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Saturday, March 25, 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Curt B. Witcher, director of special collections at the Allen County Public Library, takes visitors to one of the document rooms in The Genealogy Center.

Find your roots in Fort Wayne: Visit The Genealogy Center on a getaway to Indiana's second city

I found my roots in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Or, rather, experts at the second-largest genealogical research collection in the U.S. did for me. The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library can help you find your roots, too.
Prairie Grass Cafe's Passover Dinner Package for Two to-go includes slow-braised barbecue brisket, cauliflower mash and more.

Make Passover dining plans now for less stress later

It's not too early to start planning ahead for Passover. Here are some holiday dinners and specials we found at suburban restaurants.
To honor National Cocktail Day on March 24, Bar Louie will be mixing up the pink Diva Martini for $7 during happy hour.

Dining out: Bar Louie honors National Cocktail Day, Penrose hosts 9th Anniversary Party

Bar Louie will be mixing up the pink Diva Martini for National Cocktail Day Friday, Penrose fetes turning 9 with a bash on Saturday, and Bonchon opens a location in Aurora on March 31.
Thanks to some outstanding sleuthing by Wheaton police Property Control Officer Brian Lipowski, right, this young baseball player has been reunited with the Nolan Ryan-autographed ball he lost in a local park nearly two years ago.

How a Wheaton officer reunited boy with a treasured autographed baseball

Wheaton Property Control Officer Brian Lipowski knows his baseball. So, when he found a Nolan Ryan-autographed ball during an audit of items in police custody, he knew someone would be missing it. Here's what he did reunite the ball with its owner.
Mutts Gone Nuts returns to the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg at 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25.
Things to do March 24-30: Mutts Gone Nuts, Naperville Bluegrass Fest and more
Dog lovers won't want to miss the comedy dog spectacular Mutts Gone Nuts in Schaumburg. Plus, there's the Lake County RV Outlet Show, Naperville Bluegrass Festival and more happening this weekend.
Kayla Lehmann of St. Charles struggled with severe depression. The Lehmann family started Kayla’s Hope Foundation in her honor.
Kayla's Hope Foundation aims to eliminate stigma surrounding mental health
In 2017, Kayla Lehmann of St. Charles was diagnosed with severe depression. Even though she had the full support of her family and friends, Kayla struggled with reaching out for help. The girl who was known for helping others, could not ask for it herself.
The gaming and miniatures convention AdeptiCon returns to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center this week.
Best Bets: AdeptiCon, Lewis Black, Il Divo, Impractical Jokers
AdeptiCon brings gaming back to Schaumburg, plus comedian Lewis Black performs two shows in Skokie, Il Divo headlines the Genesee, the Impractical Jokers bring shenanigans to the Rosemont Theatre and more.
Maine South High School Principal Ben Collins, a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership finalist.
Neighbors in the news: Maine South principal named as a Golden Apple finalist
Maine South High School Principal Ben Collins was named a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership finalist.
A bee takes a small siesta between pollination missions. A new initiative aims to encourage towns to establish more pollinator-friendly habitats.
How Naperville will create, enhance habitats for the bees and the butterflies
The Naperville City Council approved a resolution this week to create and enhance habitats for monarch butterflies, bees and other native pollinators, prompted by a countywide initiative by the DuPage Monarch Project to encourage towns to establish more pollinator-friendly habitat.
Kohl's stores in Wheaton, Vernon Hills and Glenview will get Sephora at Kohl's experience shops this year as the department store chain expands its beauty lines business.
Five suburban Kohl's to add Sephora experience
The Milwaukee-based Kohl's department store chain said Wednesday it will add Sephora at Kohl's experience shops inside 250 stores this year, including five in the Chicago area.
Pulled barbecue jackfruit sandwiches have the meaty taste and texture of traditional barbecue topped with a zesty slaw.
Enjoy a veggie-focused meal that tastes like spring
Heading into spring brings thoughts of lighter, quick dishes for Biz Velatini. She shares her recipes for a fresh take on a meatless meal.
People peer through a fence to see the damage left behind by a fire Sunday at the Windhaven Condominium Complex in Palatine. Palatine-based Partners For Our Communities has launched a donation drive to help families left homeless by the fire.
How you can help Palatine fire victims
Palatine-based Partners For Our Communities has launched a donation drive to help families left homeless by a fire Sunday that gutted two buildings in the Windhaven Condominium Complex.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Halle Berry arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Jamie Lee Curtis, winner of the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” poses in the press room at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Rihanna performs during the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Guitarist Jeff Beck performs in concert at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 18, 2010 in New York. Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,” his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday. He was 78.
Remembering Jeff Beck, 1944-2023
Jennifer Coolidge poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television for "The White Lotus at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Images from the Golden Globes
Newscaster Barbara Walters promotes her book “Audition” in 2008 at Pfeiffer Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville.
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