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TUE, 2/19/2019

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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Actors and actresses, including John Volk as Gaston, in red, middle, perform their parts during a dress rehearsal for Special Gifts Theatre’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” in Libertyville.

A chance to shine: Actors with disabilities experience the joy, enrichment of theater

Special Gifts Theatre, a non-profit, educational and therapeutic theater company for individuals with intellectual disabilities, is bringing its concept to Libertyville with a production of "Beauty and the Beast" at Copeland Manor School.
Paul Augustine is the coordinator of a new military veterans program at Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin. Augustine, an Army veteran, is pictured here last week with Precious, one of the shelter’s dogs.

South Elgin animal shelter looking for military veterans

If you're a military veteran and want to volunteer to help dogs -- who in turn might help you -- a South Elgin animal shelter is looking for you.
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld died Tuesday.

Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died

Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the last 50 years, has died. He was around 85 years old.
Creamy Tomato Soup With Popcorn.

Make a quick, comforting tomato soup that's full of pantry staples

Make tomato soup at home with ingredients most likely in your pantry right now.
Pasta with Shrimp and Sicilian Pesto.
You won't miss the oil in this garlicky, herby shrimp and pasta dish
This old-school recipe redefines pesto you might be used to making or buying. Its liquid component is a quick broth instead of oil, which keeps the dish light-tasting.
The only currency Abraham Lincoln was carrying in his wallet on the night he was shot was this Confederate $5 bill. He apparently picked up the bill, which was worthless after the South surrendered the Civil War, during a trip to Virginia earlier that month.
Constable: What Honest Abe kept in his pockets
Presidents Day is the perfect time to delve into something presidential, such as what Abraham Lincoln had in his pockets on the night he was assassinated.
Greg Zanis of Aurora said making crosses for the five victims of Friday's deadly shooting in his hometown of Aurora was emotionally difficult. Five people were killed by a gunman who was in the process of being fired from his job at the Henry Pratt manufacturing warehouse.
'It's happening in my town,' Aurora man says of making his 26,275th to 26,279th white crosses
Greg Zanis has driven hundreds of thousands of miles crisscrossing the country to deliver white crosses -- 26,274 altogether in the last 22 years -- mostly for victims of gun violence. Until Friday, he never thought he'd be doing that in his hometown of Aurora.
Kindergarten teacher Kristen Meister, at top and center, is surrounded by her class at Washington Early Learning Center in Mundelein. Mundelein District 75 is hosting a community blood drive Tuesday to honor Meister, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer last summer but has since returned to the classroom.
Community rallies to help Mundelein teacher fighting cancer
Blood drives are commonplace in the suburbs, but the one planned Tuesday at Mundelein Elementary District 75 headquarters has special significance for the staff, students and parents.
Rubies of the Rockies to get refreshed
For more than 80 years, wide-eyed visitors to the Rocky Mountains have been treated to remarkable rides in iconic black and red buses -- 33 White Motor Co. Model 706s. Now, these vintage heavy haulers are getting some high-tech help to keep them motoring along for decades to come.
Julie Rothenfluh, originally a children's librarian, is retiring in June from her position as executive director of the Naperville Public Library. Rothenfluh oversaw renovations to all three buildings that modernized the spaces and technology, including opening up views at Nichols Library so readers can more easily see the Riverwalk and the DuPage River.
Retiring Naperville library leader found voice, oversaw evolution
She led the Naperville Public Library through a period of technological evolution. Now, Executive Director Julie Rothenfluh plans to retire.
Dan Keller, now 35, of Woodridge, celebrates his son’s birthday with his wife, Kate; 2-year-old son, Reed; and 4-year-old daughter, Madelyn. About a year ago, Keller was the patient in what became an award-winning ambulance run by Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District paramedics, who transported him quickly to Edward Hospital while he was having a stroke.
14 minutes that saved a life: How paramedics' quick thinking during stroke made all the difference
"With stroke care, it's all time-sensitive, so (the paramedics') ability to recognize this patient, a really young individual having a stroke ... led to outcomes that were amazing for this young man," said Dr. Daryl Wilson of Edward Hospital.
Pastor Dave Learned speaks Sunday to members of Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows about changes planned for the megachurch in the wake of its founder’s removal last week. “The message is more than the messenger,” he said.
Church leaders to resign as Harvest Bible Chapel announces sweeping changes
Members of the executive committee of elders at Harvest Bible Chapel plan to resign over the next few months, one of several sweeping changes announced by church leaders this weekend in the wake of founder and Senior Pastor James MacDonald's removal last week.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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