Downers Grove Submitted Content
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DuPage County, SCARCE award Sustainable Design Challenge top prizesMay 13, 2024 7:37 pm - The DuPage County Stormwater Management Committee presented awards to winning student groups chosen from this year’s 18th annual Sustainable Design Challenge. Awards we...
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Aisling Lockhart named COD Outstanding Collegewide Adjunct Faculty MemberMay 12, 2024 10:49 pm - College of DuPage Accountancy Instructor Aisling Lockhart of Downers Grove has been named the Collegewide Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member for the 2023-24 academic yea...
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College of DuPage speech and debate team celebrates national competition awardsMay 12, 2024 10:32 pm - The College of DuPage Speech and Debate Team recently completed the competitive season at the weeklong Phi Rho Pi Community National Tournament with eight students earnin...
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Naperville fifth-grader places 10th in National InvestWrite CompetitionMay 10, 2024 9:39 pm - Advik Dhand, a fifth-grader at Fry Elementary School in Naperville, Illinois, recently defied the odds by creating a high-powered investment portfolio that could make Wa...
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Kelly Robinson of Mount Prospect receives P.E.O. STAR ScholarshipMay 10, 2024 10:11 am - Kelly Robinson, a senior at Prospect High School, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was recommended by P.E.O. Chapter NS o...
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Stories of Local Impact: Wintrust Corporation — Giving back and helping local economies thriveMay 10, 2024 5:53 am - Leaders & Legacies, a partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation, continues with a story of a bank with heart, making a difference in its communities.
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Naper Settlement exhibit honors the 150th anniversary of the Naperville Fire DepartmentMay 09, 2024 11:12 am - Naper Settlement commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Naperville Fire Department with the new sitewide exhibit, “A Strong Back and A Strong Mind: 150 Years of the Na...
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Illinois Teacher of the Year receives her own holiday in AuroraMay 07, 2024 8:16 pm - May 7 is National Teacher Appreciation Day, and Aurora is showing appreciation to the top teacher in the state. Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin surprised Dr. Rachael Mahmood, ...
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Illinois students earn awards, career path preparation at SkillsUSA Workforce ChampionshipsMay 07, 2024 4:48 pm - They poured concrete to lay bricks. They built tiny buildings, repaired diesel engines, and raced the clock and each other to be the best at more than 150 events — and th...
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DuPage Symphony features trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden in ‘Modern and Melodious’May 07, 2024 2:26 pm - “Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own, and utterly without meaning … except its own,” said Leonard Bernstein. DuPage Symphon...