South Elgin Lifestyle
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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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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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Help AID empower those with disabilities on Giving TuesdayNov 24, 2019 10:00 pm - #ILGIVE is a statewide, nonpartisan movement to support nonprofit communities in Illinois by increasing individual giving. #ILGIVE is a compliment to the nationwide #Giv...
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Side Street Studio Arts brings curated pop-up experience to Elgin for Small Business SaturdayNov 23, 2019 10:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin will open a pop-up shop, "MADE," just in time for holiday shopping. It will feature the original artworks of area artists, as well as Si...
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What's next for empty bank buildings in the Fox Valley?Nov 23, 2019 6:28 am - It isn't difficult to spot one. They are all over the Tri-Cities and Kane County area. We wonder what will happen to empty retail storefronts or restaurants, but another...
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Support Side Street Studio Arts with 'Not-So-Silent Auction'Nov 22, 2019 10:00 pm - On Giving Tuesday Dec. 3, you can give and get the gift of art when you support Side Street Studio Arts. This year's "Not-So-Silent Auction" will get you arts experience...
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Holiday magic: Suburban dance companies bring classic 'Nutcracker' to lifeNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - There are losses, triumphs, battles and dreams come true in the fantastic world of "The Nutcracker," a perennial Christmas ballet favorite. And this season, both Elgin a...
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A new disc golf course need not consume a city parkNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - Many St. Charles residents living near, or using, Timber Trails Park voiced enough opposition to the park district's idea of building a disc golf course on the site, tha...