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Prospect Heights Block Party returns June 20 to celebrate city’s 50th anniversaryJun 03, 2026 1:03 pm - Milestone anniversaries for both the city and older park district will be celebrated when the Prospect Heights Block Party returns with an expanded layout on Saturday, June 20.
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Elgin panel endorses plan for Wayside Cross, PADS to expand services for homelessJun 03, 2026 12:59 pm - An expansion plan that would allow Wayside Cross Ministries and PADS of Elgin to serve nearly double the number of people experiencing homelessness won approval from Elgin’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday.
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Help complete painting at Gary UMC gallery in WheatonJun 03, 2026 12:06 pm - You have the chance to contribute to a painting at the Art Gallery at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton this weekend.
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Batavia Wednesday night farmers market movesJun 03, 2026 11:59 am - The Wednesday Evening Farmers’ Market in Batavia will have a new location when it returns June 10.
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Chicago Snowballs with trick plays and dancing umpires comes to Geneva June 6Jun 03, 2026 11:52 am - The Chicago Snowballs are bringing their "sportstainment baseball" show to Northwestern Medicine Stadium in Geneva on June 6 to face the Rocket Squirrels. The event combines baseball with comedy, music, dancing, and crowd interaction.
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Celebrate Pride Month with parades and festivals in JuneJun 03, 2026 11:24 am - Almost 20 Pride events featuring parades and festivals will take place across the suburbs in June, including events in Downers Grove, Elgin, Buffalo Grove, St. Charles, Woodstock, Aurora, Elmhurst, Des Plaines and other communities.
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Roselle’s Rose Festival and Parade celebrate community with music, cars and family funJun 03, 2026 11:16 am - The 64th annual Rose Festival returns to Petal Plaza in Roselle on June 5-6 with free admission, featuring live music from bands including Dixon Bandits and Jimmy Nicks, multiple food trucks, beverages, and family activities.
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Steppenwolf Theatre’s ‘Catch As Catch Can’ marks ensemble member Gary Cole’s return to a Chicago stageJun 03, 2026 10:54 am - Longtime Steppenwolf Theatre colleagues Gary Cole, who grew up in Rolling Meadows, and Amy Morton reunite for the company’s Chicago premiere of Mia Chung’s dramedy “Catch As Catch Can.”
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St. Charles church hosting documentary screening on the first millennial saintJun 03, 2026 10:46 am - The 2025 documentary “Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality,” telling the story of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, will be shown Tuesday, June 9, at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles.
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Waukegan casino breaks ground on new $302M permanent facilityJun 03, 2026 10:20 am - Shovels hit the dirt as workers broke ground Wednesday on the permanent site for the American Place Casino in Waukegan. The new $302 million casino will be erected at 4011 Fountain Square Place, directly east of the temporary facility where it has been operating since February 2023.