Downers Grove
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Six-year prison sentence for Burr Ridge man involved in COVID testing swindleSep 04, 2024 1:18 pm - The former chief operating officer of a Willowbrook-based business that sold COVID-19 test kits has been sentenced to six years in prison for swindling nearly $2 million in company funds.
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Dining out: Local pizzaiolo wins big, restaurant anniversaries and moreSep 04, 2024 8:52 am - A local pizza maker will represent the U.S. at the World Pizza Championship next year, and we’ve got a couple of very recognizable names celebrating anniversaries this month.
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Best Bets: New Elmhurst exhibitions celebrate movie houses, public artSep 04, 2024 8:49 am - New exhibitions honoring historic movie houses and public art open at two Elmhurst museums; the Fiestas Patrias Festival returns to Aurora’s RiverEdge Park; and blues rocker Kenny Wayne Shepherd plays the suburbs this week.
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Home and garden calendar, Sept. 8-14Sep 04, 2024 12:15 am - Garden club meetings, plant sales and more.
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Bestselling author Stephanie Land to speak at ‘COD Presents’ Oct. 10Sep 03, 2024 10:09 pm - Join New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land as she recounts her powerful story of resilience as a single mother navigating poverty after fleeing a violent home, as part of the "COD Presents" series on Thursday, Oct. 10.
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Chicago Sinfonietta starts its new season with ‘Screen & Stage’Sep 03, 2024 9:15 pm - Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2024-25 season is the next chapter in the organization’s work in redefining the classical music landscape. “Screen & Stage,“ its first subscription concert of this season, will be Sept. 7 in Naperville and Sept. 8 in Chicago.
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Dog Daze to bring a tail-wagging good time to Fishel Park Sept. 14Sep 03, 2024 8:04 pm - The Downers Grove Park District promises a fun-filled afternoon for both dogs and their owners at the annual “Dog Daze” event on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Fishel Park.
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‘Making no progress’: Deal to redevelop vacant Lisle strip mall terminatedSep 03, 2024 5:19 pm - Downtown Lisle’s Family Square Plaza will remain shuttered a while longer. Developer Flaherty & Collins missed an Aug. 30 deadline to show it had financing in place for a project to demolish the downtown strip mall and build a 198-unit apartment building with retail on the first floor.
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Motorcyclist killed in Lisle crashSep 03, 2024 5:14 pm - Lisle police are investigating a crash that left a motorcyclist dead Tuesday afternoon.
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Gretsch earns silver in para triathlon, her seventh Paralympic medalSep 02, 2024 6:44 pm - Four-time Paralympian Kendall Gretsch, Downers Grove native, earned a seventh medal on Monday.