Downers Grove
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Morton Arboretum’s tree-planting proposal named a finalist in World Business Chicago competitionJun 04, 2026 2:57 pm - The Morton Arboretum’s “Green City Rising: People and Trees Thriving Together” innovative urban design concept is one of six finalists in the Horizon Lines: Visions for Chicago 2050 competition, World Business Chicago announced Wednesday.
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Schmit: On Barrington, Naperville Central and the perils of being undefeatedJun 04, 2026 10:59 am - Unbeaten teams almost always find out how the other half lives, eventually.
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Sweet! National Donut Day deals on FridayJun 04, 2026 9:28 am - Friday is National Donut Day and there plenty of deals and freebies at shops across the suburbs. Plus. you could win doughnuts for a year, and maybe even for life, at Stan’s Donuts.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for May 2026Jun 04, 2026 8:24 am - The top finishers in May’s amateur photo contest showcase nature’s beauty.
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Celebrate Pride Month with parades and festivals in JuneJun 03, 2026 11:24 am - Almost 20 Pride events featuring parades and festivals will take place across the suburbs in June, including events in Downers Grove, Elgin, Buffalo Grove, St. Charles, Woodstock, Aurora, Elmhurst, Des Plaines and other communities.
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Best Bets: Playful ‘Evanescent’ installation opens at the Chicago Botanic GardenJun 03, 2026 8:34 am - The Chicago Botanic Garden debuts the new installation “Evanescent,” The Second City returns to Aurora, Melissa Etheridge rocks out at the Brookfield Zoo, and the Champions of Magic dazzle at Chicago’s Studebaker Theatre.
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New executive director takes helm of DuPage forest preserve systemJun 02, 2026 5:54 pm - The DuPage County forest preserve board unanimously voted Tuesday to promote Anamari Golf Dorgan as its next executive director.
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Pulte wants to buy DuPage Water Commission land for $14 million to build ‘Naperville Ridge’ duplexesJun 02, 2026 3:46 pm - Pulte Home Co. plans to buy more than 32 acres from the DuPage Water Commission and develop the heavily wooded property with a duplex neighborhood dubbed “Naperville Ridge.”
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Home & garden calendar, June 2-13Jun 02, 2026 3:29 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the New Perennial Movement, native plants for small spaces, and more. Also, listings on plant sales, nature walks, garden walks and workshops.
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Nine arrested, dozens cited, at Naperville downtown ‘takeover’Jun 02, 2026 2:16 pm - Naperville police announced Tuesday that they arrested nine people at what organizers called a “teen takeover” in the downtown Monday afternoon and evening.