Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Home & garden calendar, April 28 to May 9Apr 28, 2026 2:16 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the New Perennial Movement and “Controlling Garden Marauders.” Also, the popular Lilac Sale, plant sales, and wildflower walks.
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Home & garden calendar, April 21-May 2Apr 21, 2026 1:14 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like sustainable stormwater management, container garden arrangements and more. Also listings of wildflower walks, plant sales and shows.
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Recycle your bicycle: Schaumburg nonprofit gets refurbished bikes to those in needApr 17, 2026 3:00 pm - Ryan Gable of Bikes and Music, a Schaumburg-based nonprofit, collects used bikes, has them repaired and donates them - along with a helmet - to groups who work with people in need.
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Earth Day and Arbor Day events: Tree plantings, cleanups, nature walks and moreApr 15, 2026 11:19 am - Upcoming Earth Day and Arbor Day events in the suburbs feature tree plantings, nature walks, cleanups, recycling and more.
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Measles in Illinois: What to know about vaccination ratesApr 15, 2026 11:15 am - State public health data shows that measles vaccination rates among Illinois schoolchildren are above the threshold recommended to prevent outbreaks of the highly contagious viral infection.
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Home & garden calendar, April 14-25Apr 14, 2026 3:46 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like turn your garden into a B&B for birds, the romance of roses, and more. Also, listings of wildflower walks and plant sales.
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Mount Prospect residents balk at proposed parkway planting restrictionsApr 09, 2026 4:55 pm - The strip of land between the sidewalk and the street has grown into a battlefield between some Mount Prospect residents and the village as the village officials look to limit what can be planted there.
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Mount Prospect Historical Society bus tour features Wright-designed buildings, Bradbury exhibitApr 08, 2026 5:52 pm - Fans of both great architecture and great literature will find reasons to board a bus in Mount Prospect on Saturday, May 2.
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Northwest Choral Society to perform Vaughan Williams works in Des PlainesApr 08, 2026 1:12 pm - Northwest Choral Society’s 2025-26 concert season concludes at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Plaines, with a program of works by the 20th-century English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Home & garden calendar, April 7-18Apr 07, 2026 4:16 pm - Learn about gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like integrating natives into traditional gardens, tulip history, and more. Also, listing of spring wildflower walks and plant sales.