Lifestyle
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MCC program to explore music, history of blues cultureJan 10, 2024 12:58 pm - Enjoy a lecture and live music presentation of the spirituals, work songs, and slave songs that evolved into the blues at McHenry County College’s next Experts and Insigh...
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Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in the suburbsJan 10, 2024 12:11 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 15. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader. Jan. 10 Documentary, di...
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Aurora’s Wesley UMC starts new year with 'star' wordsJan 10, 2024 11:39 am - Stars were in abundance at an Aurora church Sunday, Jan. 7. Congregants at Wesley United Methodist Church started the new year with "star" words. During Sunday worship, R...
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Aurora church continues Wednesday Night Gatherings in JanuaryJan 10, 2024 11:21 am - Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, will continue its Wednesday Night Gathering series with two events in January. According to Michelle Curiel, the ...
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Dining out: Dry January specials, 30 years of Whirlyball and moreJan 10, 2024 9:11 am - Welcome to 2024! Time to put the snow brushes back in the car and head out to enjoy some Dry January concoctions, celebrate 30 years of people asking what Whirlyball is, ...
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Polish grocery store replacing vacant Joseph’s Marketplace in Crystal Lake
Jan 10, 2024 8:58 am - The Polish grocery store KD Market aims to open this summer in the vacant building that previously was Joseph’s Marketplace in Crystal Lake. The new KD Market in Crystal ...
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Furever Home Dog Sanctuary, coffee roaster have more than a name in common
Jan 10, 2024 8:55 am - FurEver Home Coffee in Crystal Lake and Furever Home Dog Sanctuary near Richmond are in no way related. But FurEver Home Coffee’s legal team gave owner Matthew Ryan a hea...
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Winter weather has arrived. Here are some tips for navigating it safelyJan 10, 2024 6:33 am - Now that traditional winter weather has arrived, the Des Plaines Fire Department is offering some tips for getting through the season safely. To keep your home warm in a ...
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Winter arrives - and isn’t leaving soonJan 10, 2024 6:32 am - The first major snowstorm of 2024 struck the suburbs Tuesday and will likely continue to snarl traffic and clog driveways and sidewalks into the weekend, according to the...
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Beef fat makes a triumphant return to a balanced dietJan 10, 2024 6:00 am - This column was first published on March 7, 2018. The original name of this column was going to be: Low-Fat and Loving It. That's because, back in the early 1990s, f...