Elgin
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Bike repair stations popping up around the suburbsNov 25, 2022 5:00 am - With more electric vehicles purring along roadways, charging stations are key to widespread acceptance by skeptical motorists. Surprisingly, cyclists are already blessed...
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Spotlight: Itasca native reprises her role as Cindy Lou Who in darkly comic 'Who's Holiday!'Nov 25, 2022 5:00 am - Cindy Lou, who? Itasca native Veronica Garza reprises her role as Cindy Lou Who in Theater Wit's remount of "Who's Holiday!" Matthew Lombardo's adults-only comedy about ...
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State police's simulator lets cops practice responses to danger. We tried it, and it's hard.Nov 25, 2022 4:30 am - Police officers often say the public doesn't understand that sometimes situations go sideways in seconds. The Illinois State Police on Wednesday gave members of the medi...
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Elgin Theatre Company to hold auditions for 'Sylvia'Nov 24, 2022 10:00 pm - The Elgin Theatre Company will hold auditions for its upcoming production of "Sylvia," a comedy by A.R. Gurney. This production is directed by Frank Del Giudice and is p...
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History museum's holiday gala celebrates 'It's A Wonderful Life in St. Charles-'70s Edition'Nov 24, 2022 10:00 pm - Back by popular demand, the St. Charles History Museum is holding a festive holiday gala fundraiser on Friday, Dec. 9, at the St. Charles Country Club. This event is ope...
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How a former principal cultivates Wheaton nursing home's huge 'secret garden' full of lessonsNov 24, 2022 4:30 am - Retired school principal Linda Kunesh has been tending to a garden at a DuPage County nursing home for more than a decade. In many ways, the therapeutic garden at the Du...
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'Food can heal': Volunteers provide Thanksgiving meal for jail detainees recovering from addictionsNov 24, 2022 4:30 am - Quenby Schuyler hit an all-time low in late March 2020. Her father was in the hospital with COVID-19, and she could not visit him because of pandemic restrictions. He di...
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Inaugural Greater Elgin Sing-Along of Handel's Messiah set for Dec. 2Nov 24, 2022 12:00 am - Volunteers from numerous local organizations are preparing for the inaugural Greater Elgin Sing-Along of Handel's Messiah. The free event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday,...
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Donations to AID of $100 or more get matched on Giving Tuesday Nov. 29Nov 23, 2022 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, Nov. 29, make a donation at AIDCares.org/GivingTuesday and The Coleman Foundation will match $100 of each individual online gift of $100 or more; up to $12,5...
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Hoffman Estates approves ambitious strategic plan for economic developmentNov 23, 2022 4:30 am - Hoffman Estates officials have approved the first major revision of the village's economic development strategic plan in 17 years, setting ambitious goals while recogniz...