Downers Grove
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The best of biking in 2024: A look back at the year’s good newsJan 19, 2025 11:57 pm - Along for the Ride columnist Ralph Banasiak takes a look back at some of the best news in biking in 2024.
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‘We are connected’: Downers Grove gathering honors MLK’s legacy, urges recommitting to his dreamJan 19, 2025 5:50 pm - More than 100 parishioners gathered Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Downers Grove to both honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and remember that there is more work to be done to fulfill his dream.
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Girls basketball: Benet heats up, tops Prospect for 19th win in a rowJan 18, 2025 9:12 pm - Benet didn’t look like the top-ranked team in the state in the early going against Prospect on Saturday. But the Redwings weren’t worried. “Coach (Joe) Kilbride says it t...
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Illinois Shelter Alliance calls for $100 million state funding boost to fight homelessnessJan 18, 2025 4:00 am - Homelessness in Illinois more than doubled from 2023-2024; advocates urge $100M funding boost to add shelters, aid, citing pandemic response successes and ongoing housing affordability crisis.
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Boys basketball: Fagbemi’s passing on the mark, but cold-shooting Benet loses to St. PatrickJan 17, 2025 10:47 pm - Blake Fagbemi electrified the Benet crowd with his soaring tip dunk a minute in Friday. But he saved his best, and busiest, work for serving up others. Fagbemi, a 5-foot-...
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: A list of suburban eventsJan 17, 2025 4:35 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.
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Fight hunger with food, races and golf: Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 2025 event calendarJan 17, 2025 1:30 pm - In 2025, Northern Illinois Food Bank is hosting events including Cup of Hope tea, Fight Hunger 10K/5K, Taste culinary event, and Hunger Scramble golf to raise funds and awareness to provide food and resources for those in need.
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Keeneyville District 20 recognizes DuPage Elementary Principal of the YearJan 16, 2025 10:48 pm - Keeneyville School District 20 recently announced that Jon Pokora, principal of Waterbury Elementary School in Roselle, has been named the 2025 Elementary Principal of the Year for the DuPage Region.
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Shabu-Yo brings Japanese Hot Pot to Schaumburg, Naperville, and Vernon HillsJan 16, 2025 8:40 pm - Global dining leader Skylark Holdings launches Shabu-Yo outlets in Chicago area, offering premium wagyu beef & 20+ veggies for customizable hot pot creations.
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Man gets 22 years for armed robbery of Verizon storeJan 16, 2025 7:38 pm - A man who robbed a Verizon store at gunpoint, tying the worker up and stealing his car, was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison.