Western Days serves up a half century of food and fun
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Griffith is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Western Days Festival, which runs Thursday through Sunday this week. #press
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Afternoon Briefing: Mapes trial continues with ousted state legislator’s testimony
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today. #press
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North Korea offers first official confirmation that it has detained Travis King, soldier from Wisconsin
North Korea on Wednesday offered its first official confirmation that it had detained a U.S. soldier who bolted into its country last month. #press
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‘Blue Beetle’ review: A reluctant superhero in a better-than-average DC Comics movie
It's nice to get out of Gotham and visit a new fictional urban center: Palmera City, imagined here as Miami with a hint of “Blade Runner,” if “Blade Runner” enjoyed a little sunshine. #press
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Does shaving make hair grow back thicker?
Even when using the techniques most suitable for your skin, there are some longtime misconceptions about the aftermath of shaving. #press
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Goodman Theatre has a next pre-Broadway musical: ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’
John Berendt's bestseller is set in Savannah, Georgia, and became a 1997 Clint Eastwood movie. #press
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Harvard Health: Validation, an approach to defuse intense emotions
Like many skills, the more you practice validation, the easier it becomes to apply when it’s most needed. #press
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Ever make a collage? Of course you did, as a kid. Now let the professionals show you how it’s done.
Whatever definition you might have of collage, you will have your understanding expanded by an exhibition titled “BOP! Adventures in Collage." #press
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Editorial: Vaccines save lives. If your doctor recommends them, don’t hesitate.
Next month is expected to bring the first of the new COVID-19 vaccines, which target the less-lethal but still dangerous XBB variant now in circulation. Use your head — and your arm — and do the... #press
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Vanessa Bly: For too long, my Chicago neighbors and I have lived with lead in our water. Enough is enough.
With every water crisis that strikes, communities like mine are forced to take matters into their own hands while the government sits stagnant. #press
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Daily horoscope for August 16, 2023
Check out your daily horoscope here, provided by Tarot astrologers. #press
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Afternoon Briefing: Prosecutors play Tim Mapes’ 2021 grand jury testimony in Madigan probe
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today. #press
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Glencoe District 35 to increase security at elementary schools after spring incident
With the 2023-24 school year about to start, District 35 officials are detailing some security enhancements at the three Glencoe elementary schools after an incident during May caused concern among parents. #press
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2 Leyden School District 212 grads win congressional art competition, have works hanging at Capitol in D.C.
Students from East Leyden High School won the Congressional Art Competiton. #press
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Oak Brook hires consulting agency to promote Village hotels
The Oak Brook Village Board has approved a contract of up to $186,000 to hire a new marketing consultant for hotels in the Village. #press
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Wilmette’s Music Theater Works celebrates 150 performances in latest production
Music Theater Works celebrated their 150th anniversary on Friday, Aug. 11 with a performance of the multi-Tony Award-winning “The Producers” a Mel Brooks Musical, a big, bawdy and brilliant Broadway show based... #press
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Victor Parra, who promoted Afro-Cuban jazz as host of ‘Mambo Express’ radio show, dies
Victor Parra was a Chicago-area radio host, musician and bandleader who championed Afro-Cuban jazz music as host of his weekly radio show, on both WBEZ-FM and WDCB-FM. #press
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Huge crowds fill downtown Naperville, Rotary Hill for annual India Day Parade and Celebration
Organizers said as many as 30,000 people attended the annual India Day Parade and Celebration in downtown Naperville, a daylong event held for the anniversary of India's... #press
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Organizers get ready for start of Montgomery Fest
The event, to be held along the Fox River in Montgomery Park, 301 N. River St., with run for three days beginning Friday and include entertainment, a carnival, food, a beer tent, a fishing derby, a parade, fireworks and more. #press
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Biden heads to battleground Wisconsin to talk about the economy a week before GOP debate
President Joe Biden is stopping in the battleground state of Wisconsin to discuss how economic policies he calls “Bidenomics” are boosting the economy. #press
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