Lifestyle
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'Schmigadoon!' gently mocks Broadway musicals in new season
Apr 10, 2023 6:00 am - Aaron Tveit has starred in some amazing Broadway shows, but some of the classics have eluded him. So he was delighted to speed his way through many of them in the second...
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State awards grants to support bilingual educator pipelineApr 10, 2023 5:30 am - The Illinois State Board of Education has awarded more than $5 million in grants to support the bilingual educator pipeline. The number of English learners enrolled in ...
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District 73 marks 100 years since its formation from union of three country schoolsApr 10, 2023 5:30 am - About a century ago, long before there was a Vernon Hills, three one-room schools combined to create Hawthorn Elementary District 73. By late 1924, a new, four-room bric...
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Orders due for St. Charles Kiwanis Rose DayApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Orders are due by Tuesday for the St. Charles Kiwanis Club's Rose Day fundraiser. Rose pickup will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Administrative Professionals Day, April 2...
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Al Jaffee, Mad magazine cartoonist who created Fold-In and 'Snappy Answers,' dead at 102
Apr 10, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Sn...
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Michael Lerner, 'Barton Fink' Oscar nominee, dies at 81
Apr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick...
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Hilary Swank gives birth to twinsApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Hilary Swank has given birth to twins - a boy and a girl. The 48-year-old "Million Dollar Baby" actor posted a photo of her and her twins looking at the sunse...
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Get your tix for Styx at RiverEdge ParkApr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Power ballads and prog-rock anthems will fill the soundscape when classic rock band Styx performs at RiverEdge Park in Aurora this summer. Tickets for the July 11 perfo...
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April 11 deadline for St. Charles Kiwanis Rose Day ordersApr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Kiwanis Club's Rose Day fundraiser will remain an outdoor event this year, but will return to its original weekday position - appropriately, Administrati...
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TLC and MCC to host free film screening of 'The Seeds of Vandana Shiva'Apr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become Monsanto's worst nightmare? "The Seeds of Vandana Shiva" tells the remarkable life story of Gandhi...