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Veterans to speak about service Nov. 11
Several area veterans will speak about their experiences in military service during the annual Veterans Day Tribute program at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Chapel on the Green, 107 West Center Street, Yorkville. Doors will be open at 1 p.m. for visiting or viewing military artifacts and memorabilia. There is no admission charge and everyone is welcome.
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Belvidere Cemetery Walk 2026: Maria Louisa Hunt & Elizabeth Seegmiller
Reenactors Actors Gale Taylor and Laurie Rambolt portray WWI-era Belvidere residents Maria Louisa Hunt and Elizabeth Seegmiller during the Boone County Museum of History's 2026 Cemetery Walk, sharing homefront stories including the bicentennial parade that filled Belvidere's streets. Part of the "Those Who Served" tribute held October 25, 2026, at Belvidere Cemetery.
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Kids Climb Into Real Fire Trucks And Vintage Rail Cars At This Union, Illinois Museum
Some of the best Illinois road trips end at places you almost drove past without a second look. Out past the cornfields, a quiet gravel lot gives way to barn after barn packed with giant engines, rumbling trolleys, and old cars kids can actually step inside. I went in curious...
northernstar.info
Liam Teague brings the spirit of Trinidad and Tobago to NIU
The national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, the steel pan, is taught at NIU by an award-winning musician who has played the instrument from a young age. Liam Teague, a professor of music and director of steelpan studies, brings years of experience to NIU. Teague has played the steel pan...
National Audubon Society
In Illinois, Students Piece Together a Conservation Message Through Bird Mosaics
In Rockford, Illinois, a group of students has brought a colorful aviary of bird art to life—piece by tiny piece. Each year, artist Susan Burton leads SPARK! Mosaic, a free summer program for local students to learn art skills and create their own mosaic works. “My favorite part is always watching kids who say, ‘I’m not an artist,’ slowly forget they ever believed that,” Burton says.
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Latino Resource Center celebrate Día de los Muertos with flower making event
The Latino Resource Center hosted a flower making event from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Founder’s Memorial Library as a celebration for Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. The flowers are to be part of altars, which can be found in the Latino Resource Center.
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Bears set to hold takeover at suburban McHenry County drive-in theater
The owner of the McHenry Outdoor Theater said he wondered if it was a joke when he got an email from the Chicago Bears about a month ago. As it turns out, the email was legit, and the Monsters of the Midway are holding a “drive-in take over” on Tuesday, October 27 at the theater, which is one of the few remaining drive-ins in the country.
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Westmorland Leads Bulldogs at Warhawk Classic
ROCKFORD, Ill. | Michele Westmorland paced the Alabama A&M University women's bowling team as the Bulldogs finished 11th at the Warhawk Classic, hosted by Wisconsin-Whitewater. Competing on a challenging oil pattern, Westmorland led Alabama A&M with a 175 average to finish 22nd in the 80-player field. Nila Dulcio followed in 23rd with a 168 average. Meghan Garrison placed 34th with a 150 average, while Simone Guyton finished 35th with a 149 average. Alabama A&M returns to action Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the Destination Orlando Invitational in Orlando, Fla. For complete coverage of Alabama A&M Athletics – The Rocket City's only...
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Photos | Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit celebrates grand opening
BELOIT, Wis. — Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit celebrated the grand opening on Friday of its new $705 million, 240,000-square-foot casino. The grand opening festivities included tribal ceremonies that paid honor to the Ho-Chunk Nation’s heritage. Inside the casino, there was live music on the Live Wire Lounge center bar stage as guests were welcomed among the 1,300 slot machines, 33 table games and multiple restaurants.
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Rockford's Rick Nielsen Says He's Cancer-Free After Health Scare Onstage
Source: Rickmunroe - Credit Rick Munroe for any use outside WikiMedia Foundation project. / Wikimedia Commons. Rick Nielsen told a room full of fans at Hard Rock Casino Rockford that he is cancer-free, sharing the news after undergoing an MRI the week before. The Cheap Trick guitarist delivered the update at a Pinktober charity event in his hometown, where he and his son Miles Nielsen worked as celebrity waiters to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
northernstar.info
Weekly Rundown: Halloween takes DeKalb
In this Weekly Rundown you will find a Day of the Dead event, a March to the Polls, GSRC Halloween event and a Halloween concert. Stop by the Latino Resource Center for the Day of the Dead – Days of Remembering event. At this event attendees can add the name of a loved one to the altar and a picture as well to put on display. The displays will remain up until Nov. 6. Also on Monday, you can stop by the Founders Memorial Library to make paper flowers for the Altar displays in the Founders Memorial Library and Latino Center.
Forest Park Review
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Newsman by day, comic by night. Kevin Haas to perform standup comedy in Rockford tonight
Kevin Haas is the managing editor for the Rock River Current, known for his Johnny-on-the-Spot business reporting and witty headlines. But did you know Haas is also a veteran standup comedian of 15 years?. Tonight, you can see Haas perform as the opening act at Rockford’s Music Box for headlining...
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Surprising Stuff, October 21, 2026
The movie just out called “Digger,” featuring Tom Cruise and being badly panned by the normal media outlets. This feature film is anything but a bad movie, but it is not going to make it in theaters because it primarily deals with global warming and its potentially deadly effects. This is a subject most Americans deny, even when experiencing the effects, or simply don’t want to know about them. But, and it’s a big but, this movie is going to blow everyone away when it begins streaming soon. It will become vitally popular down south, in the west, and even the mid-country regions of Iowa and even higher up towards the north.