Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Make-A-Wish kids are wishing it forward this holiday season through a motivational hotlineNov 21, 2023 10:00 pm - Make-A-Wish wants to spark hope this holiday season with the debut of The Holiday Wish Line, a telephone hotline with messages recorded by wish kids designed to give cal...
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Things to do Nov. 24-30: Navy Pier's Light Up the Lake, tree lightings, holiday markets, 'Nutcracker' and moreNov 21, 2023 10:00 pm - Ongoing Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Nov. 26, at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst. A seasonal displ...
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Dining out: Black Friday brunches, new restaurants and moreNov 21, 2023 10:00 pm - Goodbye “Happy Thanksgiving,” hello Black Friday. What a change of mood. Fortunately there are places you can duck in to avoid the throngs of holiday shoppers. We also h...
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Montini Catholic Parents Club to host 40th annual fashion show fundraiser Dec. 3Nov 21, 2023 10:00 pm - Montini Catholic's annual fashion show, hosted by the Montini Parents Club, is back for the 40th year and right in time for the giving season. The theme is "Believe in ...
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How your Thanksgiving cooking oil can be transformed into biofuelNov 21, 2023 5:00 am - For many, Thanksgiving is synonymous with cooking food, but the holiday can put many home chefs in a pickle: What to do with large amounts of spent cooking oil. The oil ...
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Lace up your shoes for Wheaton Lions Club's Reindeer Run Dec. 2Nov 20, 2023 10:00 pm - Jingle bells? Check. Antlers? Check. Holiday spirit? Check. With these holiday essentials in place, it's time to get on your mark and go when the 12th annual Wheaton Lio...
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Edward's SHARE group to host holiday Service of RemembranceNov 19, 2023 10:00 pm - The SHARE group of Edward Hospital in Naperville, which supports families who have experienced pregnancy or neonatal loss, will welcome families to an annual Service of ...
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St. Matthew UCC members continue mission of service in Biloxi, MississippiNov 18, 2023 10:00 pm - A team from St. Matthew United Church of Christ in Wheaton recently returned from the Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Mississippi, where they worked to restore and renovate ...
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A group of authors write romance anthology to benefit veteransNov 18, 2023 10:00 pm - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA, November 19, 2023/ -- A new short story collection from a group of leading romance writers, "Heroes, Holidays, and Hope," offers up an enticing s...
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All spruced up: Morton Arboretum's 'Illumination' makes trees the 'star of the show'Nov 18, 2023 4:30 am - Along a trail of conifers, sticks of shimmering light turn the forest floor into a sea of gold on both sides of the path, everywhere you look. Come upon this sight in th...