Articles filed under Neighbor
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Swedish Days returns to Geneva with music, food, 5K and moreJun 17, 2026 4:50 pm - Traditional events combine with new attractions at the 76th annual Swedish Days festival in Geneva, which opens Wednesday, June 24.
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Schaumburg P.E.O. celebrates a 50-year memberJun 17, 2026 3:01 pm - Barbara Kay knows a little about the challenges of moving to a new area of the country. Growing up, her family lived in three different states: Illinois, New York and Iowa. As an adult, she also moved to new areas several times. Her transitions to living in new communities went smoothly, though, because when she was living in Collinsville, Illinois, in 1976, she joined P.E.O., Philanthropic Educational Organization, a nonprofit organization for women.
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Project: Verdance makes Lake County historyJun 17, 2026 2:38 pm - Project: Verdance, a Future Business Leaders of America community service project founded by Wauconda High School students Michael Scheck and Alexus Teran, is quickly becoming one of the largest student-led environmental initiatives in Lake County.
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Forest Preserves marks America’s 250th anniversary through history, nature and communityJun 17, 2026 1:23 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserves is commemorating America’s 250th anniversary with a yearlong series of a yearlong series of museum exhibitions, education programs, guided walks, outdoor experiences and online resources that connect national history to Lake County.
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‘That underground feel’: Bewitching Brews sells teas, herbs from lower level spot in GenevaJun 17, 2026 1:19 pm - Bewitching Brews, a tea and herb shop on Third Street in Geneva, chose its lower level location specifically for its “underground feel.”
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Dominican University fashion students dazzle at 2026 Driehaus Fashion AwardsJun 17, 2026 11:51 am - A pair of recent Dominican University graduates are already stitching their mark into the fabric of Chicago's fashion scene.
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Arlington Heights to host first drone show July 2Jun 17, 2026 10:08 am - Arlington Heights will host a 400-drone synchronized light show on July 2, serving as a replacement of sorts for the traditional fireworks show that had long been held at the Arlington Park racetrack before its closure in 2021.
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Farmers markets this weekJun 17, 2026 4:05 am - Farmers market season is here, bringing fresh produce, handmade goods and more back to local downtowns and parks.
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Lovell FHCC to hold June 27 Resource Fair for VeteransJun 16, 2026 2:10 pm - The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center will host a Freedom 250 Veterans Resource Fair for veterans from Lake, McHenry and northern Cook counties in Illinois and Kenosha County in Wisconsin, from 1-4 p.m., June 27, in Bourke Hall, Building 4, Lovell FHCC, 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago.
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CLC’s Waukegan campus hosts art inspired by power of votingJun 16, 2026 2:01 pm - College of Lake County will host the fourth stop of artist and advocate Niki Johnson’s “Pillars of Democracy: Unite & Rise” tour as it travels across Illinois. The free exhibit runs 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, through June 28 in Room 34-207 at the Lakeshore Campus, 34 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan.