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Warrenville church hosts acclaimed pianist Andrei Liquer for special recitalJan 22, 2025 12:19 pm - Pianist Andrei Liquer, the music director at Community Baptist Church, will perform a free recital on Feb. 2, marking the church's 190th anniversary.
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Round Lake Police Department names Officer of the YearJan 22, 2025 11:13 am - Officer Erik Navarrete has been named Officer of the Year by the Round Lake Police Department.
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Geneva council pulls $68 million referendum from ballotJan 22, 2025 11:04 am - The Geneva City Council and Mayor Kevin Burns voted Tuesday to remove a $68 million funding request from the April 1 ballot because of a formula error used to compute the impact on property taxes.
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The Gift Wrap Place opens in Woodstock, offering wrapping services, classes and gift boxesJan 22, 2025 10:40 am - The Gift Wrap Place is a new Woodstock business offering concierge packaging and kiosk gift solutions, founded by entrepreneur Susie Frank.
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‘It hooks you in’: Recreational curling offers winter fun with food, drinks and friendsJan 22, 2025 10:29 am - Drinking and throwing stones is now a fun winter sport. Learn where you can go bar curling in the suburbs.
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West Chicago-based aviation training program expands to DeKalbJan 22, 2025 10:09 am - An aviation school in West Chicago has opened a satellite location in DeKalb, citing high demand and support from local officials.
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Turning negative feedback into positive learningJan 22, 2025 10:04 am - In Demi Moore’s recent Golden Globes acceptance speech, she shared the experience of receiving negative feedback early in her career that impacted our self-confidence. Like many of us, Mary Lynn Fayoumi can relate.
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Familiar restaurant rebranding as JJ Twigs Pizza & Pub on Main Street in AntiochJan 22, 2025 9:49 am - Johnny’s Snack Shop at 1500 Main St. (Route 83) in Antioch closed for remodeling about a month ago and will re-emerge Jan. 31 under the same ownership but as JJ Twigs Pizza and Pub.
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Best Bets: ‘Sustenance & Land’ exhibit, Lunar New Year, Brooke Shields and moreJan 22, 2025 8:46 am - Elmhurst Art Museum’s new exhibit “Sustenance and Land” opens, Elgin’s Side Street Studio Arts hosts its sixth Winter Mini Fringe, Brooke Shields discusses her memoir at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre and more.
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Birding expert aims to make gull identification less intimidatingJan 22, 2025 7:36 am - Gull expert Amar Ayyash of Orland Park seeks to make gull identification less intimidating through his new guide covering North America's 36 species.