Carol Stream Lifestyle
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‘Longest Night’ service on new date, Dec. 22, at Gary UMC in WheatonDec 09, 2025 12:28 am - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton is offering a Longest Night service on Dec. 22 to provide a time to remember loved ones, share hurting places with God, or step aside from the stresses of the season.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 7-13Dec 04, 2025 4:30 am - Upcoming events for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, as well as workshops and classes offered at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Morton Arboretum.
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‘People helping people’: West Suburban Community Pantry nourishes connectionsNov 30, 2025 8:45 pm - The West Suburban Community Pantry is one of five organizations set to receive grants through the Daily Herald/Robert R. McCormick Foundation's Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign. “If you help someone at the pantry, you’re really just helping make our community stronger and healthier,” a longtime volunteer said.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 30-Dec. 6Nov 28, 2025 3:00 am - Upcoming events including plant sales, garden club meetings, classes, workshops and shows.
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Someone To Be Thankful For: All-star volunteer is not your typical cat ladyNov 26, 2025 12:43 pm - Caring for cats is like therapy for Elmhurst resident Agnieszka “Aga” Bazan-Guzman, whose volunteerism provides vital assistance to DuPage County Animal Services in Wheaton.
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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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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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Gary UMC in Wheaton offers Sunday Advent studyNov 18, 2025 8:32 pm - The Rev. Steve Conger will lead the Advent study, “Names for the Messiah,” at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton on Sundays, starting Nov. 30
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 23-29Nov 18, 2025 4:21 pm - Upcoming events include the Naperville Garden Club's Cup of Cheer Home Tour, Holiday Market & Tea; MCC’s Poinsettia, Pottery, and Plant Sale; and workshops and programs on topics like public gardens, winter containers, native ground covers, and bonsai.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 16-22Nov 12, 2025 4:14 pm - Learn about suburban farming, growing tea gardens, winter tree ID, and more with garden club meetings around the suburbs.