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Former firefighter pens children’s book inspired by his backyard chickens

By Rick West
Aug 23, 2024 4:38 pm - T.J. Aagesen of Elgin, a former Downers Grove firefighter, wrote a children’s book called “Chicken For a Day” after being challenged by his sister to write a bedtime story for his nephews.
Music Review: Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’ Sweet’ is flirty, fun and wholly unserious

By KIANA DOYLE
Aug 23, 2024 2:53 pm - In the flirty, fun and wholly unserious “Short n’ Sweet,” Sabrina Carpenter’s soprano vocals take humorous jabs at exes and drop innuendos with an air of cheeky innocence.
Shot by Giovanni Ribisi, the original, entrancing serial killer thriller ‘Strange Darling’ delights in twists

By Thomas Floyd
Aug 23, 2024 12:07 pm - Teaming up with actor-turned-cinematographer Giovanni Ribisi, in “Strange Darling,” writer-director JT Mollner has crafted a cat-and-mouse movie that ensnares you in its opening moments and tightens its grip with every stylistic swing and subversive swerve.
With four new restaurants, The Arboretum in South Barrington adds to its already formidable dining lineup

By Rick West
Aug 23, 2024 10:55 am - Already a regional dining destination, The Arboretum in South Barrington will add four new restaurants to its lineup soon.
Second season of Apple TV+’s ‘Pachinko’ explores challenges for ethnic Koreans in Japan

By JUWON PARK
Aug 23, 2024 10:53 am - The second season of “Pachinko,” streaming Friday, delicately captures the plight of ethnic Koreans brought to Japan during colonial rule and their descendants, exploring themes of home and identity through several generations.
‘The Crow’ re-imagined is stylish and operatic, but cannot outfly 1994 original

By MARK KENNEDY
Aug 23, 2024 9:59 am - In director Rupert Sanders’ attempt to give new life to the reimagined “The Crow” and the cult hero of comics and film, he’s given us plenty of beauty at the expense of depth or coherence.
West Chicago Food Festival to offer tasty treats and musical delights

Submitted by City of West Chicago
Aug 23, 2024 9:12 am - The West Chicago Food Festival will be offering sweet and savory delights on Saturday, Aug. 24, in the historic downtown district.
Book Review: In ‘The Slow Road North,’ a New York writer finds solace in a Northern Irish town

By MAE ANDERSON
Aug 23, 2024 8:12 am - Can what looks like running away from grief and sadness actually be a way to heal? In “The Slow Road North,” writer Rosie Schaap chronicles her circuitous route from being a New Yorker to finding herself settling down far away in a small town in Northern Ireland.
Book Review: Former Pentagon insider says U.S. unwilling to release all its UFO info

By JEFF ROWE
Aug 23, 2024 8:03 am - A procession of books in recent years have explored the UFO phenomenon but few perhaps with the authority Luis Elizondo brings as a Defense Department insider, laboring for decades to learn who the visitors are, where they are from and what they want.
The Great Orb Hunt continues this September

Submitted by Fine Line Creative Arts Center & Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Aug 22, 2024 9:22 pm - Last year, the Fine Line Creative Arts Center and the Forest Preserve District of Kane County joined forces to create the Great Orb Hunt.

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