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MainStreet Libertyville Merchants’ Sidewalk Sales Begin July 19
Come to downtown Libertyville and shop the MainStreet Libertyville merchants' annual sidewalk sales on Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20, during regular business hours throughout the downtown business district. Spend the day shopping and then take a relaxing break and enjoy lunch or dinner, a sweet treat, or a...
Village to promote recent redevelopment through new branding campaign
Whether you live in Bartlett or not, you’re going to be hearing more about the community over the months and years to come. Beginning with its Fourth of July celebration, the village has begun rolling out its new “We Belong in Bartlett” branding campaign to raise regional awareness of both recent downtown redevelopment and existing amenities throughout the community.
Refurbished Mount Prospect fire station completes transition
Mount Prospect’s new Fire Station 11 is open for business. Firefighters flipped the switch at 8:45 a.m. Thursday at the former Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District headquarters at 1415 E. Algonquin Road. The first call came at 10:17 a.m. It was a non-emergency response for an activated carbon monoxide detector in the 600 block of Pickwick Court.
Tenth Annual MainSweet Dessert Walk offers sweet samples and shopping in downtown Libertyville
Enjoy a sampling of sweet treats and explore downtown Libertyville’s shops and restaurants at the 10th Annual MainSweet Dessert Walk hosted by MainStreet Libertyville from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, during the Festival of the Arts. Pick up an event ticket with a map of participating...
St. Charles student receives P.E.O. STAR Scholarship
Sofia Radovic, a home-schooled senior and musician from St. Charles, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was recommended by P.E.O. Chapter MW of St. Charles, Illinois, which has been a part of the St. Charles community since it was organized in 1982. The...
A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely rare, and normally aren't an option for people with active cancer. Marty Kedian is only the third person in the U.S. ever to undergo a total larynx transplant – the others, years ago, because of injuries – and one of a handful reported worldwide.
‘Guys go crazy with details’: Warbirds take to the skies over St. Charles
From World War II flying aces to Top Gun-style F-16 fliers, the skies over St. Charles will be abuzz this weekend with scale-model military planes that look for all the world like the real thing. Fox Valley Aero Club’s Windy City Warbirds & Classics started Thursday, showcasing radio-controlled military aircraft...
Here’s what you need to know about the NBA’s upcoming 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal
The NBA might not be happy with the NFL making Christmas Day a regular part of its schedule. However, its new media rights deals nearly put the two leagues in the same economic arena. The NBA's 11-year, $76 billion contract package would kick in with the 2025-26 season. The deal...
U.S. women’s basketball team looks to continue Olympic dominance, seeking 8th straight gold in Paris
The U.S. women's basketball team is on a historic run, winning seven straight Olympic gold medals. While no one has come close to ending that streak, the rest of the world is getting better. The Americans, who haven't lost an Olympic contest since 1992, won by an average of 16...
Jasmine Paolini wins Wimbledon’s longest women’s semifinal and faces Barbora Krejcikova next
LONDON — Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what would become the longest Wimbledon women's semifinal on record — after dropping the opening set, after being two games from defeat in each of the last two sets, after twice trailing by a break in the third.
Redbox shuts down after its parent company files for bankruptcy
Redbox and its tens of thousands of nostalgia-laden movie-rental kiosks are shutting down, officially ending a vestige of the physical-media era. The streaming and video rental company began in 2002 and peaked in 2013, best known for its bright-red touch-screen movie-rental machines that were fixtures across the country at stores such as Walmart and CVS. But Redbox will shutter operations as its parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, or CSSE, filed to liquidate under Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday.
Cancer deaths are down, so why does cancer scare us so much?
Let’s start with the good news: Cancer deaths are down, almost one-third since 1991, according to the American Cancer Society. And now the bad: Cancer fear is not. In fact, experts say cancerphobia seems as strong as ever, even as mortality falls. Why’s that?. Part of the reason,...
When should a kid start riding a bike? If it’s a balance bike, you might be surprised how young
When Michael Natividad learned to ride a bike at 7 or 8 years old, he knew his training wheels were ready to come off when he leaned on them while zipping around corners. His daughter, on the other hand, was barely 3 when she sped away from him on her tiny bicycle, he said, admitting to feeling a bit robbed of a special moment.
Chicago Wolves adding new opponents to go with familiar foes on 2024-25 schedule
The Chicago Wolves released their 2024-25 American Hockey League schedule on Thursday. The franchise’s 31st season will feature a 72-game slate beginning with the home opener against the Milwaukee Admirals on Oct. 12 at Allstate Arena. Under new coach Cam Abbott, the Wolves will seek their sixth league championship...
‘Sorry/Not Sorry’ takes on Louis C.K. but not the toughest questions
“Sorry/Not Sorry” opens with a voice: “I love you, be a good dog, please.” We will later learn the voice (and the dog) belong to artist and comedian Abby Schachner, one of five women who, in 2017, publicly accused comedian Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct, including masturbating in front of them. It’s a telling opener, signaling that this documentary examination of the scandal and its aftermath, focusing on Schachner — a friend of C.K.’s — and two other women, will acknowledge an icky point about our ability to love those who behave badly: “My dad didn’t do the most wonderful things,” Schachner says toward the end of the film, “and I still love him.”
Windy City Bulls schedule tryouts for prospective local players
The Windy City Bulls, the NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, have announced that tryouts for prospective local players will take place on Sept. 14 and Sept. 21 at the Chicago Hope Academy Gymnasium at 2641 W. Harrison St. in Chicago. Participants in the tryout will have the...
Coroner identifies South Elgin man shot by off-duty Kane County deputy Monday
The Kane County coroner has released the identity of the person shot and killed by an off-duty Kane County deputy in Elgin on Monday. Tyquaze Nicolas, 18, of South Elgin, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to a Thursday news release. The shooting took place just after 4:30 p.m. Monday...
Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s why
Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington in...
Death of Wauconda man whose SUV went into retention pond consistent with drowning
The death of a 38-year-old man whose SUV jumped a curb Wednesday and landed upside down in a retention pond in Wauconda is consistent with drowning as a result of the crash, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office Thursday identified the man involved in the...
‘Pass the torch’: Rep. Schneider calls for Joe Biden to drop out of presidential race
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Highland Park on Thursday joined the growing number of Democratic officials calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid. In a news release, Schneider said the time has come “for President Biden to heroically pass the torch to a new generation of leadership to guide us to the future he has enabled and empowered us to pursue.”
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