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ECC Writers Center hosts Fall Reading Series with acclaimed writersSep 10, 2025 10:11 pm - Elgin Community College's Writers Center will host its Fall 2025 Reading Series featuring poet Diego Baez, novelist Gerardo Sámano Córdova, and essayist Rachel Cohen.
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates to hold Block Party Sept. 17Sep 10, 2025 3:48 pm - Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates will hosts its first Block Party from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.
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Brotherhood of Harmony, Arlingtones to perform at Cutting HallSep 10, 2025 11:11 am - The Brotherhood of Harmony will present an a capella chorus concert at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine.
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Hanover Township’s Fall Food Truck Festival returning to Bartlett Sept. 18Sep 09, 2025 1:19 pm - Hanover Township will host its annual Fall Food Truck Festival Thursday, Sept. 18, at the township’s William Tiknis Campus in Bartlett.
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Germanfest brings flavors of Bavaria to Hoffman Estates with beer, food and musicSep 06, 2025 2:24 pm - Platzkonzert Germanfest waltzed into Hoffman Estates with a bang Saturday. The family-friendly, Oktoberfest-style celebration continues from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Elgin organ tour finale canceled; tour to resume Sept. 28Sep 05, 2025 12:39 pm - The Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour “Finale Concert” planned for Sept. 12, featuring players from the Elgin Symphony, was canceled due to a severe funding shortfall.
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Family tales: Huntley writer publishes mom’s memoir of Chicago childhood, wartime love storySep 05, 2025 4:28 am - A Huntley man has published his mother’s memoir about growing up in Chicago in the 1920s and 30s and marrying a World War II veteran.
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Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour finale set for Sept. 12 has been canceledSep 04, 2025 3:52 pm - First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elgin recently announced that the grand finale concert for the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour set for Sept. 12 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled soon.
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Dining out: A pair of restaurant closings, the state’s first drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A and a 20th anniversarySep 03, 2025 1:07 pm - A pair of restaurants along Randall Road in the Fox Valley announced closings this week, while a drive-thru and walk-up only Chick-fil-A opening Thursday in Naperville will be the first of its kind in the state.
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Hop, hop, hooray: It’s time for fall beer fests around the ’burbsSep 03, 2025 9:22 am - There’s a bevy of beer events brewing around the suburbs as we get closer to Oktoberfest, so make plans now to attend one or more of these upcoming festivals.