Downers Grove
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Lawsuit: Downers Grove Park District’s free-speech zone illegalNov 11, 2025 4:00 pm - A state representative candidate is suing the Downers Grove Park District, claiming it violated her free-speech rights by limiting where she could campaign in a public park.
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Best Bets: Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum and Lightscape at Chicago Botanic GardenNov 11, 2025 11:20 am - Let there be light as Illumination: Tree Lights returns to Morton Arboretum in Lisle and Lightscape opens at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Plus, Steve Cochran and friends perform stand-up in Aurora, and Metropolis hosts “Let’s Hang On: A Rock ’N Soul Party.”
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Prep football, girls volleyball playoffs getting seriousNov 11, 2025 9:07 am - With the IHSA football playoffs headed to the quarterfinals and girls volleyball teams bound for the state semifinals, you know it’s getting serious.
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DuPage County names 2025 scholarship winnersNov 11, 2025 12:34 am - DuPage County awarded scholarships totaling $54,000 to 10 residents through its Community Services Block Grant Scholarship program this fall.
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Girls volleyball: Benet sweeps New Trier, qualifies for state for fourth straight yearNov 10, 2025 11:09 pm - Sophia Youssef entered the 2025 season never playing middle before. The 6-foot-1 Benet junior had only ever played setter, and never even thought about playing at middle ...
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From continuing education to bestseller: Author Shelby Van Pelt’s journey to successNov 10, 2025 6:39 pm - Shelby Van Pelt developed early drafts of her novel “Remarkably Bright Creatures” in a College of DuPage continuing education writing workshop, highlighting the importance of being surrounded by a community of like-minded learners and the value of diverse perspectives and experiences.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 11?Nov 10, 2025 6:09 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances in Week 11.
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College of DuPage offers new Ecological Restoration certificateNov 10, 2025 4:01 pm - College of DuPage’s new Ecological Restoration certificate teaches students how to restore natural functions to disturbed ecosystems. It emphasizes restoration techniques, local natural history, ecological concepts, and natural resource management policy.
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District 88 hosts its second annual Baile to celebrate culture and connectionNov 10, 2025 1:15 pm - Addison Trail's HOLA Club hosted its second annual Baile, a social event with dancing as the main activity, themed “Dia de Muertos.“ Around 500 students from various high schools enjoyed live music from bands and a DJ, along with Mexican food and drinks.
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College Achievers: Nardulli, Gryzik getting it done in UIC’s late-season pushNov 09, 2025 5:13 pm - College Achievers: Women’s soccer players from Naperville and Elk Grove made an impact in the University of Illinois Chicago’s first tournament championship bid in the Missouri Valley Conference.