Elgin Lifestyle
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Chicago author's new murder-mystery set in GenevaNov 30, 2019 6:29 am - Chicago author JB Michaels admits he has a soft spot in his heart for Geneva. After all, he married Ashley Pedersen, a Geneva resident he met through online dating, and ...
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Tree lightings, Santa visits and more in the Northwest suburbsNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - With Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, it's time for local villages to turn into winter wonderlands with festive decorations and sparkling lights. Here are some of t...
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Matching donations for YWCA Elgin's Giving Tuesday Dec. 3Nov 28, 2019 10:00 pm - The YWCA Elgin, a nonprofit organization that is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women through educational programming and services, will once again partici...
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'Touch as many lives as you can today': Batavia woman's motto guides her tireless advocacyNov 28, 2019 5:00 am - Hard work, compassion and helping others is in Linda Hagemann's DNA. The 58-year-old Batavia woman is nearing 40 years as a police liaison at the Kane County state's att...
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Former suburban neuroscientist helps fellow South Asians navigate retirementNov 28, 2019 4:22 am - After working nearly 35 years as a neuroscientist, Talat Khan faced the biggest challenge of her life: navigating retirement. "I didn't have any clue. I was a scientist ...
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Flipping the switch: Holiday festivities to light up St. Charles this weekendNov 27, 2019 5:00 am - Whether St. Charles is your actual hometown or your adopted home base, there will be no place like the city this weekend when holiday events turn the downtown into a par...
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Elgin Gives promotes nonprofits for Giving TuesdayNov 26, 2019 10:00 pm - Giving Tuesday is an international movement, setting aside the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to helping nonprofits. On this day, people choose to pause their holiday spend...
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Algonquin McDonald's reopened with improved drive-through, upgraded dining areaNov 26, 2019 5:00 am - As shoppers are running around Randall Road checking off their holiday to-do list, taking a break at a local McDonald's now will be a little easier. The McDonald's at th...
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'I feel so proud,' Elgin woman says of turning 105Nov 26, 2019 4:30 am - At the age of 105, Helen Baier is a woman of few words but plenty of big smiles. Baier reached her milestone birthday Nov. 2 at The Sheridan at Tyler Creek retirement c...
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Park Ridge's The Harbour, a haven for teen girls, launches first capital campaignNov 25, 2019 5:00 am - Park Ridge's The Harbour, a haven for teen girls, launches first capital campaign