Articles filed under Communities
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Raise a glass: Sip your way across the suburbs with these fall beer festivalsAug 28, 2024 11:08 am - There’s a variety of beer events brewing around the suburbs as we get closer to Oktoberfest. From traditional festivals to tours on foot and bike, there’s something happening most weekends for beer lovers over the next couple of months.
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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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St. Charles assessing options for Indiana Street pedestrian bridge repairAug 28, 2024 10:55 am - The city of St. Charles is taking steps to possibly repair the Indiana Street pedestrian bridge, also known as the Piano Factory Bridge, which is in poor condition and does not meet modern code standards.
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Celebrating 100 years: Suburban Girl Scouts to mark centennial of regional campgroundAug 28, 2024 10:22 am - Not every place that’s helped build the childhoods of suburban residents is actually in the suburbs. One such place -- Camp Juniper Knoll in East Troy, Wisconsin -- has been serving Girl Scouts of the Chicago area for exactly 100 years.
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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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Schaumburg’s vote on rental housing proposal for Loeber property delayed to Sept. 24Aug 28, 2024 9:53 am - The Schaumburg village board’s expected decision Tuesday on a controversial proposal for 357 rental apartment, townhouse and rowhome units on the 33-acre Loeber Farm prop...
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Prime Healthcare to acquire nine Ascension hospitals in IllinoisAug 28, 2024 9:39 am - Prime Healthcare has entered into an agreement to purchase nine Ascension Illinois hospitals, associated physician practices, and post-acute and senior living facilities.
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Geneva’s Red Lobster among 100+ chain eatery closuresAug 28, 2024 8:53 am - Red Lobster is closing three restaurants in Illinois as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, including the location in Geneva.
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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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‘Team within a Team’: Kickoff teams will get it all going Friday nightAug 28, 2024 6:00 am - There’s more to kickoff team than starting a football game