Bloomingdale Submitted Content
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Glenbard North Theatre to stage children’s classic ‘The Rainbow Fish’Oct 09, 2026 12:14 pm - On Oct. 15-17, Glenbard North Theatre will present “The Rainbow Fish,” adapted from Marcus Pfister’s children’s book. The story follows a beautiful fish who refuses to share her shimmering scales until a wise octopus teaches her that kindness is more valuable than beauty.
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Lake Park Film Appreciation Society event to showcase two German-themed classicsOct 09, 2026 10:50 am - On Oct. 14, the Lake Park High School Film Appreciation Society and Lake Park German Exchange Program will host a German-themed double feature in the West Campus auditorium in Roselle, featuring “Run Lola Run” and “The Third Man.”
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Lincoln Junior High students named Pollinator Protectors of the Year for state bee projectOct 07, 2026 12:38 pm - Eighth-grade students at Lincoln Junior High in Naperville have been recognized as Pollinator Protectors of the Year by the DuPage Monarch Project for their instrumental role in making the black and gold bumble bee Illinois’ official state bee.
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New Philharmonic to paint musical portrait of ScotlandOct 07, 2026 1:03 am - New Philharmonic presents “A Tribute to Scotland” featuring Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony and Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy” with Chicago Symphony Orchestra assistant concertmaster David Taylor as violin soloist.
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Wheaton College lecture to explore North Korea’s forgotten Christian roots and the Kim family’s religious pastOct 06, 2026 4:20 pm - On Oct. 12, Wheaton College presents the “Ben Han Memorial Lecture: Korean Messiah” featuring Jonathan Cheng discussing Christianity's history in Korea, particularly how Pyongyang was once known as "the Jerusalem of the East" before becoming North Korea's capital.
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Northern Illinois and Wisconsin food banks compete in End Zone to End Hunger ChallengeOct 05, 2026 11:23 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank and Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin are competing in the End Zone to End Hunger Challenge from Oct. 5-11, with the losing CEO having to eat the rival city's signature food and admit it's better than their own.
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Town Square Wheaton hosts Girls Night Out Oct. 22Oct 01, 2026 12:49 pm - Town Square Wheaton will host its first Girls Night Out 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Town Square Wheaton featuring live music, activities, shopping and dining specials in support of Susan G. Komen during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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DuPage-based Free Speakers bureau marks three decades, delivering 1,300 talks a yearSep 30, 2026 10:24 pm - FreeSpeakers.org, a pro bono speakers bureau that started 30 years ago from a single Chicago Tribune article, has grown from a small Hinsdale PR firm's directory of 12 volunteer speakers to a nationwide network of 450+ speakers across seven cities.
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St. Isidore students join in Alzheimer’s awareness walkSep 30, 2026 1:25 pm - Hearthwood Senior Living residents and St. Isidore Catholic School students participated in an intergenerational walk to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's disease.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC celebrates World Communion SundaySep 28, 2026 5:15 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will celebrate World Communion Sunday Oct. 4 with Scripture, music and prayers in multiple languages including Spanish, French, Italian, Tagalog, English and American Sign Language.