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Triumphant turnaround: Once denied enlistment, former metalhead becomes National Guard’s top recruiter in IllinoisJan 07, 2025 11:22 am - Francisco Orozco went from an overweight bass player rejected by a recruiter to the top Army National Guard recruiter in Illinois, changing his life and paying it forward.
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Northbrook Park District waives enrollment fee for Techny Prairie Activity Center in JanuaryJan 07, 2025 11:07 am - In January, the Northbrook Park District is offering a zero-fee enrollment special for new members of Techny Prairie Activity Center to kickstart 2025 with a renewed commitment to health and wellness.
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Arlington Heights group inspired by Congolese artist Anzor AlemJan 07, 2025 10:49 am - Anzor Alem, a rising star of the African music scene, recently announced the postponement of his highly anticipated first album. This resonates particularly with “Les Rythmes du Monde“ in Arlington Heights.
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‘Vintage goth’ furniture rehab business moving to bigger space in Crystal LakeJan 07, 2025 10:48 am - McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes’ rehabbed furniture store Edge Designs has moved to a permanent location that’s due to open this week in Crystal Lake at the intersection of Routes 31 and 176.
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Free weekend brunch for children under 12 in NorthbrookJan 07, 2025 10:29 am - Families are invited to visit Acorn Grill + Terrace in Northbrook for a kid-friendly weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays, starting Jan. 11.
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Best Bets: ‘Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah’ returns to Chicago’s AuditoriumJan 07, 2025 10:17 am - The jazz-infused “Too Hot to Handel” reimagining of Handel’s oratorio returns to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, and author Jenniffer Weigel performs her solo stage show in Highland Park.
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Thermal drone locates Charlie, a dog from Crystal Lake who was missing for a weekJan 07, 2025 9:00 am - Charlie, a missing Bernese mountain dog, was found after a week using a thermal imaging drone that detected his heat signature. He was injured but will fully recover.
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Curing the common cold, 1890s styleJan 07, 2025 8:01 am - Long before there were cough drops, decongestants and zinc pills, there was warm lemonade, chicken jelly and arrowroot gruel. Those 19th century cold remedies were on display Sunday when Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago hosted “Farmhouse Tour: Curing a Cold in the 1890s.”
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Elgin church celebrates music heritage in hymn festival Jan. 19Jan 07, 2025 12:13 am - Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin is hosting the first of three 2025 Hymn Festivals on Jan. 19, tracing church music from the Reformation to the present.
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Dominican Literacy Center seeks volunteers for tutoring programJan 06, 2025 11:42 pm - Aurora literacy center seeks female volunteers to tutor women in reading, writing and speaking English. Training will be provided Jan. 18.