Lifestyle
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Naperville's Calvary Church to host 'Sounds of Christmas' concert Dec. 16Dec 07, 2023 10:00 pm - Calvary Church in Naperville presents "Sounds of Christmas," a musical celebration of the season. This free event features an orchestra and choir that will perform one ...
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Over 1,000 turn out for Tom-A-Hawk Turkey TrotDec 07, 2023 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Nov. 18, more than a thousand community members participated in the Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot 5K raising funds for the Aurora East Educational Foundation and t...
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101-year-old living her best life at Oak Trace Senior Living in Downers GroveDec 07, 2023 10:00 pm - Her life is even fuller now. And that's saying quite a bit. Rose Pepe is "an indomitable spirit. The thing that characterizes Rose is that she's so full of love and is t...
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Local P.E.O. chapter enjoys, shares holiday spiritDec 07, 2023 10:00 pm - Twenty-four members of Chapter P-LK of the P.E.O. (Philanthropic Education Organization) Sisterhood gathered in the spirit of the holiday season and passed a "Santa sock...
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League honors Jason Sullivan with its inaugural Rising Star Civic AwardDec 07, 2023 10:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale honored Jason Sullivan with its Rising Star Civic Award at their "Decade of Impact" 10th anniversary celebration held ...
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Wonderful novel about an 'invisible' young woman becomes the oddball film 'Eileen'
Dec 07, 2023 5:00 am - “Eileen” — ★ ★ Something strange has happened to Eileen Dunlop, and we don't just mean the plot of “Eileen.” The adaptation of novelist Ottessa Moshfegh's delicious...
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How to hit a home run when gift shopping for the kids on your listDec 07, 2023 5:00 am - Ah, the Christmas season, the lights, the chestnuts roasting on open fires, the chill in the air, the Salvation Army bells, Frosty and Charlie Brown and Jimmy Stewart an...
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A 'laboratory of democracies' approach: Rolling Meadows thinking local in fighting climate changeDec 07, 2023 4:30 am - After two years in the works, Rolling Meadows is emphasizing local impact as it closes in on completing its first sustainability plan. The plan outlines both short- and ...
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Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' is a master surveying his empire
Dec 07, 2023 4:00 am - “The Boy and the Heron” — ★ ★ ★ ½ When Hayao Miyazaki's “The Boy and the Heron” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, filmmaker Guiller...
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From SZA to the Stone of Scone, the words that help tell the story of 2023 were often mispronounced
Dec 07, 2023 12:00 am - Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of "Op...