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Historic Elgin House Tour moves to Gold Coast, adds dinner and kids' ticketsSep 03, 2018 11:00 pm - For its 37th year, the Elgin Historic House Tour on Sept. 8-9 moves to Elgin's famous “Gold Coast” on the city's far northeast side. And it adds some new features, inclu...
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Artistic Ragdale haven hidden in plain sightAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story was changed to correct Ragdale's location, which is on Green Bay Road. The summer home built by American architect Howard Van Doren Shaw i...
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Artistic Ragdale haven hidden in plain sightAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - The summer home built by American architect Howard Van Doren Shaw in 1897, lies on more than 50 acres of prairie and stands today for a more creative purpose. Named for...
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Thomas looks back on her career as Grayslake library directorAug 29, 2018 11:00 pm - The Grayslake Public Library certainly is not what it used to be - ask Roberta Thomas. Thomas led the library through many changes, from designing and constructing its b...
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100 dogs to compete in Aurora's first Pooch ParadeAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Alex Voigt didn't know she was a "dog person." But that changed when she met Leroy Jenkins, a chihuahua/mini-pinscher mix who is clearly an "Alex person." And now the pa...
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Cantigny retains certification as Audubon sanctuaryAug 26, 2018 11:00 pm - Wheaton's Cantigny Park has retained its designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, an Audubon Internati...
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Winning images of our weekly photo contestAug 24, 2018 1:00 am - ...
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Bid farewell to summer at Elmhurst's Park PaloozaAug 23, 2018 6:00 am - The school year has started, but the summer fun isn't over yet in Elmhurst. Elmhurst Park District's annual Park Palooza this weekend will give families another opportun...
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Do you ukulele? Aurora wants you to at City of Lights Ukulele FestAug 23, 2018 6:00 am - Its most popular song is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," but there's more to the ukulele than Hawaiian songs and hula music. The instrument is the focus of a new event la...
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God is not mad at usAug 23, 2018 6:00 am - "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 (NIV) A recent Facebook pos...