Kane County
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‘Everybody’s excited’: Local businesses, extras featured in rom-com being filmed in downtown LibertyvilleApr 15, 2025 4:18 pm - The producers of familiar feel-good holiday movies shot in picturesque suburbs are incorporating Libertyville into their portfolio for the first time and the locals couldn't be happier.
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Dining out: 79-cent pork chop, restaurant weeks and moreApr 15, 2025 4:15 pm - Perry’s Steakhouse is offering social media followers a shot at a 79-cent pork chop lunch, while a pair of suburbs are prepping for upcoming restaurant weeks.
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Harper College to host Three From Ukraine film seriesApr 15, 2025 3:14 pm - Harper College’s Communication Arts department is presenting Three From Ukraine, a series of screenings of films made in Ukraine – including a coming-of-age story ("Stop-Zemlia"), a 3D-animated fairy tale ("Mavka: The Forest Song") and a comedy/drama hailed as one of the best Ukrainian films ever made ("My Thoughts are Silent").
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St. Charles Public Library hosts third annual poetry readingApr 15, 2025 2:58 pm - To celebrate National Poetry Month, the St. Charles Public Library invites the community to a poetry reading on Friday, April 25.
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No injuries in Aurora warehouse fire after propane tank explodesApr 15, 2025 2:32 pm - No one was injured Monday during fire at a commercial warehouse in Aurora that started when a propane-powered forklift caught fire, causing the attached tank to explode.
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AAUW honors local student authorsApr 15, 2025 1:55 pm - The Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles AAUW branch proudly continues its tradition of encouraging and honoring aspiring young writers through its Creative Writing Contest. This ...
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‘We never give up’: Les Turner ALS Foundation gala raises $620KApr 15, 2025 1:17 pm - The Les Turner ALS Foundation’s 2025 Hoping Through Caring Gala raised more than $620,000 at the annual fundraising event held April 5 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago.
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Divided Geneva panel recommends ban on liquor license holders serving in elected officeApr 15, 2025 12:18 pm - Geneva is poised to make a liquor license holder ineligible to serve in public office, a redo of previous votes in 2012 and 2016.
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Kane Undersheriff Amy Johnson announces run for sheriff in 2026Apr 15, 2025 11:43 am - Kane County Undersheriff Amy Johnson has announced she will seek the Democratic nomination next April to run for sheriff in the November 2026 midterm election.
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Best Bets: Six Flags opens new thrill ride FridayApr 15, 2025 11:15 am - Six Flags Great America opens Friday with the debut of thrill ride Wrath of Rakshasa, and The Doo Wop Project performs doo wop classics at The MAC.