Bensenville
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New restaurants coming to the suburbs in 2024Jan 11, 2024 10:08 am - A slew of new restaurants are slated to open in the suburbs in 2024. Here’s a taste of what’s to come, including Perry’s Steakhouse, Ancho & Agave, HopScotch and more. An...
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A warm welcome and a coat: Glen Ellyn church helps asylum-seekers headed to ChicagoJan 11, 2024 6:32 am - Situated less than two blocks from the Glen Ellyn train station, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is doing what it can to welcome new arrivals as they make their way to Chicag...
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Mayors to meet in Chicago to discuss migrant crisisJan 10, 2024 9:24 pm - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and metropolitan mayors will meet Tuesday to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis and strategies to deal with the influx of new arrivals. Tues...
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Man guilty of raping elderly woman in Addison home invasionJan 10, 2024 8:24 pm - A DuPage County jury convicted a man Wednesday of breaking into a 92-year-old woman’s house and raping her in November 2021. After a three-day trial, the jury found Antho...
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DuPage County says it has no authority to enact bus restrictionsJan 09, 2024 5:16 pm - DuPage County officials said they have no plans ‒ or the authority ‒ to prevent buses from dropping off migrants at area train stations or to declare itself a nonsanctuar...
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How Wheaton teacher inspires students to become educatorsJan 09, 2024 6:24 am - When her students ask what she was like at their age, if she was part of the popular clique, Tiffany Marconi opens up about her high school experience. Her family had mov...
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Demand up nearly 70% at West Suburban Community PantryJan 08, 2024 12:14 pm - With demand up nearly 70% over the previous year, West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge says it served a record 110,000 people in 2023. About two-thirds of those s...
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DuPage MLK breakfast aims to bring together races, culturesJan 08, 2024 10:41 am - The DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee’s inaugural MLK Breakfast will be held Jan. 15 at The Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. It’s the culmination...
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Sci-fi authors to talk AI at Jan. 11 webinar with Illinois Libraries PresentJan 07, 2024 3:52 pm - More than 200 Illinois libraries are hosting an online program, “Speculating About Our AI Future with Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu and Martha Wells,” on Thursday, Jan. 11. Thr...
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Migrant influx: What suburban communities are doing as buses carrying asylum-seekers stop in their townsJan 06, 2024 4:54 pm - Days before Christmas, Aurora’s Deputy Mayor Guillermo Trujillo received a call. Buses with migrants seeking asylum had arrived at the Aurora Transportation Center. The ...