Downers Grove
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College of DuPage hosting free Legal Clinic Expo March 16Mar 06, 2026 6:56 pm - College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn is hosting a free legal clinic expo on Monday, March 16. The event will provide answers to questions about the justice system and general legal matters.
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Downers Grove theater artist forges career onstage and onlineMar 06, 2026 11:36 am - Theater artist Leslie Ann Sheppard stays busy on stage and online. The Downers Grove native is co-starring in Shattered Globe Theatre’s Midwest premiere of “Morning, Noon, and Night” and also produces digital works.
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Spring training for the spirit: How Lent prepares Christians for EasterMar 04, 2026 8:21 pm - Lent functions as spiritual "spring training" for Christians, offering a six-week period of self-reflection and contemplation that originated in the second century when believers began observing Jesus' 40-day wilderness fast.
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Toy gun leads to lockdown at Benedictine UniversityMar 04, 2026 3:49 pm - Benedictine University was locked down for a short time Tuesday night while Lisle police and campus security officers investigated a report of a person with a gun.
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DuPage County Forest Preserve executive director offered Florida jobMar 04, 2026 3:41 pm - Sarasota, Florida has picked Karie Friling, executive director of the Forest Preserve District of Dupage County, as its new city manager. Among the candidates was Mount Prospect Village Manager Michael Cassady.
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‘We cannot afford to drift’: Naperville seeks timeline for energy talksMar 04, 2026 2:41 pm - Naperville City Council members want a timeline with “drop-dead dates” to help guide them as they figure out how to meet the city’s future energy needs.
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Boys basketball: Benet rolls past Yorkville to reach sectional championship gameMar 03, 2026 10:31 pm - Benet defeated Yorkville 67-30 in a Class 4A boys basketball sectional semifinal at Bolingbrook.
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Dining out: Limited-time offerings at Portillo’s and McDonald’s, new Finn McCool’s opens in Wheeling and moreMar 03, 2026 6:16 pm - Portillo’s launches a new birthday cake and cake shake and McDonald’s unveils the Big Arch Burger, both for a limited time. Plus, Finn McCool’s Irish sports pub opens a new location in Wheeling with a ribbon cutting and special Happy Hour celebration Friday.
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A legacy of learning: DeVry University marks 95 years of educational impactMar 03, 2026 4:21 pm - DeVry University celebrates its 95th anniversary, having been founded in 1931 by Herman DeVry and Lee DeForest to prepare students for careers shaped by technological change, with over 310,000 graduates to date.
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Home & garden calendar, March 3-14Mar 03, 2026 2:17 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like creating seasonal palettes, permaculture, and more, as well as an auction of dahlia tubers.