Yvonne Boose
Arts and Culture ReporterYvonne covers arts, culture and spiritual expression, including how members of community cultural groups are finding creative and innovative ways to enrich their personal lives through these expressions individually and within the context of their larger communities. She is a graduate of the Illinois Media School. Boose also hosts of "Poetically Yours" on WNIJ.
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El año pasado, el alcalde de Elgin, David Kaptain, proclamó el Festival Love on the Lawn, un día lleno de música, comunidad y comida, un día festivo de Elgin. Yvonne Boose de WNIJ habla con los fundadores Mike Page y Tyrell Thornton antes de la celebración de este sábado. -
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Kathryn Lazzara. -
Many organizations are celebrating America250’s “Power of Place” with art. The creators of a Woodstock festival will use an upcoming event to help people learn more about the city. -
Last year, the Elgin mayor, David Kaptain, proclaimed the Love on the Lawn Festival, a day filled with music, community and food, an Elgin holiday. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose talks with the founders Mike Page and Tyrell Thornton ahead of this Saturday’s celebration.
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The deadline for artists to submit their works for an Elgin Halloween related exhibition has been extended. -
The owner of a Rockford music store will move the store to a smaller space in Loves Park. -
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that more than 14,000 Rockford adults ages 25 and older don't have a high school diploma. This number includes those with less than a 9th grade education. Some sources report Winnebago county numbers to be more than 30,000. A Rockford Public Library nationally accredited high school program is helping some adults obtain their certificates. -
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Clare Kron. -
An Aurora event that allows artists to connect and show off their work is coming to an end. The event's organizers will still support these artists but in a different way.
