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Improv Playhouse launches IP Act 3 program for adults seeking creative outletSep 02, 2025 11:24 pm - Improv Playhouse has announced the launch of IP Act 3, a new performance showcase workshop designed specifically for adults ready to rediscover their creative spark, step into the spotlight, and experience the joy of theater in a supportive, workshop and community-driven environment.
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Lincolnshire honors quick-thinking teen for rescuing struggling swimmerSep 02, 2025 11:19 pm - At the Aug. 25 village board meeting, Jaydynn Britva received the Community Lifesaving Award for bravely rescuing a man struggling at Spring Lake Beach.
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Elmhurst’s Rock the Block Party returns Sept. 5-6Sep 02, 2025 10:31 pm - The Rock the Block Party is a family-friendly street festival in Elmhurst City Centre featuring live music, food vendors, and beer/wine tents.
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College Church withdraws parking expansion plan ‘for now’Sep 02, 2025 9:42 pm - College Church in Wheaton is going back to the drawing board after an initial plan for a new parking lot to the west of the sanctuary raised concerns from some neighbors.
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Good Old Days celebrates 57th year with parades, contests, toursSep 02, 2025 9:26 pm - Winfield's annual three-day festival features live music, food, contests, parade, kids activities, car show, and more family fun over the weekend of Sept. 5-7.
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Plan to convert historic bank building into restaurant could be ‘a major change for the downtown,’ Des Plaines officials saySep 02, 2025 8:29 pm - A historic building in downtown Des Plaines will be renovated and turned into a restaurant under a multimillion-dollar plan approved Tuesday by the city council.
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Metropolis chooses theater veteran as new executive directorSep 02, 2025 8:12 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has appointed Tiffany Gates as its new executive director, officials with the downtown Arlington Heights venue announced Tuesday.
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Judge allows state’s lawsuit against Prestige Feed Products to move aheadSep 02, 2025 7:25 pm - A judge Tuesday denied Mount Prospect animal feed producer Prestige Feed Products' request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the Illinois attorney general’s office.
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Relative wants answers, body-cam footage of Carpentersville police shootingSep 02, 2025 7:04 pm - A cousin of the man Carpentersville police shot last week says the family has gotten few answers about what happened, and has been prevented from seeing the injured man.
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It’s a good time to plant greensSep 02, 2025 6:03 pm - Cool-season lettuces, mesclun mixes, and other greens that were planted in early spring can be planted again this month.