Downers Grove
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Putting down roots: Morton Arboretum helps communities plant more than 1,800 treesJun 11, 2024 1:01 pm - The Morton Arboretum is distributing $6.9 million in federally funded grants to help nearly two dozen communities throughout Illinois plant and care for trees. The city of Elgin, the Roselle Park District and the village of Streamwood are among the suburban grant recipients.
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Festivals June 14-20: Scottish Festival & Highland Games, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest and moreJun 11, 2024 8:48 am - Mark your calendars for the 38th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Taste of Des Plaines, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest, Downers Grove Rotary GroveFest and more happening this week.
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Sign up to be in Naperville’s Last Fling Labor Day paradeJun 11, 2024 7:27 am - The Naperville Jaycees are taking entrant applications for the Last Fling Labor Day parade. Each year, the parade draws tens of thousands of spectators. The parade recogn...
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Words on Birds: Spring migration, travels and two great books fill a memorable MayJun 11, 2024 6:34 am - Spring migration, traveling and birding kept columnist Jeff Reiter busy during the month of May.
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Gearheads and daredevils: Monarch Senior Living residents take to the racetrackJun 11, 2024 12:04 am - If you think people slow down in retirement, you haven’t met Jeff Schur. The resident of Monarch Landing senior living community in Naperville is a high-performance race car driver and instructor.
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Naperville woman fit to stand trial on charges she stabbed 2 childrenJun 10, 2024 8:27 pm - A woman accused of stabbing two children has been found fit to stand trial.
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No Ribfest planned for this year: Exchange Club of Naperville presidentJun 10, 2024 6:04 pm - Ribfest — the granddaddy of Fourth of July celebrations during its heyday in Naperville — faces a hazy future after a two-year stint in Wheaton coming out of the pandemic...
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Best Bets: Tony winner Levi Kreis headlines MetropolisJun 10, 2024 1:49 pm - Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis headlines the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, comedian Steve Cochran teams up with fellow stand-ups for a Father’s Day weekend show at the Raue, and The Joffrey Ballet performs a free concert in Millennium Park Sunday.
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Rotary Club of Naperville awards scholarships to deserving high school seniorsJun 10, 2024 12:50 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville recently announced the presentation of scholarship awards to 14 exceptional high school seniors during a May 2 ceremony at Meson Sabika.
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‘Hold onto your molars’: Immersive sound is one of the upgrades at Fox Lake cinemaJun 10, 2024 12:08 pm - Classic Cinemas in Fox Lake has expanded with four new auditoriums