Elgin
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Rehabilitation of former Larkin Center into affordable housing wins preservation awardAug 28, 2024 4:54 pm - An affordable housing project on the site of the former Larkin Center in Elgin has been recognized with a statewide preservation award.
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St. Edward Preparatory Academy to host fourth annual fashion show dinnerAug 28, 2024 4:05 pm - St. Edward Catholic Preparatory Academy invites the community to join its fourth annual fashion show, dinner and dance on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Septemberfest returns with rides, parade, fireworks, Taste of SchaumburgAug 28, 2024 11:15 am - One of the biggest Labor Day festivals in the suburbs, Schaumburg’s Septemberfest returns this weekend with rides, music, Taste of Schaumburg, a parade, fireworks and more.
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Raise a glass: Sip your way across the suburbs with these fall beer festivalsAug 28, 2024 11:08 am - There’s a variety of beer events brewing around the suburbs as we get closer to Oktoberfest. From traditional festivals to tours on foot and bike, there’s something happening most weekends for beer lovers over the next couple of months.
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Celebrating 100 years: Suburban Girl Scouts to mark centennial of regional campgroundAug 28, 2024 10:22 am - Not every place that’s helped build the childhoods of suburban residents is actually in the suburbs. One such place -- Camp Juniper Knoll in East Troy, Wisconsin -- has been serving Girl Scouts of the Chicago area for exactly 100 years.
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Prime Healthcare to acquire nine Ascension hospitals in IllinoisAug 28, 2024 9:39 am - Prime Healthcare has entered into an agreement to purchase nine Ascension Illinois hospitals, associated physician practices, and post-acute and senior living facilities.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 1-7Aug 27, 2024 11:04 pm - Mushrooms, roses, tubers, bats and native plant sales — area garders are covering it all.
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Illinois’ first West Nile virus-related death of 2024 reported in Lake CountyAug 27, 2024 9:28 pm - The first West Nile virus-related death in Illinois in 2024 occurred in Lake County, health officials said Tuesday.
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How should Cook County spend remaining COVID funds? Here’s how to weigh inAug 26, 2024 8:32 pm - Cook County will hold four community meetings in coming weeks, including one in Palatine, to get resident input on how officials should spend remaining federal COVID relief money.
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Visit Buddha’s Words Monastery with Holy Trinity Sept. 14Aug 26, 2024 4:59 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 14, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin will hosting a visit to the Buddha’s Words Monastery in Elgin.