin Dells resort before crash that killed him, injured 5Apr 14, 2026 10:41 am - A lawsuit claims a Wisconsin Dells water park was negligent for serving alcohol to an Elgin man who later collided his Mercedes-Benz with another vehicle near Woodstock, critically injuring a family of four.
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Elgin man gets 12 years for drug homicideApr 13, 2026 1:52 pm - A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the drug-induced homicide of a man he met in treatment.
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‘All the bells and whistles’: Hospital rolls out new ambulance for stroke patientsApr 12, 2026 8:45 pm - Almost a decade ago, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital launched a special ambulance for stroke patients -- the first of its kind in the state. It now has a new, sleeker rig to begin treating those patients out in the field, across the western suburbs.
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Suburban Skyview: New 2,250-seat stadium under construction at Larkin High SchoolApr 12, 2026 6:00 am - Skyview: New 2,250-seat stadium under construction at Larkin High School in Elgin.