Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Festivals Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Happy haunting at suburban Halloween eventsOct 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Starts before Friday Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Animals, a straw pyramid and thousand...
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Dining out: Fall means barrel-aged stouts, cocoa crawls and prepping for ThanksgivingOct 25, 2023 6:00 am - PB and bourbon stout It's barrel-aged stout season, and Riverlands Brewing Company in St. Charles is bringing back their Barrel Aged Orbital Velocity on Friday, Oct...
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DuPage Leaders & Legacies: Rae Rupp-Srch, A lifelong servant leaderOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - Leaders & Legacies: Stories of Local Impact is an ongoing series brought to you in partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation. It highlights the inspiring s...
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Naperville church to host Veterans Day breakfast Nov. 11Oct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Naperville welcomes all veterans, their friends and families, and members of the community to a Veterans Day breakfast on Saturday, Nov....
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Trick-or-treat times in the suburbsOct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - Halloween is Tuesday, Oct. 31. Some communities are offering printable signs for those who wish to inform trick-or-treaters that their household is opting out of giving...
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'Brunch of JOY' honors breast cancer survivors and thrivers at Living Well Cancer Resource CenterOct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - After surviving breast cancer at age 39, Naperville mom Joy Harmon started Bringing JOY, a non-profit aimed at providing care packages to patients going through cancer t...
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Nicor Gas Foundation presents $100,000 grant to support Morton Arboretum's Ecosystem Recovery ProgramOct 22, 2023 11:00 pm - In celebration of "OAKtober" and to positively impact the long-term health of oak ecosystems in the Chicago region, the Nicor Gas Foundation presented a $100,000 grant t...
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Crafts & Curiosities Outdoor Market comes to Wolfden Brewing Oct. 22Oct 20, 2023 11:00 pm - Wolfden Brewing, in collaboration with the Streetz Artz Alliance, is hosting the first-ever Crafts & Curiosities Outdoor Market on Sunday, Oct. 22. The noon to 5 p.m. ev...
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Life lessons I learned from playing with Barbie dollsOct 20, 2023 6:00 am - When the "Barbie" movie was released, I suggested to my wife that we go. And to those who know me, it should come as no surprise that I suggested we go wearing pink. Yes...
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Thrills, frights and a 15-foot werewolf at Naper SettlementOct 20, 2023 5:00 am - Naper Settlement has added a 15-foot werewolf sculpture to scare up some fun at its annual Halloween events. The sculpture, created by Naperville artist Paul Kuhn and Au...