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Two towns get grants

Two DuPage County communities will receive a portion of nearly $760,000 in funding from the Illinois Recycling Grant program, state officials said. Bensenville will receive $27,265 to expand its curbside recycling program. The village plans to replace bags with bin-style containers and expects to divert about 585 additional tons of materials away from landfills. Carol Stream will receive $6,450 to enhance its curbside recycling effort with the goal of diverting about 15 percent more of recyclable materials away from landfills.

Yarrow comes to Naperville

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame will be in Naperville Dec. 11 to sign copies of his book "Puff the Magic Dragon" as well as two new songbooks. Yarrow will appear at 7 p.m. at Community United Methodist Church, 50 N. Center St. Free tickets are available through Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Call (630) 355-2665 for details.

Bloomingdale open house

Bloomingdale's 20th annual Holiday Open House is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way. The event includes the village tree-lighting at 6:30 p.m. on the library lawn. For details, call (630) 924-2720 or visit mybpl.org.