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Join Illinois Novel Quest to succeed at your writing goalsSep 17, 2026 1:25 am - The Writing Journey and Nichols Library in Naperville will present three October workshops preparing for Novel Quest: "Welcome to the Novel Swamp" covering novel planning approaches, "Crafting Dialogue That Brings Stories to Life" focusing on dialogue techniques, and "Story Wall Party" for brainstorming and plot development.
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Naperville Irish Fest returns this weekend with food, music and family funSep 16, 2026 7:49 am - If you’re looking for a little Irish Gaelic fun and culture, you might find what you’re looking for at the Naperville Irish Fest, running Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19, in Central Park.
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Naperville-based nonprofit student film to be shown at UN climate conferenceSep 15, 2026 1:19 pm - Student interns for Naperville-based nonprofit Accelerate Climate Solutions created the short documentary “Understanding Life on the Frontlines of Climate Change,” which will be shown at the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Turkey, in November.
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Best Bests: Common headlines free Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags serves up scaresSep 15, 2026 12:03 pm - Common headlines a free concert Saturday during Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags Great America opens Fright Fest, Monster Jam rolls into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Cleve Carney Art Museum debuts “Linework: Chicago Comics and Community.”
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Spotlight: Rhino Fest returns for its 37th yearSep 15, 2026 7:24 am - The Rhinoceros Theater Festival returns for its 37th year, Morton Arboretum’s walking plays series resumes with an adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” and Theatre Y presents the Chicago premiere of a two-hander “I Am the Wind.”
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Fiestas Patrias event at RiverEdge Park a celebration of Aurora’s Mexican communitySep 15, 2026 6:19 am - For Aurora resident Richard Gomez, the city’s annual Fiestas Patrias event, which celebrates Mexico’s independence, is a festival not to be missed.
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Writers’ monumental ‘Leopoldstadt’ takes top honors at equity Jeff AwardsSep 14, 2026 11:15 pm - Writers Theatre’s regional premiere of Tom Stoppard’s sprawling, semiautobiographical drama “Leopoldstad” earned five equity Joseph Jefferson Awards Monday, more than any other production.
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From Nordic landscapes to Record Row: Chicago a cappella offers diverse 2026-27 concert seasonSep 14, 2026 9:54 pm - Chicago a cappella’s 2026-27 season features three concert programs: “Northern Lights” in October, the annual “Holidays a cappella” in December, and “Record Row” in spring celebrating Chicago’s South Michigan Avenue recording studios. The ensemble will perform at various venues in Naperville, Oak Park, Evanston and Chicago.
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Girl power: Big vocals, savvy casting fuel Paramount’s ‘Mean Girls’Sep 10, 2026 2:02 pm - Paramount Theatre’s regional premiere of “Mean Girls” benefits from outsize performances from the actors playing the musical’s titular queen bees and wannabes.
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Share your community event in Daily Herald’s 2026 Holiday Happenings guideSep 10, 2026 9:38 am - Nonprofits and community organizations can submit their Thanksgiving 5Ks, craft fairs, holiday fests, tree lightings, holiday walks, Nutcracker shows, Breakfasts with Santa, or other family events for free by Sept. 25 on the Daily Herald's online calendar.