Bolingbrook Lifestyle
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Storytelling, music and equestrian shows on tap at Fall Festival at DanadaOct 07, 2024 8:55 pm - Join a celebration of the horse and the fall season at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s Fall Festival at Danada on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12-13, at the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
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Aurora church blesses handmade quilts and girls' dresses, baby-care kitsOct 01, 2024 11:41 pm - St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora celebrated annual Quilt Weekend Sept. 28-29. More than 100 quilts handmade by congregants, girls' dresses and more than 50 baby-care kits assembled by members were blessed at worship.
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25 years and counting: How Working Bikes provides wheels to those in need locally and across the globeSep 28, 2024 9:01 am - Ever wonder how to route bikes from Mundelein to Malawi? Hampshire to Honduras? Lisle to Lesotho? Chicago-based nonprofit Working Bikes knows how to do just that, shipping over 9,000 used bikes last year.
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Our Saviour’s Lutheran in Naperville hosts Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 19Sep 27, 2024 6:00 pm - On Saturday, Oct. 19, kids and their families are invited to enjoy some unspooky (and free) fun in Naperville at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church’s annual Trunk-or-Treat.
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Holy Angels School street renamed for teacher considered an ‘institution’ — Laura WaegnerSep 25, 2024 10:04 am - After 55 years of teaching, Laura Waegner has left an indelible impression not only on her students’ education, but also the community where she taught all those years.
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A call for compassion and hope on the 75th anniversary of Billy Graham’s first big tent revivalSep 24, 2024 10:00 pm - This month marks the 75th anniversary of Billy Graham’s first major evangelistic crusade. On Sept. 25, 1949, the 30-year-old blond evangelist stood on a platform in a circus tent that accommodated a waiting crowd of six thousand.
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COD Police Department offers free safety course ‘Stop the Bleed’ Oct. 11Sep 24, 2024 6:28 pm - Learn lifesaving first aid skills through “Stop the Bleed,” an overview course of best practices in emergency situations, offered by the College of DuPage Police Department on Friday, Oct. 11.
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Home and garden calendar, Sept. 22-28Sep 17, 2024 11:50 pm - Flower shows, house walks, garden talks and more.
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‘There’s a lot of benefit to it’: How suburban schools are using AI in the classroomSep 16, 2024 5:19 pm - AI programs are here to stay. Here’s how some suburban districts are using it in the classroom.
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Geneva HS grad publishes debut novel described as a ‘queer rom-com’Sep 13, 2024 3:30 am - Becca Grischow, a 2013 graduate of Geneva High School, launches her writing career with “I’ll Get Back to You,” a novel she describes as a “queer rom-com.”