Downers Grove
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‘Where’s the mixed use?’: Lisle panel backs Pulte townhouse development, with a caveatDec 05, 2025 11:28 am - Lisle’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a proposed townhouse project to the east of the former Family Square. Commissioners, however, want more space set aside for future commercial development.
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Girls basketball: Evans provides two-way spark off the bench in Glenbard West’s win over Downers Grove NorthDec 04, 2025 10:38 pm - Glenbard West junior forward Sophia Evans has a nose for the ball. When she gets it, the Hilltoppers can sniff victory. “With Sophia, any time she’s in the game, she’s go...
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Three people killed in fiery crash on I-290Dec 04, 2025 7:15 am - Three people were killed in a one-car crash Wednesday night on I-290, the Illinois State Police said.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 7-13Dec 04, 2025 4:30 am - Upcoming events for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, as well as workshops and classes offered at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Morton Arboretum.
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Downers Grove North’s Cupial looks to cap cross country legacy in style — in OregonDec 03, 2025 7:16 pm - Downers Grove North’s Philip Cupial, a state champion in both cross country and on the track, heads to Portland, Oregon, for the Nike Cross Nationals on Saturday.
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Naperville changes e-bike ordinance to restrict use on trailsDec 03, 2025 5:02 pm - Naperville’s city council is following the lead of the park and forest preserve districts in keeping certain e-bikes off its multi-use paths.
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Gamers will make their play in Lisle at Midwest Battleground 2026Dec 03, 2025 1:58 pm - Hosted by the DuPage Sports Commission, Midwest Battleground 2026 will bring 100 collegiate esports teams and more than 300 high school gamers to Lisle for an esports competition and exposition.
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Best Bets: ‘Nutcracker’ ballets, ‘Home for the Holidays’ and Winter WonderFestDec 03, 2025 9:44 am - The Joffrey and Salt Creek ballet companies remount “The Nutcracker,” Winter WonderFest returns to Chicago’s Navy Pier, and Ruben Studdard, Peabo Bryson and Sheena Easton headline the “Home for the Holidays” concert at the Genesee Theatre.
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Dining out: New spicy sub at Jersey Mike’s, themed dinners, shiitake mushroom tacos and moreDec 03, 2025 6:34 am - Jersey Mike’s Subs has deemed Chicago as a test market for the new “Mike’s Hot Italian.” Plus, there’s a wine dinner at Mockingbird in East Dundee, a 1960s-dinner-party-themed gathering at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights and more.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s ‘Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley’ continues through Dec. 21 at the MACDec 02, 2025 10:35 pm - The play "Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley" is the third installment of the "Christmas at Pemberley" trilogy, exploring themes of love, societal norms, sisterhood, and personal growth.