Elgin Lifestyle
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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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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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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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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.
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‘We expect picking to be great’: Where you can pick your own apples this fallAug 24, 2024 9:07 am - The apple crop is looking good this year, according to owners of local orchards. Here’s a look at where you can pick your own this fall.
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Grief & healing: Remembering when we were youngAug 24, 2024 7:00 am - I have many photos on my walls from all stages of our life together. And I have photo albums and photo boxes of us together over the years. These bring me lots of joy.
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Experience fall’s flock: Join bird watching walks at Kane County forest preservesAug 23, 2024 1:26 pm - Embrace the beauty of fall and join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County for bird watching walks.
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Candy for a cause: Tootsie Roll drive returns to Geneva and BataviaAug 23, 2024 4:30 am - A column by Dave Heun helped the Knights of Columbus to exceed their 2023 goal in the Tootsie Roll fundraising drive. They’re hoping for similar results this year.
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Central Unit District 301 celebrates first day of classesAug 22, 2024 5:01 pm - Wednesday, Aug. 21 was the first day of classes in Central Unit District 301, based in Burlington. Here are some photos shared by the school district.
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Elgin, Schaumburg police to play charity softball gameAug 22, 2024 11:23 am - Elgin and Schaumburg police will play on the same team in a charity softball game Saturday, Aug. 24, to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & N...