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FRI, 10/7/2022

Friday, October 7, 2022

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Lake County motorists are reminded of the three-foot minimum passing law passed in 2007 as statewide safety legislation written and lobbied for by Ride Illinois.

Illinois ranked 15th in bike-friendly status

Illinois is 15th in the Bicycle Friendly State rankings, but just what does that mean? How does an entire state improve? These are likely to be among the key questions circulating at the 2022 Illinois Bike Summit Oct. 12-13 in Champaign.
Chase, 15, of Hoffman Estates, foreground, works with professional sound engineer Jalen Little through the Teen Record Label Project in the Digital Production Studio at the Schaumburg Township District Library.

Schaumburg Library studio, record label helps kids make music

The Teen Record Label Project at Schaumburg Township District Library was started in the summer of 2019, thanks to a Project Next Generation grant the library was awarded through the Illinois State Library.
Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva is one of Dave Heun’s favorite places for a fall walk.

Dave Heun shares his top spots for a fall walk in the Tri-Cities

Fall has settled in as peak color season brings all of its splendor, making it time to share some of our favorite walking areas as well as those touted by others.
Staff and volunteers cut the ribbon Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Heartland Animal Shelter’s new location at 586 Palwaukee Drive in Wheeling. The shelter recently moved from its home on Milwaukee Avenue in Northbrook.

Heartland shelter's new digs

The Heartland Animal Shelter held a ribbon-cutting at its recent location in Wheeling, a move from its former home in Northbrook.
Participants show off their carved pumpkins at a previous Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival. This year's fest runs Friday through Sunday.
Festivals Oct. 7-13: Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest, St. Charles Scarecrow Fest, fall fests and more
It's pumpkins and fall fests all the time this weekend at the Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival and Skeleton Invasion, Danada Fall Festival, Scarecrow Fest in St. Charles, Pier Pumpkin Lights and many more.
Lou Malnati’s x Portillo’s Italian Beef Deep Dish Pizza brings two tastes of Chicago home.
Dining out: Lou Malnati's and Portillo's pair up for ultimate Chicago pizza
Two stalwarts have joined forces to create the ultimate Chicago food pairing: Lou Malnati's x Portillo's Italian Beef Deep Dish Pizza.
A steady line of people walk through Lincoln Park at a previous Scarecrow Festival in St. Charles. The event, renamed Scarecrow Weekend, returns on Friday.
Fall spirit on display at 37th annual St. Charles Scarecrow Weekend
Fall-themed family entertainment is what the 37th annual Scarecrow Weekend is all about. The St. Charles Business Alliance will bring the popular fall festival back to downtown St. Charles from Friday, Oct. 7 through Sunday, Oct. 9.
Many professionals will say you can perform virtually any kitchen task skillfully with either a chef’s knife or a paring knife. Adding other knives to your arsenal is appealing and can be useful but isn’t strictly necessary.
3 knives every cook needs. And some they might just want
There is likely no kitchen tool purchase as important as your cooking knives. And it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the variety of styles, prices, sizes and materials. But while the category of knives is one you may want to explore for the rest of your cooking days, picking a couple of all-purpose kitchen knives can be simple.
Former Grayslake resident Cal Calamia finishes a San Francisco marathon. Calamia plans to run in this Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon in the nonbinary category.
Chicago marathon adds nonbinary division in quiet manner some runners find 'hurtful'
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is one of the most prestigious races, drawing runners from around the globe. So when Cal Calamia heard that the race on Sunday had opened a nonbinary runner category, the former Grayslake resident was ecstatic.
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Neighbors in the News: Maine East social science chair wins civic leadership award
Billson Rasavongxay, Maine East Social Science Department chairman, was honored with the Carolyn Pereira Civic Leadership Award at this year's Illinois Democracy Schools Convening held recently at the Double Tree Hilton in Lisle.
This rendering show the plan for the exterior of a reconstructed Terminal 5 at O’Hare. The full remodel will be unveiled later this year, but this month Delta Air Lines will move to the terminal.
The next of the big moves at O'Hare: Delta about to shift to Terminal 5
Delta Air Lines will pack its bags next week for a short trip with major implications for O'Hare International Airport. The carrier is relocating from O'Hare's Terminal 2 to Terminal 5, where the Chicago Department of Aviation is finishing up a $1 billion rebuild and transition to offer both international and domestic flights.
Rolling Meadows resident Katie Hanrahan paints a mural Tuesday along the Salt Creek bike path in Kimball Hill Park. The painting recently was vandalized with graffiti, leading to an effort to restore it to its original state.
Students, residents bring vandalized Rolling Meadows mural back to life
Initial sadness and disappointment turned to cheerfulness and excitement Tuesday for about 40 volunteers who worked to repair a new mural recently vandalized by graffiti in Rolling Meadows.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Forza Meats owner Mario Minelli, Elizabeth Minelli and Pat Nimrod, president of the OLPH Men’s Club, hoist pretzels and steins at Blocktoberfest.
IMAGES: Glenview toasts Blocktoberfest with annual downtown festival
Sheryl Lee Ralph arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
IMAGES: Stars arrive at Emmy Awards
Host Kenan Thompson and dancers perform a tribute to ‘Friends’ at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
IMAGES: Emmy Awards show honors best of TV
Jack Koshkin, left, and Rafael Gandre of Wisconsin funky prog-rock band Fightin' Bob leave it all on the stage at the Bitter Jester Music Festival's summer finale concert at Madame Zuzu's in Highland Park Sunday, Sept. 4.
Bitter Jester wraps up its 16th season with tribute to Highland Park community
Leo Garber and Josiah Dombrowski, both 2 and from Northbrook, take driving lessons at Northbrook Days Sunday, Aug. 7.
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