Downers Grove
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Girls volleyball: Benet's Warren named DuPage County All-Area CaptainNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - Good things came in threes for Aniya Warren this season. In her third season on the varsity girls volleyball team at Benet Academy, Warren pulled off the trifecta of reg...
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Man accused of breaking in, beating woman in her Willowbrook-area apartmentNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A Willowbrook-area man has been accused of breaking into a woman's apartment and beating her. Pretrial release was denied Tuesday for Abelardo Zapata Jr., 33, of the 16W...
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Suburban Jews inspired by unity, support at March for IsraelNov 13, 2023 10:00 pm - While it is often said that Israelis live in a dangerous neighborhood, for many suburban Jews, the United States lately has felt dangerous as well. With incidents of ant...
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Bernie's Book Bank Distributes 25 Millionth Free BookNov 13, 2023 10:00 pm - On Friday, November 10th Bernie's Book Bank distributed its 25 Millionth free book since 2009. Smiling children from Glen Flora Elementary School in Waukegan, IL greeted...
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Best bets: Sparkle Light Festival, Illumination: Tree Lights, Disney 100, 'The Illusionists'Nov 13, 2023 10:00 pm - Holiday lights • The opening of the 2023 Sparkle Light Festival brings back ice skating, tubing, a two-story ice slide, illuminated villages, kids' activities, trai...
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Homeless and in-need veterans to receive housing, medical assistance and more during Nov. 16 Chicago Winter Stand DownNov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - Chicago's Winter Stand Down to help area homeless, housing-insecure, and in-need veterans will be held Nov. 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Chicago's Northwest Armory. Servi...
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Twelve DuPage school districts awarded $2.9m for mental health careNov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - The DuPage Regional Office of Education announced that the Illinois Department of Public Health awarded $2,946,210 in grants to 12 DuPage County school districts. These ...
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Adopt a Lisle veteran's grave for ChristmasNov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - Join in a project to adopt a Lisle veteran's grave for Christmas. On Saturday, Dec. 2, fresh evergreen wreaths will be placed at the graves of each of the nearly 90 vete...
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Naperville Central student wins national High School News Story of the Year awardNov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - Naperville Central High School student Nathan Yuan recently received the High School News Story of the Year award at the National Scholastic Press Association's conventi...
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Lake Park High theater to put on Neil Simon's classic comedy 'Plaza Suite'Nov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - Editor's note: A previous version reversed some of the actor/character names in some of the captions. Junior Frankie Molfese is playing Karen Nash and senior Gia Zat...