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Best Bets: Illuminarium at Navy Pier, ‘Olmec Trails,’ Nate Bargatze and moreJun 26, 2024 1:35 pm - The new immersive Illuminarium opens at Navy Pier, “Olmec Trails: Culture and Legacy” opens at various DuPage County locations, Nate Bargatze brings his “Be Funny Tour” to the Allstate Arena and more.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual ‘A Taste That Matters’ raised $446,500 for hunger reliefJun 26, 2024 11:01 am - Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual “A Taste That Matters” event raised more than $446,500, which translates into over $3.5 million in essential resources for neighbors facing hunger.
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Where you can see fireworks in the suburbsJun 26, 2024 10:48 am - With the Fourth of July upon us, communities are readying their fireworks displays. Here’s where you can see them.
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Nearly 80 years later, daughter of an Aurora man killed in World War II receives his medalsJun 25, 2024 4:34 pm - The last time 83-year-old Anna Green Showerman of Batavia was with her father, he held the then 3-year-old girl in his arms before heading out to fight and ultimately die...
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Festivals June 28 to July 4: Frontier Days, July 4 fests, summer concerts and moreJun 25, 2024 2:47 pm - Mark your calendars for Frontier Days, Independence Day events, Navy Pier Pride, Palatine’s Hometown Fest and more happening this week.
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Hoffman Estates village clerk retiring after 17 years, successor takes over SaturdayJun 25, 2024 1:58 pm - Hoffman Estates Village Clerk Bev Romanoff will step down this week after 17 years of service, with her appointed successor Patty Richter scheduled to take the reins on Saturday.
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Tek Pak CEO honored with Sigma Tau Gamma Distinguished Alumnus AwardJun 25, 2024 12:12 pm - Tony Beyer, founder and CEO of Batavia-based Tek Pak, Inc., will be honored with the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award by the Sigma Tau Gamma national fraternity at its Gr...
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Officials: South Elgin home left uninhabitable by fireJun 24, 2024 10:17 pm - Severe water damage left a South Elgin home uninhabitable Monday evening, officials said.
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Man pleads guilty to fatal drunken driving crashJun 24, 2024 4:19 pm - An Elgin man has pleaded guilty to killing a passenger in his car in drunk-driving crash.
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Crash in Schaumburg kills 20-year-old motorcyclist, injures driver and passenger of carJun 24, 2024 1:17 pm - A 20-year-old Schaumburg man was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding collided with the side of a Subaru at the intersection of Schaumburg and Town Square roads in Schaumburg.