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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre revives Sondheim favorite ‘A Little Night Music’Jun 09, 2026 6:21 am - Marriott Theatre revives “A Little Night Music,” BrightSide Theatre stages “The Producers” and Redtwist Theatre premieres “Deserted” this week on Chicago-area stages.
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Farmers markets this weekJun 09, 2026 5:11 am - Farmers market season is here, bringing fresh produce, handmade goods and more back to local downtowns and parks.
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Seasonal garden care: Safety equipment, pinching, and pruning tipsJun 09, 2026 5:00 am - Wear protective glasses and earplugs when using power equipment like weed whips and mowers in the garden, as debris can injure eyes and legs, while prolonged noise exposure can damage hearing.
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Learn traditional linen-making at Garfield Farm’s flax processing workshopJun 09, 2026 12:21 am - Garfield Farm Museum hosts a hands-on flax processing workshop on June 13 from 10 a.m. to noon, where fiber artists Tom and Joanne Blodgett will teach participants how to transform flax into spinnable fiber through rippling, breaking, scutching, and hackling techniques.
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Palatine police: Man found in body of water diesJun 08, 2026 11:43 pm - Palatine police said a man has died after he was found in a body of water.
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Algonquin’s Light of Christ welcomes Pastor Eric Johnson as senior pastor electJun 08, 2026 9:43 pm - Light of Christ Church in Algonquin announced Eric Johnson as senior pastor elect starting June 1, beginning a leadership transition with current Pastor Kendall Koenig who will retire in December 2027.
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Arlington Heights mayor urges Pritzker to ‘coach’ legislators on Bears stadium dealJun 08, 2026 7:06 pm - Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia urged Gov. JB Pritzker to take a more active coaching role in uniting Illinois legislators to pass Bears-friendly stadium legislation after team officials announced they are advancing a Hammond, Indiana stadium plan.
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TIF case against Winfield ends after state supreme court declines to hear school districts’ appealJun 08, 2026 7:04 pm - A long-running legal fight over a special taxing district in Winfield is coming to an end now that the state’s highest court has declined to hear the case.
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Could a Bears move give Illinois Republicans midterm momentum? Experts weigh inJun 08, 2026 6:46 pm - Would losing the “pride and joy of Illinois” be a fatal flaw for Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in separate elections?
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Man killed in Saturday crash in Round Lake Beach identifiedJun 08, 2026 5:54 pm - A man police said was killed in a crash after attempting to flee a traffic stop Saturday night in Round Lake Beach has been identified as 39-year-old Hector Guzman of Grayslake.