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Applications are open for the 2024 Naperville Labor Day ParadeJun 10, 2024 11:19 am - Join the Jaycees as they celebrate the strength of Naperville's workforce by participating in the Labor Day Parade at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 2. One of the largest in the s...
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Will cicada chorus muddle the music? Outdoor concert organizers weigh inJun 09, 2024 8:48 pm - Short of turning amplifiers up to 11, there’s not much outdoor music and theater festival producers can do to combat cicada noise. But they may not have to, according to organizers who say the cicada chorus has not been a fact so far this summer.
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Good News Sunday: Cute, colorful bug sculptures on display in NapervilleJun 09, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about colorful bug statues in downtown Naperville, a Schaumburg fifth-grader who excelled at a national science competition, and a Wheeling woman credited with saving her neighbor’s life.
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The Biz Week That Was: New retail, restaurants, and apartments among highlightsJun 09, 2024 5:54 am - Wheels, Inc. to lease more than a quarter of Zurich North America headquarters in Schaumburg Wheels, Inc., a fleet management and mobility solutions firm with a ...
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DCFS employees support AJ Freund caseworker after jailing: ‘People don’t understand the trauma we deal with’Jun 08, 2024 3:11 pm - As a prosecutor addressed members of the media Thursday after the sentencing of 5-year-old AJ Freund’s former child protection investigator, employees of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services voiced their frustration.
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Gunshot heard inside vehicle in one of two firearms investigations by Naperville policeJun 08, 2024 12:57 pm - Authorities filed charges in two separate Naperville firearms cases that included a gunshot heard in a vehicle.
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Summer conference prepares educators to ethically use AI in educationJun 07, 2024 9:01 pm - The DuPage Regional Office of Education is teaming up with the Illinois Learning Technology Center to co-host a summer conference on artificial intelligence.
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Will County Board OKs landfill consultant contract for ex-state tollway chairmanJun 07, 2024 1:07 pm - The Will County Board this week approved a contract to hire Robert Schillerstrom, a prominent Republican figure who formerly headed the state tollway board and is an ex-chairman of the DuPage County Board, as a landfill adviser.
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‘Flying salt shakers of death’: Fungus that creates so-called ‘zombie cicadas’ poses challenge as emergence continuesJun 07, 2024 1:07 pm - A fungus infecting some periodical cicadas is replacing their back ends with a chalky mass of spores.
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DuPage County seeks feedback on spendingJun 07, 2024 11:56 am - DuPage County residents can share their thoughts on how the county should spend its money. A survey, available through Survey Monkey, is being offered to help shape the u...