Downers Grove
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Dining out: Blind wine tasting contest, new menus and moreApr 22, 2025 4:04 pm - Head to a Cooper’s Hawk restaurant for a blind wine tasting contest to be entered to win a prize, check out these new restaurant menus, and The Original Rainbow Cone is offering a Tuesday ice cream deal for its 100th birthday.
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount stages cirque-inspired ‘Cats’ revivalApr 22, 2025 4:03 pm - Aurora’s Paramount Theatre debuts its cirque-inspired revival of “Cats,” BrightSide Theatre stages a new adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and the Metropolis rocks out with “Rock of Ages.”
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Interim no more: Flamion named head of DuPage County’s expanded animal shelterApr 22, 2025 2:35 pm - DuPage County Board members on Tuesday approved Laura Flamion’s appointment as administrator of animal services, though she’s long been an advocate for shelter pets in need of a home.
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Prom season with a twist: Seniors celebrating in styleApr 22, 2025 1:37 pm - Prom season was in full swing, but this time, the lively music, fancy clothes and fabulous dance moves weren’t for teenagers. Instead, it was the residents of two area senior living communities who were dressed to the nines — laughing, dancing, and soaking up the joy.
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Naperville Writers Group names winners of high school writing contestApr 22, 2025 11:19 am - Naperville Writers Group announces high school writing contest winners in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction categories. Winners received cash prizes and publication.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual Fight Hunger Run/Walk returns May 3 to Cantigny ParkApr 21, 2025 11:03 pm - Over 1,600 runners and spectators will fill Cantigny Park for Northern Illinois Food Bank's 12th annual 5K/10K run/walk supporting food programs across 13 counties.
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Naperville Sunrise Rotary honors Mother’s Day with Drive-By Diaper Drive for West Suburban Community PantryApr 21, 2025 10:51 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise is holding a Drive-By Drop-off Diaper and Mom’s Essentials Drive on Friday, May 9.
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Boys volleyball: Downers Grove North’s balanced attack overwhelms Riverside-BrookfieldApr 21, 2025 8:56 pm - Senior outside hitter Aiden Akkawi is unquestionably Downers Grove North’s best player. But the Trojans are more like an army than a one-man gang. “I feel like we’re real...
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‘A step backwards’: Naperville neighbors, commission oppose gas station’s U-Haul parking planApr 21, 2025 8:15 pm - Naperville planning and zoning commissioners have voted against a request to allow an existing, nonconforming Marathon gas station to be expanded to accommodate U-Haul operations on the property off Ogden Avenue.
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DuPage County, homeless advocates to host veterans eventApr 21, 2025 1:09 pm - DuPage County’s Veterans Assistance Commission will join forces with several community groups to host an event Tuesday to connect landlords with veteran housing programs.