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Best bets: Rosemont History Museum debuts, The MAC celebrates 40 yearsAug 18, 2026 11:39 am - This week: Rosemont debuts its $3 million Donald E. Stephens Rosemont History Museum; DuPage County’s bustling McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage celebrates its 40th anniversary and several Chicago museums introduce new exhibitions.
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‘Good health makes people happy’: Veggie Fest in Lisle offers food, fun, meditationAug 09, 2026 7:06 am - If health is wealth, then Veggie Fest is ready to help you feel a little richer. The 16th annual event, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9, at Danada South Park in Lisle, features an array of wellness programs and speakers offering tips to help you live your best life.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for July 2026Aug 06, 2026 9:46 am - The top finishers in July’s amateur photo contest showcase the rich colors of nature.
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‘Unwavering spirit’: Fest celebrating Mexican culture returns to Glendale HeightsAug 05, 2026 11:39 am - The Monarch Butterfly Festival returns to Glendale Heights on Friday, Aug. 7, featuring Mexican music, food, and cultural performances.
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Monarch Butterfly Festival takes flight again with free cultural celebration at Glendale Heights’ Camera ParkAug 04, 2026 4:22 pm - The Monarch Butterfly Festival returns to Glendale Heights on Friday, Aug. 7, featuring Mexican music, food, and cultural performances. This year's "Cultural Resistance" theme showcases renowned artists creating live murals, Mexican rock bands Los Corb and El Circo, Aztec dance groups, and bilingual theater.
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Community unity: Join National Night Out events in the suburbsJul 30, 2026 10:48 am - National Night Out is an annual event held on the first Tuesday in August, intended to bring communities together to enhance the public’s relationship with local police and emergency personnel while building neighborhood spirit. This year’s official date is Tuesday, Aug. 4, although some events take place in the surrounding week.
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Learn about Civil War soldiers’ lives through camp newspapersJul 24, 2026 7:05 pm - Historian Dan Freas explores how Union Army newspapers reveal the raw, unfiltered reality of Civil War soldiers' daily lives through camp newspapers at Glen Ellyn History Center on Aug. 29.
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DuPage County Fair draws on traditionsJul 24, 2026 5:58 pm - Everything from farm animals on display to traditional carnival food to sheep herding demonstrations are at the DuPage County Fair through Sunday, July 26, in Wheaton.
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Explore nature, history at Fullersburg Days Aug. 1-2 in Oak BrookJul 23, 2026 6:03 pm - On Aug. 1-2, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is hosting Fullersburg Days, a free, two-day family event, in Oak Brook. Activities include making seed bombs and corn husk dolls, decorating buttons, self-guided history walks, corn-grinding demonstrations at Graue Mill, vintage yard games, and more.
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Aurora’s Paramount Theatre earns best tuner Jeff noms for all four of its musicalsJul 22, 2026 12:00 pm - Paramount Theatre earned 20 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for its 2025-2026 season, which included acclaimed regional premieres of “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Come From Away.”