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‘Vivid creatures’ will be taking over Morton Aboretum next yearOct 30, 2024 8:08 am - First a family of trolls settled into the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Then more humanlike characters, Mother Earth types, began to populate areas of the grounds. A new gro...
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New Philharmonic celebrates the legacy of John Williams with famous film scoresOct 29, 2024 10:27 pm - “I don’t make a particular distinction between ‘high art’ and ‘low art.’ Music is there for everybody. It’s a river we can all put our cups into and drink it and be sus...
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Naperville Chorus, Pete Ellman Big Band to go ‘Swingin’ into Christmas’Oct 29, 2024 7:57 pm - Tickets are now available for the Naperville Chorus’s holiday concert, “Swingin’ into Christmas with the Pete Ellman Big Band,” featuring both foot-tapping jazz and traditional arrangements of seasonal music.
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‘Magical experience’: Naperville actor revisits ‘Into the Woods,’ which sparked his passion for theaterOct 29, 2024 4:57 pm - “Into the Woods,” the musical based on Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales, has always loomed large in Shea Hopkins’ life. Now the Naperville resident is playing Cinderella’s prince (and the wolf) in Kokandy Productions’ revival.
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Nicor Gas awards $100,000 in grants to strengthen community enrichment initiatives throughout its service areaOct 29, 2024 2:05 pm - Building on its dedication to enhancing the vitality, sustainability and livability of neighborhoods throughout its service area, Nicor Gas is announcing the award of $100,000 in community enrichment grants.
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Teen injured, another teen in custody after shooting in Naperville Monday nightOct 29, 2024 9:34 am - A teenager was shot Monday night in Naperville, and another teen is in custody.
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Aurora mayoral contest headed for a primary; more candidates join Naperville council raceOct 28, 2024 7:35 pm - For the first time since he was elected mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin is set to face a crowded field of opponents in a primary election.
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Grogan, White in rematch for DuPage County auditorOct 28, 2024 5:49 pm - DuPage County voters may have a sense of déjà vu when they vote for auditor. Incumbent William “Bill” White, a Downers Grove Democrat, faces Bob Grogan, a Downers Grove Republican, in a rematch of a close 2020 race.
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COD launches Great Read Series events featuring ‘Gods of Jade and Shadow'Oct 28, 2024 2:54 pm - College of DuPage is launching the Great Read Series this fall with a series of free events inspired by Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “Gods of Jade and Shadow,” culminating with a talk and book signing by the author on Monday, Oct. 28.
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GOP hopeful Evans gets cash boost from U.S. House Speaker Johnson — but total lags behind Foster’sOct 27, 2024 1:01 pm - Republican congressional candidate Jerry Evans’ financial backers include House Speaker Mike Johnson’s political action committee, new records show.