Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Heroes Unite to celebrate autism awareness and acceptance in ElginApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - The Heroes Unite autism awareness and acceptance celebration is back for its third year in Elgin Saturday. As a parent of a child with autism, Elgin Police Officer Robb...
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Open Elgin offers an insider's view of some of the city's unique buildingsApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - Ever drive past the many historic, interesting or just plain odd buildings in Elgin and wonder what's behind the doors? Open Elgin, a self-guided architectural tour feat...
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Raise a slice for a good cause; 3 suburban pizzerias to host fundraisers for Aurora literacy centerApr 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Three Lou Malnati's Pizzerias - two in Naperville and one in Aurora - are hosting fundraisers for the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora. The fundraisers will take plac...
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Good News Sunday: Meet Norbert, the skateboard-riding pig who really may have trained his ownerApr 16, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Vince Baran is living his dream, and hi...
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New film 'Watershed Warriors' highlights work of Fox River advocatesApr 16, 2023 1:00 am - When Gary Swick was a teenager in the late 1960s, the Fox River was not healthy. The river was “a really nasty, polluted place” back then, Swick, now president of Friend...
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Suburban Skyview: Vibrant colors on the water during a spring sunsetApr 15, 2023 1:00 am - The warm, angular light of the setting sun creates vibrant colors and shadows on the Fox River in early spring. Our eyes naturally see the reflected blue light from the ...
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The path to publication: How three Tri-Cities journalists became book authorsApr 14, 2023 6:00 am - Writers are going to write. Today's column celebrates that premise, focusing on three journalists who have been around the Tri-Cities a long time in the newspaper, marke...
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Elgin Chamber of Commerce offers five $1,000 scholarshipsApr 13, 2023 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area Chamber and its economic development program, Elgin Development Group, are offering five, $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing f...
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Hanover Township honors senior volunteersApr 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Hanover Township officials and staff recognized more than 200 seniors at the annual volunteer award recognition luncheon April 13 at the Seville in Streamwood. The town...
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'Victory of the human spirit': Violins played by Jewish musicians coming to suburbsApr 13, 2023 5:30 am - A child's violin has been restored but remains unplayable. Was it ever played? Sobering questions may come to mind when people see - and hear - the Violins of Hope, a co...