Lifestyle
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New year, new superintendent: Elgin U-46 welcomes back studentsAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Students in the state's second-largest school system kicked off a new school year Tuesday. Elgin Area School District U-46 welcomed the return of more than 35,000 kinder...
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A fresh start: Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 welcomes back studentsAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Another school year began Wednesday as so many often do for kids in Wheaton and Warrenville. After the lazy days of summer, households set their morning alarms a little ...
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Sunscreen, earplugs, binoculars: What you need for this weekend's Chicago Air and Water ShowAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - If you're among the thousands heading to North Avenue Beach this weekend for the 64th Chicago Air and Water Show, you might want to take a couple of pages out of the Lol...
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NSYMCA receives $2,500 grant for new gymnastics equipmentAug 14, 2023 11:00 pm - The North Suburban YMCA recently received a $2,500 grant from the Northbrook Civic Foundation to support the Y's gymnastics program and equipment. The grant helped clos...
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Wheaton's own Glennette Tilley Turner recognized with lifetime achievement awardAug 14, 2023 11:00 pm - Longtime historian has tirelessly researched the Underground Railroad
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Stillman Nature Center summer intern shares photos of bird familiesAug 14, 2023 11:00 pm - Every summer, Stillman Nature Center in Barrington hires college interns. This year, one of the interns, Leah Kmiecik, was a keen observer of bird life with the photogr...
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Streaming this week: 'No Hard Feelings,' 'Cocaine Bear,' 'The Monkey King,' Stand Up to Cancer, new Madden game
Aug 14, 2023 6:00 am - Jennifer Lawrence's R-rated comedy "No Hard Feelings" and the more family friendly animated movie "The Monkey King" from director Stephen Chow are among the new televisi...
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Chicken therapy? Naperville couple's neighbors balking over nonprofitAug 14, 2023 5:30 am - "Welcome to the Farm." Those etched words greet visitors as they walk under the pergola leading to Rick and Wendy Montalbano's Naperville backyard. Past the firepit and ...
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Why there's an acute need for minority organ, tissue and eye donorsAug 14, 2023 5:30 am - The need for organ, tissue and eye donors from minority communities remains critical, says a suburban group highlighting the shortage during National Minority Donor Awar...
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Naper Settlement concert series wrapping up this weekendAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - Naper Settlement's Naper Nights community concert series will wrap up this weekend with tributes to Neil Young, John Prine, The Chicks and Taylor Swift. Johnny V's Hear...