Kane County Lifestyle
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Things to do Dec. 29-Jan. 4: New Year’s Eve, light shows, Christmas plays and moreDec 29, 2023 10:01 am - If you didn’t have time to enjoy all of the holiday events this season, you’re in luck as many of the light shows, holiday stage productions, festivals and more are conti...
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Alpaca and donkeys featured at Holy Trinity’s Living NativityDec 28, 2023 10:13 pm - This year, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin staged a Living Nativity with real animals. Church members in shepherd costumes staged the Bethlehem scene. The alpaca ...
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Send off 2023 with a New Year’s Eve dinner in the suburbsDec 28, 2023 12:06 pm - Time to finish 2023 strong with a night out at one of the myriad suburban restaurants and bars offering good food, good drinks and a good time on New Year’s Eve. Ab...
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Winter theater forecast: 10 shows to make theater lovers leave their cozy confinesDec 27, 2023 4:33 pm - Even the most ardent theater fans may be reluctant to leave the cozy confines of their home this winter. These 10 shows (including several premieres) opening at suburban...
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Live nativity: Aurora church congregants enact first ChristmasDec 27, 2023 11:39 am - The first Christmas came alive on Christmas Eve at Fourth Street United Methodist Church in Aurora. For a second year, congregants were invited to borrow church costumes ...
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Treecycle community partnership keeps unsold Christmas trees from landfillDec 26, 2023 11:06 pm - Geneva Park District is again partnering with the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva’s Green Sanctuary Team to provide Geneva area retailers an alternative to placi...
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Luther College’s Nordic Choir to perform at Huntley church Jan. 28Dec 26, 2023 8:35 pm - The esteemed Luther College student Nordic Choir will be perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church, 10805 Main St. in Huntley. The Nor...
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Junteenth Organization and MCC celebrate Martin Luther King’s legacy with Jan. 10 programDec 26, 2023 8:35 pm - On Wednesday, Jan. 10, the McHenry County Juneteenth Organization and McHenry County College will be celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The pr...
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16 E. coli cases now tied to Huntley High School outbreak; 2 students hospitalizedDec 21, 2023 2:12 pm - Sixteen cases of E. coli were tied to September’s outbreak at Huntley High School, according to a McHenry County Health Department report released Thursday. That includes...
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How Christmas dinner traditions have evolvedDec 21, 2023 6:24 am - Turns out, a Dutch chemist named Johannes van Houten could very well be my all-time hero. Back in 1828, he invented a way to make chocolate into a solid bar, a form we’ve...