Elmhurst
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‘We need to act now’: DuPage County to shift funds to help food pantries amid SNAP crisisNov 13, 2025 6:06 pm - DuPage County plans to use $2.1 million previously earmarked for small human service grants to instead help food providers that have become a lifeline during the SNAP disruption. “I know that it will take some time before SNAP benefits are back fully,” a food pantry leader said Thursday.
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Lottery player scratches off $3 million winner from ticket bought in Villa ParkNov 13, 2025 11:31 am - A $30 scratch-off lottery ticket purchased in Villa Park provided a life-changing $3 million win for a lucky Illinois lottery player.
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LSSI’s True Friend benefit celebrates service and raises $300K for kids’ programsNov 12, 2025 5:58 pm - LSSI celebrated its 44th annual True Friend Celebration, raising over $300,000 for children's programs including foster care, counseling, and support services. John and Liz Rudy of Downers Grove received the True Friend award for their decades of service, leadership, and support to LSSI and the community.
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‘Fire over fear’ pep talk produces race of a lifetime for Barrington girls at state cross country finalsNov 12, 2025 5:46 pm - Coach Debbie Revolta’s pep talk on the eve of the Illinois High School Association cross country finals helped spur Barrington to victory.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 16-22Nov 12, 2025 4:14 pm - Learn about suburban farming, growing tea gardens, winter tree ID, and more with garden club meetings around the suburbs.
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Stories of Local Impact: Bob Schillerstrom & Mary O’Connor, Champions for conservation and community progressNov 12, 2025 3:16 pm - Leaders and Legacies, a partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation, continues with Bob Schillerstrom and Mary O’Connor, a Naperville couple with a decades-long commitment to conservation and community service.
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Dining out: Velvet Taco opens Monday in Naperville, plus National Pickle Day and moreNov 11, 2025 4:20 pm - Velvet Taco opens Monday in Naperville’s Block 59, with giveaways and more. Plus, Friday is National Pickle Day, and Jason’s Deli is rewarding social media posters with 100-gallon buckets of pickles.
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Elmhurst’s GreenMan Theatre puts out call for plays for its sixth annual ‘8 to the Bar’ festivalNov 11, 2025 3:42 pm - GreenMan Theatre Troupe has selected “Lights! Camera! Action!” as the prompt for its sixth annual play festival of eight 10-minute plays — “8 to the Bar” — to be performed July 2026 in Villa Park, Ill.
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Garage fire spreads to Oak Brook home, causing significant damageNov 11, 2025 12:37 pm - An Oak Brook home sustained significant damage from an early Tuesday morning garage fire that extended into the house, leaving it uninhabitable.
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DuPage County names 2025 scholarship winnersNov 11, 2025 12:34 am - DuPage County awarded scholarships totaling $54,000 to 10 residents through its Community Services Block Grant Scholarship program this fall.