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'A bittersweet moment': After 25 years, Fox Valley Habitat chief set to retireAug 28, 2024 12:24 pm - After 25 years, the Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity executive director who has led 71 affordable housing projects will retire from his position on Friday, Aug. 30.
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Celebrate Bike to Church Sunday at Gary UMC in WheatonAug 28, 2024 11:55 am - Enjoy the last weekend of summer with a bike ride to church on Sunday, Sept. 1 at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton.
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Main Stage entertainment at Septemberfest includes Plain White T’s, Phillip Phillips, 7th heavenAug 28, 2024 11:46 am - Schaumburg’s Septemberfest returns this weekend, with Phillip Phillips, Plain White T’s, and 7th heaven scheduled to perform as headliners of the popular three-day festival that will be taking place Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.
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Young dancers and theatrical performers invited to audition for a role in the Joffrey Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”Aug 28, 2024 11:34 am - The Joffrey Ballet will hold open auditions for the Children's Cast of Christopher Wheeldon’s “The Nutcracker” Sept. 6 and 8.
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Award-winning Harper College students discover the therapeutic power of artAug 28, 2024 11:30 am - Harper College students Lain Dennis and Jefferson Sobczak grew up in different parts of the U.S., have different educational paths and employ their artistic talents in wildly different ways.
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Oakton College unveils new Learning Commons: A modern hub for student success and community engagementAug 28, 2024 11:15 am - Oakton College is proud to announce the opening of the Ray Hartstein Campus Learning Commons, 7701 Lincoln Ave., Skokie, a cutting-edge facility designed to support student success through collaboration, innovation and integrated academic services.
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New location for this year’s Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling FestivalAug 28, 2024 11:07 am - This year’s Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival returns on Sept. 1-2 at a new location, Wheeler Park in Geneva. After last year’s successful return to Island Park, recent weather events have left the park unusable and required a last-minute location change for this year’s event.
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Chicagoland students receive back-to-school gift of new backpack, suppliesAug 28, 2024 9:57 am - For Chicagoland elementary school students, the start of a new school year also came with something else: A brand-new backpack, chockful of supplies, courtesy of Communities That Care via donations from McHenry’s Follett Content.
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Car show, tasty treats and more at Batavia Block Party Sept. 1Aug 28, 2024 6:00 am - Celebrate Labor Day weekend at the Downtown Batavia Block Party & Taste of Batavia on Sunday, Sept. 1.
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Naperville Rotary’s resilience workshop to help families of veterans, first respondersAug 27, 2024 11:14 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville, in collaboration with community partners, is offering a “Resilience Tactics Workshop,” a free event designed to support the families and su...