Lifestyle
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Suburban Skyview: Eight acres of solar panels to power Kane County Judicial CenterDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - A birds-eye view is the best way to take in the construction of a new solar field in Geneva. The 8-acre field at the corner of Peck and Bricher roads will be the home of...
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Kids in Fox Valley, DuPage County get help from officers with their holiday shoppingDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Kids teamed up with police officers Saturday at Shop With a Cop events in Kane and DuPage counties. Law enforcement agencies in Dundee Township took kids holiday shoppin...
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Trailblazing Chicago broadcaster Floyd Brown dies at 92Dec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Legendary Chicago broadcaster Floyd Brown, a trailblazer whose 54-year career encompassed radio and television, died Friday. He was 92. Smart and personable with "the g...
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Christmas in the Valley takes visitors back to 19th century holidaysDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Visitors to the Volkening Heritage Farm and Merkle Cabin on Saturday were whisked back to a time of less holiday hustle and bustle during the Christmas in the Valley eve...
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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners to host holiday potluck Dec. 20Dec 09, 2022 10:00 pm - This month, the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners will host a potluck and White Elephant gift exchange on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Set-up will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the dinner and...
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Jazzy 'Charlie Brown Christmas' swings on after 57 years
Dec 09, 2022 10:00 pm - The Mendelson family would love to find the envelope where their father, Lee, scribbled some lyrics to jazz musician Vince Guaraldi's composition “Christmas Time is Here...
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Book review: Thief forced to steal a vital U.S. defense secret in 'Three-Edged Sword'
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After mother's death, family wants brother to vacate her houseDec 09, 2022 6:00 am - By Tom resnick Q: My brother has been living with (and sponging off) my mother for the past 15 years. Mom recently passed away. As far as we know, she did not have a wil...
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Miniature cathedrals exhibit featured at Dunn Museum in LibertyvilleDec 09, 2022 5:01 am - A special exhibition titled "Color and Light: Charles Warner's Miniature Cathedrals" is running through Jan. 8, 2023, at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville. The...
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Remembering the late Rob Sherman's role in removing religious symbols from public buildings in St. CharlesDec 09, 2022 5:00 am - Any Christmas story about St. Charles in the past three-plus decades has to include a chapter mentioning Rob Sherman as the main character or, to some, the Grinch trying...