Lifestyle
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How songwriting saint Johnta Austin rewrote his career
Jul 19, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK - It's the early '90s and a preteen Johnta Austin is in the studio working on his debut album with a pair of unknown producers named Pharrell Williams and Chad ...
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Q&A: Marisa Monte on her first solo album in 10 years
Jul 19, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) — It took Marisa Monte 10 years to release a solo album, but the four-time Grammy winner never abandoned music. Far from being away, the Brazilian singer-s...
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ECC students help food-insecure classmates with garden plotJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - With food insecurity an issue for many, a group of Elgin Community College students are doing what they can to help their school community. Members of the Phi Theta Kapp...
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'It's like the coolest thing': Downtown Mundelein transformed for day of bike racesJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - Downtown Mundelein was transformed into a professional bike racetrack Monday for the inaugural Mundelein Grand Prix, a series of 10 races that drew about 430 professiona...
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Mt. Prospect Library's Garage Book Sale a huge successJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - The line of people waiting for the first Mount Prospect Friends of the Library Garage Book Sale on Saturday, June 26, was so long it ran from the lower level of the gara...
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Maryville's wine tasting, garden tour to benefit its Jen School programsJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - Maryville Academy will host its second Wine Tasting and Garden Tour Saturday, Aug. 7. The event will benefit Jen School students and their programs. A donation of $35 wi...
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'Space Jam' dunks on 'Black Widow' to take box office No. 1
Jul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - "Black Widow" ceded its No. 1 spot to an unlikely foe in its second week in theaters: The Tune Squad. LeBron James, Bugs Bunny and the rest of the stars of Warner Bros.'...
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Hops for Hope 5K Oct. 2 to raise money for Project Mobility's adaptive bikesJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - The fifth annual Hops for Hope 5K returns to Mount St. Mary Park in St. Charles on Saturday, Oct. 2. Project Mobility's three largest fundraisers in 2020 were either pos...
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Ride Baby, Ride Motorcycle Run July 24 to benefit Save Abandoned Babies FoundationJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - Join the Ride Baby, Ride Motorcycle Run around McHenry County on Saturday, July 24. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Woodstock Harley Davidson, 2235 S. Eastwo...
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Montini Catholic senior awarded the Colleen Helen Considine Memorial ScholarshipJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Considine Family Memorial Fund, Montini Catholic proudly awarded the Colleen Helen Considine Memorial Scholarship to an exceptional Bronco senior - Nora...