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Saturday, August 13, 2022

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Batavia marks its bike lanes with no parking signs in 500 block of Western Avenue.

Bike lanes explained: Tragedy reminds us it's time to review the rules of sharing the road

Sometimes a news story catches my eye. Sometimes it chokes me up. The death of a 3-year-old riding the rear carrier on her mother's bike in Chicago evoked strong emotions with the merging of two passions -- biking and parenthood.
The Bengson family at Candy’s Creamery counter in Geneva. From left are Tim, Ethan, Candy and Ian Bengson. (Not pictured is Evan Bengson.)

Sweet spot: Candy's Creamery serves ice cream in Geneva's Mill Creek neighborhood

The label on the tub of ice cream read "Cookies Galore." And with that, Candy's Creamery in the Mill Creek subdivision of Geneva had me sold.
Among its many changes at Randhurst Mall in the mid-1980s was the addition of a food court, called “The Picnic.” It officially opened on Oct. 4, 1984.

'If I couldn't buy it at Randhurst, it didn't need to be bought': Memories of Randhurst at 60

It has been a rough ride for most of Randhurst Village's existence, but as the shopping center prepares to celebrate its 60th birthday, it has proved its resilience.
Efforts continue to try to capture four pigs on the loose in the Wayne area.

Roaming pigs elude capture in Wayne for more than a week

Despite efforts to catch them, four pigs remain on the loose in the Wayne area.
JoJo, a silverback gorilla at Brookfield Zoo, died two weeks ago at the age of 42.
Body of Brookfield Zoo gorilla will join Field Museum's mammal collection
The body of JoJo, a 485-pound silverback gorilla who died two weeks ago at the Brookfield Zoo, will become cataloged into the Field Museum's mammal collection and made available for scientific study.
The CDC has again revised its COVID guidelines, further relaxing quarantine recommendations and dropping the recommendation that people stay at least 6 feet away from each other.
CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID
The nation's top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person
Restaurateur Amy Morton and chef Debbie Gold are closing Found Kitchen + Social House in Evanston on Oct. 2.
Dining events: Amy Morton to close Evanston's Found Kitchen on Oct. 2
After 10 years, restaurateur Amy Morton is closing Evanston's Found Kitchen on Oct. 2. Plus, it's back-to-school specials time at Thorn Restaurant and The Graceful Ordinary, and Lucille at Drury Lane hosts Jimmy Buffett-themed dinner-concert events.
Fireworks over Lily Lake are one of the highlights of Lakemoor Fest this weekend.
Festivals Aug. 12-18: Bartlett Summer Fest, Minefest, French Connection Day and more
There's a lot to do this weekend, including the Fest for Beatles Fans, Naperville Food Truck Festival, Bluesmobile Cruise Night, Taste of the Towns in Lake Zurich and more.
Merlin’s Sound ID feature can lead you to birds you might otherwise miss, like this male American redstart.
Merlin Bird ID app is changing how we go birding
You know those smartphone apps that tell you what song is playing? Merlin is like that, only for birds. The game-changer came in June 2021 when Cornell added real-time sound identification capability.
The iconic Grandt’s Shell rocket and Recreation Park in Arlington Heights serve as a backdrop in the new children’s book, “Going Going Gone!”
Arlington Heights park is backdrop for new children's book about baseball
Paul Petricca's experiences as a hitting coach in Arlington Heights were the inspiration for his new book, "Going Going Gone!" -- which is as much children's story as it is hitting manual.
Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials are shifting COVID-19 protocols away from contact tracing in favor of infection control.
District 204 shifting COVID focus to infection control rather than contact tracing
Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials announced a shift in COVID-19 protocals heading into the 2022-23 school that focuses on infection control rather than contact tracing.
In this 30-second camera exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. The annual shower is expected to peak late tonight into early Friday.
Reliable Perseid meteor shower will be something to see despite full moon tonight
One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak early Friday, but the viewing will be limited by a full moon.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Leo Garber and Josiah Dombrowski, both 2 and from Northbrook, take driving lessons at Northbrook Days Sunday, Aug. 7.
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Leonardo A. Luna holds his daughter, Mia, 3, as they watch the fire engines roll past Saturday during the Northwest Fourth-Fest Parade in Hoffman Estates.
Images from Saturday's Fourth of July events in the Northwest suburbs
Jackson DeSmidt, 6, of Northbrook has his hula-hooping skills dialed in as he joins the other children for Rick Kelley's performance in Village Green Park Tuesday night.
Concerts in the park: Here's where you can see summer music in Northbrook, Glenview and Deerfield
Host Ariana DeBose performs at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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