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Holiday Magic marks 45 years of festive fun at Brookfield Zoo Chicago

By Megan Pellock, Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Nov 02, 2026 2:25 pm - Holiday Magic returns to Brookfield Zoo Chicago on Nov. 21 for its 45th year, running 32 nights and featuring over 3.5 million lights and expanded displays including a 100-foot illuminated maze. It includes special events like Tree Trim, Reindeer Run, dinner with Santa, and a sensory-friendly night on Dec. 3 with dimmed lights and softer music for guests with sensory needs.
Holiday Food Drive aims to help those in need in Aurora

By Steve Lord | slord@tribpub.com | Aurora Beacon-News
Nov 02, 2026 2:04 pm - For the 19th straight year, the Holiday Food Drive will be held to help fill the shelves at the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry. “Because the cost of things is so high, we’re seeing some people struggling for the first time,” said Heather Short, the pantry’s development director.
Firefighters rescue three dozen cats from Lombard shelter fire Sunday

By Rick West
Nov 02, 2026 1:52 pm - Lombard firefighters rescued at least 36 cats Sunday from a fire in a home that was being used as an animal shelter.
Donate Halloween candy to Operation Support Our Troops-America for military care packages

By Linda Tuisl, OSOT-America
Nov 02, 2026 1:46 pm - Operation Support Our Troops-America is collecting extra Halloween candy donations to send to deployed U.S. service members worldwide. The candy will be included in holiday stockings for Comfort and Care Packages for troops.
Authorities: Aurora man faces charges after guns, drugs found in Montgomery home

By Rick West
Nov 02, 2026 12:49 pm - Authorities say an Aurora man is facing more than a dozen felony drug and gun charges after a police search of a residence in Montgomery last week found suspected cocaine, cannabis, heroin and fentanyl, along with seven firearms.
Carol Stream teen killed in Bloomington mass shooting; Several other suburban students injured

By Steve Zalusky and Susan Sarkauskas
Nov 02, 2026 12:42 pm - Authorities today identified a 19-year-old Glenbard North High School graduate and North Central College student as the person killed in a mass shooting early Sunday during a Halloween party in downstate Bloomington.
Man convicted of soliciting boy now faces child porn charges

By Susan Sarkauskas
Nov 02, 2026 12:31 pm - A former St. Charles man convicted of sexually soliciting a boy is now facing child sexual assault material charges.
Halloween candy drive benefits Apparao Devata Memorial Fund in Oak Brook

By Amanda Woods, Oak Brook Park District
Nov 02, 2026 11:28 am - The Oak Brook Park District is partnering with Oakbrook Orthodontics to collect leftover Halloween candy through Nov. 5, turning extra treats into support for the Apparao (Rao) Devata Memorial Fund.
Día de Muertos event celebrates life and lost loved ones in Naperville

By Rick West
Nov 01, 2026 4:24 pm - Despite what it’s name might suggest, Naperville’s Día de Muertos celebration was filled with life, music and merriment as it returned for a fourth year Sunday to the city’s downtown Riverwalk Grand Pavilion.
Recent Glenbard North graduates among victims of mass shooting downstate

By Steve Zalusky
Nov 01, 2026 4:17 pm - Glenbard High School District 87 officials said Sunday that two recent graduates were among those shot in an early morning mass shooting in downstate Bloomington.

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