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Elgins Juneteenth Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 18 and 19, at Festival Park. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and to proclaim and ensure all enslaved people were freed. The troops arrival came 2½ years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation which ended slavery. It was made a federal holiday in 2021.

Everyone has a friend thats obsessed with gin. My friend carries pink peppercorns in her bag, always ready for a gin and tonic at whatever hour, preferably in the afternoon.

On Saturday, June 11, an orientation for the "Kids on Stage" summer program will be held at Village Theatre Guild in Glen Ellyn.

Dozens of candidates for state and federal office completed the Technology and Manufacturing Association (TMA) candidate questionnaire which surveyed candidates on their positions related to pro-growth and pro-manufacturing issues.

For 46 years, the Summer Scripture Conference at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary has brought together curious minds from across the country for lively presentations on various aspects of the Bible and faith.

Spend some time exploring Chicago Blues Fest, the Rolling Meadows Block Party, the Global Arts Festival in Bartlett, the Mundelein Craft Beer Festival and many more fests this weekend. Plus, there are tons of summer concerts happening all over the suburbs, too.

So they have come in and bought a joint of something, beef or whatever? yes, theyve come in and bought their favourite product. and you charge them the full price, i hope? yes, of course. and having shopped at the same butcher as the royal family — get me! — im well set for the next step on my royal tour. ok, so, nick, this is the independent distillery that you use? yeah, absolutely. so this is lost loch spirits. and this takes us round to the gin school, which is where we do some of the re...

With the team there, they had mentioned thatjuniper was growing on the estate, and juniper being the backbone of any gin, it was a no—brainer that we would put it into the gin itself. but then there was other things we wanted to use as well. the pine needles, as you would expect, have a real pineiness in terms of the smell and complement thejuniper. very good. the other thing that balmoral make is they have their own heather honey. that is really great because it adds a little bit of a sweetne...

This summer, Chamber Music on the Fox returns to the Lords Park Zoo in Elgin to offer three free lunchtime programs for audiences of all ages.

The Streamwood Park District is saddened to announce the passing of Custodial Manager Mark Bell on Sunday at age 63.