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Local fire departments to hold fire safety demonstrations during Fire Prevention WeekSep 23, 2026 3:42 pm - Area fire departments are conducting live fire demonstrations during Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 4-10, with the theme "Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower."
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Woodlands Academy seniors receive National Merit commendationsSep 21, 2026 1:21 pm - Three Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart students have distinguished themselves in the current National Merit Scholarship competition for exceptional academic promise.
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Better than ever: Northlight’s fiercely funny ‘The Front Page’ marks triumphant Evanston returnSep 21, 2026 11:41 am - Northlight Theatre marks its return to Evanston, where it was founded 50 years ago, with an exceptional adaptation of “The Front Page” directed by artistic director BJ Jones and featuring some of the Chicago’s finest theater artists.
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From Nordic landscapes to Record Row: Chicago a cappella reveals diverse 2026-27 concert seasonSep 14, 2026 9:54 pm - Chicago a cappella’s 2026-27 season features three concert programs: “Northern Lights” in October, the annual “Holidays a cappella” in December, and “Record Row” in spring celebrating Chicago’s South Michigan Avenue recording studios. The ensemble will perform at various venues in Naperville, Oak Park, Evanston, and Chicago.
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Soul & Smoke opens flagship with acclaimed barbecue and new fine dining dishesSep 08, 2026 3:43 pm - Soul and Smoke, best known for its critically acclaimed American soul food and barbecue, has finally opened a long-awaited flagship in Evanston, inspired by roots in the South Side and, perhaps more surprisingly, molecular gastronomy.
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Fall theater preview: Plenty of intriguing musicals and plays coming to suburban, Chicago stagesSep 01, 2026 9:57 am - World and regional premieres are among the productions scheduled to run on suburban and Chicago stages this fall.
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Osteria Trulli brings taste of Puglia, a top tourist destination, to the suburbsAug 28, 2026 9:41 am - For 10 years Osteria Trulli, from chef and owner Giovanni DeNigris, has been the only area restaurant to specialize in the cuisine of Puglia, the sun-drenched coastal region on the southeastern most part of Italy where he grew up.
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Investigators exploring new lead in 1992 abduction, murder of studentAug 23, 2026 9:50 am - More than three decades after a college student was kidnapped and murdered while driving along an Illinois highway, state police said Sunday they are exploring a new lead in the case.
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Four pioneering women come to life in GreenMan Theatre’s ‘History of Her’ performancesAug 13, 2026 11:22 am - GreenMan Theatre Storytellers will present "History of Her" on Aug. 21 and 23 in Elmhurst, featuring costumed biographical monologues of four influential Chicago-area women: Bertha Honoré Palmer, Audrey Wagner, Frances Willard and Jane Addams.
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Northlight Theatre cuts a fresh ribbon in its former Evanston hometownAug 11, 2026 5:22 pm - Northlight Theatre, long of Skokie, has had a date with Evanston from its beginning. It’s a relationship officially re-consummated last month as Northlight cut the ribbon on its new, $33 million theater, built from the ground up in downtown Evanston.
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