Downers Grove
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‘DuPage was hit hard’: Tornado confirmed in Glen Ellyn, straight-line winds strike Carol Stream, Downers GroveJul 28, 2026 5:06 pm - The National Weather Service says a tornado went through Glen Ellyn during Monday’s storms, and straight-line winds struck Carol Stream and Downers Grove.
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Woman fatally injured in boating crash on Fox River identifiedJul 28, 2026 1:48 pm - A woman fatally injured when the boat she was riding in Saturday on the Fox River was struck from behind has been identified as Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines.
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Downers Grove Park District’s weekly Summer Concert canceled due to power outageJul 28, 2026 1:14 pm - The Downers Grove Park District recently announced that the Summer Concert on Tuesday, July 28, at Fishel Park featuring Cadillac Groove, has been canceled due to a power outage at Fishel Park.
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Best Bets: Horror fans converge on Rosemont for Flashback WeekendJul 28, 2026 12:57 pm - Horror fans will be heading to Rosemont for the annual Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention. Meanwhile, the Morton Arboretum celebrates Asian culture, the Glenn Miller Orchestra swings into North Central College, and Cantigny invites fans to a 19th-century baseball game.
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‘It’s horrible’: Body of missing worker found in Downers Grove sewerJul 28, 2026 10:59 am - Downers Grove residents reacted with shock and sorrow Tuesday after a contract worker was killed in a storm sewer amid tempestuous weather.
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Naperville could replace grocery tax with higher sales taxJul 28, 2026 10:36 am - The Naperville City Council will consider replacing the local grocery tax with an increased sales tax after city staff said tax revenue is falling short of expectations, in part because some stores did not comply with the new ordinance.
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Home & garden calendar July 28-Aug. 8Jul 28, 2026 9:00 am - Make plans for upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like insects at night, Blanding’s turtle projects and more. Also where to find nature walks, garden shows and workshops.
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Naperville native headlining Lollapalooza Thursday as one of world’s biggest DJsJul 28, 2026 8:53 am - The world knows Naperville native and Neuqua Valley grad John Schuster these days as John Summit, “one of EDM’s biggest rising stars,” according to Variety magazine in 2024, and a headliner Thursday at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park.
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One rescued, one still missing in storm sewer incident in Downers GroveJul 27, 2026 9:53 pm - One person was saved, but another is still missing, after two workers were trapped in a stormwater sewer in Downers Grove Monday.
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Missing man’s body found in Elmhurst quarryJul 27, 2026 5:19 pm - Elmhurst police announced Monday afternoon that a body pulled from a quarry Sunday has been identified as a person reported missing July 20.