Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Illinois Prairie Path marks 60 years since the start of rails-to-trails movementSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Inspired? Speak up! Thanks to naturalist May Theilgaard Watts's vision, bikers and trail users are now reaping the benefits in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. Her Septem...
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Festivals Sept. 22-28: Long Grove Apple Fest, Oktoberfests, Art in the Barn and moreSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Happy Times Pumpkinfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, (closed Tuesdays) at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnsh...
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Help Signal Hill, NSDAR, Honor All Veterans Interred at Evergreen CemeterySep 19, 2023 1:00 am - For the previous four years, the Barrington-based Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, has undertaken the task of raising funds to purchase individual wreaths for the community's...
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Building on a dream: Larkin Floral comes to West DundeeSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - You could say Parisa Morris is a bit of a flower child. She spent much of her childhood in her parents' flower shop, Larkin Floral, in Elgin. At age 5, she created — an...
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Ella's Friends to host book sale Oct. 6-8 in HampshireSep 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Ella's Friends, the support group for the Ella Johnson Library in Hampshire, will be holding its annual book sale on Oct. 6-8. The sale will be held at the Prairie View ...
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Bridging the gap: Sherman's bilingual advocate for the Elgin area communitySep 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Juan Rivero recalls leaving his home in Mexico City at age nine and immigrating to the United States with his parents and siblings. Like many immigrant children, Rivero ...
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Suburban Mosaic: ECC kicks off Latinx Heritage Month with talk on human rightsSep 18, 2023 5:30 am - Elgin Community College is hosting a series of events celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with the theme “Belonging: Familia, Herencia, y Poder.” It kicks off with a disc...
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Behind-the-scenes access part of new Volo Museum toursSep 17, 2023 11:00 pm - For the first time in its 63-year history, the Volo Museum is offering guided tours, included at no additional charge with regular admission. Tours are available at 11 a...
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Donate to Elgin Golden K Kiwanis Peanut DriveSep 16, 2023 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 16, the Elgin Golden K Kiwanis Club launched its Peanut Drive fundraiser for the year. On weekends until Oct. 1, plan to see Elgin Golden K members a...
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130 years of harmonies: Elgin church will re-enact the first concert on its big pipe organSep 16, 2023 1:00 am - There will be a lot to live up to when First Congregational Church in Elgin celebrates the 130th anniversary of its organ Tuesday with a recreation of the concert that f...