Downers Grove
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What’s next for Spring Brook restoration in Blackwell Forest Preserve?Jun 30, 2025 6:32 pm - Spring Brook Creek now takes more of a snakelike course through St. James Farm and Blackwell forest preserves near Warrenville as a result of a large-scale restoration project.
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Four apartments damaged in Naperville fireJun 30, 2025 5:17 pm - No one was injured during a fire Monday morning at an apartment building in Naperville.
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The 2024-25 Herald Cup: No. 4 Downers Grove NorthJun 30, 2025 4:28 pm - Downers Grove North High School finished fourth in the large school Herald Cup standings for 2024-25.
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Spotlight: Kelvin Roston Jr. pays tribute to soul great Donny Hathaway at Northlight TheatreJun 30, 2025 1:27 pm - Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Kelvin Roston Jr. channels soul music legend Donny Hathaway in “Twisted Melodies,” a solo show Roston created running July 10 through Aug. 10 at Northlight Theatre.
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‘People don't know this’: Why MLK came to DuPage County in 1967Jun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in DuPage County. That lost history now is being celebrated again by those who wish to preserve it and seek to carry on King’s work.
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Share your fall events for Daily Herald’s 2025 guide by July 14Jun 27, 2025 2:04 pm - The Daily Herald is seeking submissions for its 2025 Fall Fun Guide featuring suburban Chicago area events from Aug. 24 through the fall. Deadline to submit free event listings is July 14.
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‘Bring our traditions back home’: Benet Academy wants improved stadium to host more sports at Lisle campusJun 27, 2025 1:47 pm - Benet Academy has unveiled a plan to renovate its Baumgartner-Gilbert Stadium and adjacent athletic fields to allow all the school's sports teams to play home games on its Lisle campus.
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‘Bartlett’s Superman’: 10 weeks after near-fatal cardiac event, sergeant is back on the jobJun 27, 2025 4:30 am - Just 10 weeks after suffering an onslaught of medical emergencies, including an aortic dissection, two strokes and two pulmonary embolisms, Bartlett police Sgt. Chris Johnson returned to the force. “It’s an incredible story,” Deputy Police Chief William Naydenoff said. “He’s Bartlett’s Superman.”
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Loaves & Fishes to host its annual ‘Night to End Hunger’ galaJun 26, 2025 11:49 pm - Loaves & Fishes Community Services is hosting its annual fundraising event on Sept. 12 at the Hotel Arista in Naperville. Funds raised provide food and self-sufficiency programs for over 10,000 people served weekly.
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Where you can see Fourth of July fireworks displays in the suburbsJun 26, 2025 5:10 pm - Ready for some fireworks? Here are some of the fireworks displays planned to celebrate the Fourth of July in the suburbs.