Pingree Grove Lifestyle
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Sidewalk sale memoriesJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - This week marks the return of Boo Boo Days, a popular Chamber of Commerce promotion that took place in the 1950s and '60s. The new sale will be sponsored by Batavia Main...
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Kane County Fair board awards 4-H scholarshipsJul 09, 2019 11:00 pm - The Kane County Fair board of directors has named Meredith Abbs, Noa Greenfeld, and Brooke Wackerlin as its 2019 scholarship recipients. Each student, who is an active ...
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St. Sophia's 40th annual Greek Fest returns to ElginJul 08, 2019 11:00 pm - St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Elgin will host its annual summer outdoor festival this week. Greek Fest, now in its 40th year, will be open for lunch from 11 a.m. ...
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An oak-killing pathogen has been found in Illinois; experts are on alertJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Forestry, botanical and agricultural experts in the Chicago area are on alert for a plant pathogen that has killed large tracts of oak trees on the West Coast and been d...
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How to keep food-borne illnesses from spoiling Fourth of July partiesJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - The combination of outdoor cooking, perishable food and muggy, hot weather can be a recipe for an intestinal disaster on the Fourth of July. To avoid those kinds of fir...
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Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park brings a little rock glam to production of 'Twelfth Night'Jul 01, 2019 11:00 pm - It's glam. It's rock-star glitzy. It's Shakespeare as you've never seen it when the worlds of David Bowie and The Bard collide. It's Stone Soup Shakespeare's fast-paced,...
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West Dundee woman celebrates 100th birthdayJul 01, 2019 11:00 pm - West Dundee woman who helped church get lighted cross celebrates 100th birthday
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Geneva's Peck Farm Park house celebrates 150 yearsJun 23, 2019 7:00 am - For those who enjoy celebrating local history, the Geneva Park District's upcoming party for the 150th anniversary of the Peck Farm Park house and its surrounding 364 ac...
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Giant radio-controlled models celebrate planes of D-DayJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Seventy-five years ago this month, the D-Day invasion to liberate France was kicked off by almost 1,000 C-47 Dakota planes - the military version of the two-engine DC-3 ...
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Batavia boutiques add fashionable flair to city's downtownJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Sometimes, it's worth it to go off the beaten path. I stopped in at Limestone Coffee and decided to check out the beautiful Fox River. As I looked south toward the isla...