Downers Grove Submitted Content
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BAMtheatre students win national theater awardsFeb 27, 2026 10:25 pm - BAMtheatre, a Chicago area youth conservatory in Westmont, has achieved a landmark 2026 competition season, earning top-tier recognition at three of the nation’s most prestigious youth theater festivals and setting a new benchmark for excellence in pre-professional training.
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Lisle Heritage Society hosts renowned fiddler duo for Celtic concert March 15Feb 27, 2026 5:41 pm - For St. Patrick’s Day, the Lisle Heritage Society is hosting a Celtic concert with The Hatfield Sisters, featuring Anne and Mary Hatfield, accompanied by Gavin Coyle and...
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Feed the Need! at Benedictine University: A local event with global impactFeb 26, 2026 11:09 pm - When hundreds of volunteers file into Rice Arena at Benedictine University on March 7-8, they will be doing something remarkable: fighting hunger on two fronts at once, reaching children halfway around the world while making sure families right here at home don’t go without.
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Naperville couple wins Marklund Friend of the Year awardFeb 25, 2026 4:49 pm - Laura and Russ Karlins of Naperville recently received Marklund’s 2026 Friend of the Year award, an annual recognition of extraordinary supporters.
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Encore concert to benefit Bridge CommunitiesFeb 25, 2026 11:57 am - The 2026 Encore Benefit Concert for Bridge Communities will be held on Sunday, March 1, at the First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove, 1032 Maple Ave.
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League of Women Voters of Wheaton hosts ‘Declaration 1776’ exhibit in celebration of America’s 250thFeb 24, 2026 4:19 pm - The League of Women Voters of Wheaton is sponsoring “Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy,” a traveling panel exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, as our community marks the United States’ semiquincentennial.
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Montana Dinosaur Center paleontologist Andy Rich inspires young learners at DuPage Children’s MuseumFeb 23, 2026 11:14 pm - The Montana Dinosaur Center paleontologist Andy Rich presented “Story Time with a Paleontologist” on Feb. 19 at the DuPage Children’s Museum.
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Golden Years Expo returns March 6 at Cathy Mahoney Recreation CenterFeb 23, 2026 10:10 pm - The Downers Grove Park District invites adults ages 55 or older to attend the Golden Years Expo on Friday, March 6, at the Cathy Mahoney Recreation Center
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COD College Theater presents ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ March 5-22Feb 23, 2026 9:18 pm - Oscar Wilde’s comedy about two eligible bachelors, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, is coming to the College of DuPage Theater stage on March 5-22.
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Move over, Milan: Beacon Hill and Oak Trace residents competeFeb 22, 2026 10:59 pm - The loudest cheers in Olympic competition last week were not echoing through the Alps. They were ringing out inside Beacon Hill senior living community in Lombard.