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‘Happy to be here’: Four Shadows sports bar and grill fills vacancy in downtown WaucondaJul 13, 2026 2:29 pm - After four years, a frustrating vacancy at 120-122 S. Main St. in Wauconda has been revived and reopened as Four Shadows Wauconda tavern and grill.
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Best Bets: ‘Tiny Encounters’’ unexpected performances take over Elgin SaturdayJul 13, 2026 2:15 pm - “Tiny Encounters,” a walking tour of interactive performances, debuts in downtown Elgin Saturday; a real-life version of the TV game show “The Cube” opens in Chicago; and trickster Michael Carbonaro brings “Wonderboy” to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.
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Arlington Heights Garden Club names Scholarship recipientsJul 13, 2026 2:07 pm - The Arlington Heights Garden Club recently awarded $6,000 in scholarships. The Rotary Club of Arlington Heights contributed an additional $2,000 towards the scholarships.
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Wheaton Municipal Band to host two U.S. Marine Band virtuosos at July 16 concertJul 13, 2026 2:05 pm - On July 16, the Wheaton Municipal Band will welcome two elite musicians from “The President’s Own” Marine Band - Master Sgt. Brandon Eubank of Tinley Park and Staff Sgt. Daniel Taubenheim of Lake Bluff.
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Palatine hosting shredding event July 18Jul 13, 2026 2:05 pm - The village of Palatine, Palatine Park District, Palatine High School and Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County will host a document destruction event Saturday, July 18.
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Five Iron Golf planning first suburban location in downtown NapervilleJul 13, 2026 2:02 pm - Five Iron Golf’s first indoor golf simulator bar in the Chicago suburbs will open in April 2027 in an 11,000-square-foot space in downtown Naperville.
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Naperville commission votes in favor of ban on kratom productsJul 13, 2026 1:53 pm - The Naperville Liquor Commission wants the city to ban the sale of all kratom products.
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Cantigny’s Voyage en France explores French cultureJul 13, 2026 1:49 pm - Cantigny Park in Wheaton hosts its 19th annual Voyage en France on Sunday, July 19, featuring French cultural programming, live music, dance performances, soccer clinics with Chicago Fire coaches, French military reenactors, plein air painting, and more.
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Kane County Fair returns with longtime favorites and a few new actsJul 13, 2026 1:30 pm - A few new acts will join longtime favorites when the 157th Kane County Fair returns to the fairgrounds in St. Charles this week.
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Corn Fest and Craft Fair Aug. 1 at Community Church of Rolling MeadowsJul 13, 2026 1:20 pm - The 69th Annual Corn Fest and Craft Fair at Community Church of Rolling Meadows will return again this year in its traditional format. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, wit a Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission to the grounds is free.