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West Dundee author launches book to honor vow made to his daughterMar 21, 2021 11:00 pm - On April 5, 2017, Jamie Brakefield of West Dundee passed away from a drug overdose. She was 27 years old. Her family was told the day before she passed that some years e...
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Dining events: Restaurants pumped for March MadnessMar 16, 2021 10:00 am - March Madness Ready for the NCAA basketball tournament? So are some suburban restaurants, with COVID-19 protocols in place, of course. Here are some specials you might w...
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A year without (live) theater: A look back - and ahead - for suburban stagesMar 10, 2021 10:00 pm - A year ago, Paramount Theatre artistic director Jim Corti delivered one of the most heartbreaking announcements of his professional career. Minutes before the house open...
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St. Patrick's Day 2021: Raise a glass (or get corned beef to go) at suburban eateriesMar 10, 2021 5:00 am - What a difference a year makes! It was almost a year ago that pretty much everything shut down to stem the spread of COVID-19. Now with bars and restaurants back open at...
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Constable: Ranking rains on parade, but spring still in Naperville's stepMar 10, 2021 4:30 am - On Tuesday's beautiful spring day, there might not be a better place to be than strolling the Naperville Riverwalk with someone you love. Oh, wait. Strike that. Accordin...
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Saxophonist/composer Nick Zoulek to perform 'Rushing Past Willow' March 10Mar 04, 2021 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 10, Eighth Blackbird, a four-time Grammy Award-winning Chicago-based music ensemble, will showcase sax player and composer Nick Zoulek in a livestrea...
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8 ways suburban restaurants responded to the pandemic over the past yearMar 03, 2021 10:00 pm - Nearly a year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many suburban restaurant owners to rethink the means by which they accomplish their mission. With indoor dining banned in...
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Dining events: Scorched Earth, Church Street breweries fete women with new brewsMar 02, 2021 10:00 pm - Fierce Females To honor International Women's Day on Monday, March 8, Scorched Earth Brewing Co. in Algonquin is releasing Fierce Female IPA. And, even better, 10% ...
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Dining events: City Works and Old Town Pour House locations reopenFeb 24, 2021 5:00 am - Back up and running Closed back in October during Illinois' indoor dining ban, Old Town Pour House in Oak Brook and Naperville and City Works in Vernon Hills are now ope...
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Spotlight: First Folio debuts bedtime stories series for kidsFeb 17, 2021 5:00 am - First Folio storytellers First Folio Theatre resumes its online reading series of poems and stories and introduces a new version devoted to bedtime stories. While c...