Downers Grove
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Smash! Where to find a Pumpkin Smash event in the suburbsOct 29, 2026 8:52 pm - Pumpkin Smash, an annual effort to compost jack-o’-lanterns and divert them from landfills, returns throughout the suburbs starting Sunday, Nov. 1. In 2025, participating SCARCE sites composted 400,393 pounds.
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Recycle your holiday cooking oil with SCARCE on Nov. 28Oct 29, 2026 5:50 pm - On Nov. 28, SCARCE partners with Green Grease Environmental to host annual post-Thanksgiving Cooking Oil Collection Day, offering convenient drop-off locations for residents to recycle liquid vegetable-based cooking oils.
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Historian returns with more tales about historic DuPage homesOct 29, 2026 5:18 pm - On Sunday, Nov. 8, historian Linda Neff presents another installment of her series, “Gentlemen Farmers of DuPage and their Country Estates.”
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Kentucky folk singer Michael Johnathon coming to Two Way Street Coffee HouseOct 29, 2026 4:41 pm - On Nov. 6, Michael Johnathon, Kentucky folk singer-songwriter with 20 albums and 5 books, performs at Two Way Street Coffee House in Downers Grove, with his Martin guitar and banjo, sharing American folk songs and stories.
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Naperville 2027 budget calls for new hires, revisits parking deck optionsOct 29, 2026 4:24 pm - Naperville could hire nine new full-time employees and convert one part-time job into a full-time role next year to better address public records requests, forestry services and power outages.
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Schmit: The Big Three — Abrams, Nawrot and Purcell — take their last ride in the IHSA football playoffsOct 29, 2026 4:22 pm - Kevin Schmit: Senior quarterbacks Israel Abrams, Jake Nawrot and Jameson Purcell begin their state title quests in earnest this weekend, each coming off a bye week as part of the expanded IHSA football playoffs.
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ALMAS hosts Día de Muertos celebration Sunday at the Naperville RiverwalkOct 29, 2026 3:58 pm - Naperville’s Día de Muertos celebration returns for a fourth year Sunday, Nov. 1, to the downtown Naperville Riverwalk Grand Pavilion. “It’s important that everyone in our community, not only Latinos, feel welcome,” ALMAS founder/President Lili Burciaga said.
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Oak Trace couple finds freedom to explore the worldOct 28, 2026 9:55 pm - Chris Laperuto and Bill Roznowski, an adventurous couple who have visited 27 countries, share their philosophy of exploring off-the-beaten-path destinations through activities like helihiking in Canada, ultralight flying in Hawaii, and cycling adventures. (Oak Trace)
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Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: Takeaways from the opening round of the IHSA football playoffsOct 28, 2026 4:29 pm - This edition of Talking with “Edgy” Tim looks back at an interesting opening round of the IHSA football playoffs.
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Downers Grove man charged, for a second time, with threatening to kill police officerOct 28, 2026 12:41 pm - A Downers Grove man awaiting trial on charges he threatened to kill a police officer following a 2023 driving under the influence arrest is back behind bars facing new allegations of doing the same over the weekend.