Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Best way to make new friends is to be a friendMay 05, 2021 11:00 pm - A preteen asked me one of those "there's no easy answer to this one" questions the other day. "How do you make friends?" I wasn't exactly an expert at making friends whe...
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Dining events: Rainbow Cone opens in Lombard, plus Mother's Day specialsMay 05, 2021 6:00 am - Scream for ice cream In time for the onset of warmer weather, the new Original Rainbow Cone opened Wednesday in Lombard. Serving the famous Rainbow Cone - featuring choc...
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Helping pollinators: Junior Girl Scouts install bee hotels in LombardMay 05, 2021 6:00 am - Ten Lombard-area fourth- and fifth graders are making a difference in the insect world. Members of the Lombard Junior Girl Scout Troop 55355 recently completed a two-ye...
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Naperville's Loaves & Fishes hosting Mother's Day food driveMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Loaves & Fishes Community Services is hosting a virtual Mother's Day food drive to support families in need. The Naperville nonprofit's food assistance program provides ...
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The growing popularity of e-bikes: What are they, who's riding them, and is it cheating?May 04, 2021 6:00 am - Call me old-fashioned, or a bike snob, but aren't e-bikes cheating? Electric assist bikes, aka e-bikes, surging in popularity, make me pedal harder to catch up, literall...
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Aurora literacy center to host May 12 fundraiser at three local pizzeriasMay 03, 2021 11:00 pm - Aurora's Dominican Literacy Center will hold fundraisers at three Lou Malnati's Pizzerias on Wednesday, May 12. "Raise a Slice for a Good Cause" fundraisers to benefit ...
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Fox Valley Marine Corps League, Aurora pantry to host Memorial Day Pantry May 28May 02, 2021 11:00 pm - On Friday, May 28, the Fox Valley Marine Corps League and Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will hold its inaugural Memorial Day Pantry in honor of veterans and Gold St...
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Restaurants spice up Cinco de Mayo with variety of specialsMay 02, 2021 7:00 am - This year, Cinco de Mayo falls on a Wednesday, which could be seen as a good excuse to spice up the midweek doldrums. And several suburban bars and restaurants are offer...
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Good News Sunday: Make-A-Wish comfort dog brings joy to Mundelein teenMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: The sun came out, the coats came off, a...
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West Suburban Humane Society's Mother's Day Weekend Plant Sale kicks off FridayMay 01, 2021 11:00 pm - Many a Mother's Day weekends have been spent at the West Suburban Humane Society's Annual Mother's Day Weekend Plant Sale. It's a tradition that is still going strong, d...