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Houseplants don’t need as much water in winterDec 09, 2025 12:20 pm - I keep plants in my office window through the winter and appreciate having them while outside, the garden is dormant.
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Geneva to go to voters with $59.4 million ask for new police station, public safetyDec 09, 2025 12:00 pm - Geneva City Council members have agreed to ask voters for permission to borrow $59.4 million to pay for a new police station and other needs at the two firehouses.
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Dining out: Kyuramen opens in Naperville, beers with Santa, Hanukkah dining and moreDec 09, 2025 10:50 am - Warm up with a steaming bowl of ramen at the new Kyuramen in Naperville, or grab a beer or brunch with Santa at Tapville Social. Plus, some suburban restaurants are offering Hanukkah dining specials Dec. 14-22.
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Spotlight: ‘Annie’ opens at Music Theater Works and Second City comes to the MetropolisDec 09, 2025 9:10 am - Music Theater Works revives “Annie,” Metropolis Performing Arts Centre hosts Second City’s “Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire,” and Manual Cinema stages its unique interpretation of “A Christmas Carol” at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.
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‘Longest Night’ service on new date, Dec. 22, at Gary UMC in WheatonDec 09, 2025 12:28 am - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton is offering a Longest Night service on Dec. 22 to provide a time to remember loved ones, share hurting places with God, or step aside from the stresses of the season.
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Batavia Boardwalk Shops offer buyers a unique local holiday shopping destinationDec 08, 2025 9:33 pm - The Batavia Boardwalk Shops are now open, offering unique products at a one-of-a-kind shopping destination. Check it out on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 21.
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‘A lot of buzz’: Lake Zurich now the site of Salvation Army’s seventh area thrift storeDec 08, 2025 6:22 pm - The newest store in Lake Zurich won't open until Friday morning, but that hasn't stopped would-be patrons from knocking on the door in hopes of getting a sneak peek.
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Neer Beer brings suburbs’ first non-alcoholic bottle shop to WheatonDec 08, 2025 5:59 pm - Neer Beer, a non-alcoholic bottle shop, opened last week in downtown Wheaton. Owner Jason Krapausky said most of the NA options he sells would do well in blind taste tests with their alcoholic counterparts “except for the not getting drunk part.”
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Man shot at Aurora gas stationDec 08, 2025 5:09 pm - A man was shot early Monday while putting gasoline in his car at a station in Aurora.
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Naperville Park District to decide whether to ask voters for $120 million to build rec centerDec 08, 2025 4:41 pm - Naperville Park District commissioners will decide Thursday if they will ask voters for $120 million to build a new activity center — a proposal that is already drawing opposition from the Fry Family YMCA.