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St. Charles CPA turns tax season tales into a new book

By Dave Heun, "Talk of the Town"
Aug 19, 2026 8:50 am - Jim Whittington of St. Charles recently published “Taxing Revelations,” a book sharing personal stories and patterns he observed while preparing tax returns over the past decade. The book features chapters about different client types he encountered like “The Perfectionist” and “The Anxious.”
Goodly Creatures’ Shakespeare in the Park aims to be accessible to all

By Susan Klovstad
Jul 29, 2026 5:00 am - Goodly Creatures describes its Shakespeare in the Park program as “Disney Shakespeare,” with performances shortened and adapted for a wide range of audiences. This year they will perform “As You Like It” in Geneva, Schaumburg, Elgin and Algonquin.
Learn the art of storytelling with GreenMan Theatre’s 18th annual series

By Sharon Bopp, GreenMan Theatre Troupe
Jul 22, 2026 11:29 am - Elmhurst’s GreenMan Theatre hosts its 18th annual storytelling classes in August. The program includes morning "Introduction to Storytelling" classes covering folktales, personal stories, and urban legends, and afternoon "Advanced Storytelling" classes focusing on story development and writing.
Biden will publish ‘Promise Me, America’ memoir after the November midterm elections

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jul 15, 2026 9:48 am - Former President Joe Biden will publish a memoir, “Promise Me, America,” which he says will touch upon everything from the economy to his decision to drop his bid for reelection.
Vernon Area Public Library will use state grant for digital resources

Daily Herald report
Jul 01, 2026 12:19 pm - The Vernon Area Public Library District in Lincolnshire will use a $75,150 state grant to help keep up with the cost of e-books and other digital resources, officials sai...
‘Prairie Pause’ to offer ‘Little House’ experience in downtown Chicago

By Susan Klovstad
Jun 26, 2026 12:42 pm - Inspired by a new Netflix adaptation of “Little House on the Prairie,” an upcoming pop-up in downtown Chicago will offer visitors a chance to immerse themselves in the 1870s.
‘One-woman show’: Barrington resident brings home-grown business to historic Ice House mall

By Steve Zalusky
Jun 25, 2026 8:44 am - Montana Bellagamba is bringing her passion for books to the town where she grew up, filling a need in her hometown.
A Jenna Bush Hager imprint release is now in Oprah’s book club

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jun 16, 2026 7:54 am - Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick also has the blessing of a second literary tastemaker, Jenna Bush Hager. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she had selected Sophie Chen Keller's “Little Wonder.”
Author Amy Griffin sues woman who alleged she stole her stories of sexual abuse in memoir ‘The Tell’

By ANDREW DALTON
Jun 16, 2026 6:48 am - Author Amy Griffin sued a former classmate for defamation on Monday, saying the woman’s statements in a New York Times story and a subsequent lawsuit alleging Griffin appropriated her stories of sexual abuse for her bestselling 2025 memoir “The Tell” are false in “every element.”
A rare first edition of 'Wuthering Heights' complete with spelling mistakes is up for auction

By JILL LAWLESS
Jun 16, 2026 6:42 am - A rare first-edition copy of “Wuthering Heights,” complete with spelling mistakes, is up for auction for the first time in more than a century, as Emily Brontë’s tragic, tempestuous romance gains new fans through a big-screen adaptation.

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