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For prep football finalists, championship itinerary must be soundNov 25, 2025 7:21 pm - Team Within the Team: Trying to maintain a routine is important for high school football championship contenders Montini and St. Francis as they head to Illinois State for the big game.
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DuPage County Clerk censured by county boardNov 25, 2025 5:24 pm - Citing the ongoing dispute with the clerk’s office, DuPage County Board members voted Tuesday to censure County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek.
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Dining out: Oberweis and The Nutcracker, 7 Brew’s new holiday menu and moreNov 25, 2025 1:22 pm - Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy and The Joffrey Ballet have teamed up on the new Nutcracker Peppermint Swirl, CRISP and GREEN recently opened in Naperville, and 7 Brew and The Original Rainbow Cone have added new holiday menu items.
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Gary UMC cookie walk to benefit missions on Dec. 6Nov 25, 2025 12:19 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will host its second annual cookie walk on Saturday, Dec. 6. Last year, the cookie walk raised over $6,000, which was donated to various missions locally, nationally, and globally.
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Make plans now to dine with Santa or the GrinchNov 25, 2025 10:12 am - What better way to meet and take photos with Santa or the Grinch than at a special breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. And the suburbs are brimming with them this season. But take note: reservations are going quickly.
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Brash and beautiful: Blue Jays liven up backyards like no other songbirdNov 25, 2025 3:30 am - Brash, blue and beautiful, the charismatic Blue Jay livens up backyards and forest preserves like no other songbird.
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Prep basketball gets underway, but still unfinished business with footballNov 24, 2025 10:50 pm - Boys basketball season began in a big way on Monday, but we’ve still got some unfinished business with football.
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‘Incredible opportunity’: Wheaton native Sleeping At Last to perform holiday show with Chicago Philharmonic at The AuditoriumNov 24, 2025 5:28 pm - “I’m a nervous person,” says musician Sleeping At Last, aka Ryan O’Neal. “So playing live is an act of vulnerability that has scared me for a long time.” But the Wheaton native is not letting that hold him back from performing with the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra Saturday, Nov. 29, at The Auditorium.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in the semifinals?Nov 24, 2025 4:07 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances from the state semifinals.
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COD culinary duo serves up holiday help on the Butterball Turkey Talk-LineNov 24, 2025 11:32 am - Two College of DuPage culinary arts faculty members are talking turkey this holiday season. Michael and Susan Maddox, a husband-and-wife chef duo, are helping individuals and families with all their turkey needs, serving as experts at the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line in Naperville.