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The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture is pleased to host its newest shows featuring emerging artists from our community. Michigan-born ceramic

Make plans now to catch the BoDeans at the Des Plaines Theatre, the Hiplet Ballerinas at Elgin Community College, the Long Grove Craft Beer Fest and more this weekend.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across much of the south of England and Wales, in effect until 6am tomorrow.

Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to Belsize Road in Camden at 2:50am this morning, said London Fire Brigade, after a 42-inch water main burst.

Left-wing financier George Soros is at it again. While he may claim he’s not behind the Occupy Wall Street protests, funding from his foundations says otherwise. Soros threw his support behind the movement at a United Nations panel on Oct. 3, “I can sympathize with their grievances.” But he does more than just sympathize, his foundations funded groups that back the protests and steer their “progressive” message. Reuters even posed the question “Who’s behind the Wall St. protests?�...

The North East SPCA (NESPCA) is asking for the community's help with vet bills and volunteering.Over the past six months, the shelter has taken in a l...

The future of work is upon us, and it’s up to companies to embrace the shift or fall behind, evidence suggests. So, it’s time to rethink your company as a place for human beings to thrive instead of grind. After all, the average person will spend a third of their life working.

Mesquite will pass out bottled water Monday for residents with plumbing issues City officials ask that only residents in the most need attend seek the free water. Mesquite will pass out free bottled water today for residents who need it.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) Mesquite will pass out free bottled water today for residents without water because of plumbing issues. The distribution will begin at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of Mesquite Municipal Court, 211 Municipal Way. Each household...

Resiliency Compact can’t wait By Staff | Jan 20, 2021 To the editor: The clock is ticking, literally. In cities around the world, such as New York, Berlin and Paris, giant clocks are reminding us the number of years we have left before climate change stops being a challenge and becomes a sentence, a death sentence. Over the years I’ve kept a copy of a 2004 National Geographic with the cover of a burning forest that reads “Global Warming, Bulletins from a Warmer World.” I am sure the ma...

Resiliency Compact can’t wait By Staff | Jan 20, 2021 To the editor: The clock is ticking, literally. In cities around the world, such as New York, Berlin and Paris, giant clocks are reminding us the number of years we have left before climate change stops being a challenge and becomes a sentence, a death sentence. Over the years I’ve kept a copy of a 2004 National Geographic with the cover of a burning forest that reads “Global Warming, Bulletins from a Warmer World.” I am sure the ma...