Glendale Heights
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Illinois is banning Bradford pear trees. Here’s why experts want them goneMay 17, 2026 8:45 pm - Bradford pear trees put on a beautiful show in the spring. But Illinois is soon banning their sale.
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Baseball fans unite to fight hunger in Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Step Up to the Plate ChallengeMay 15, 2026 8:08 pm - The Northern Illinois Food Bank launches "Step Up to the Plate Challenge," a fundraising competition between Northside and Southside baseball fans running through May 17 during the Crosstown Classic series. Each dollar donated provides $8 worth of groceries for local families facing hunger across 13 counties.
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‘It’s so pervasive’: Why Cook sheriff is cracking down on expressway shoulder driversMay 14, 2026 3:41 pm - Tired of seeing vehicles zoom past you on the shoulder while you’re stuck in traffic? Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart knows exactly how you feel. And now he’s doing something about those “dangerous morons.”
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A true gift: Connie Canaday Howard delivers exceptional performance in BTE’s ‘Birthday Candles’May 14, 2026 3:33 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s Connie Canaday Howard delivers a praiseworthy performance in Noah Haidle’s “Birthday Candles.”
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Wheaton-Glen Ellyn AAUW taking donations for used book saleMay 13, 2026 9:58 pm - The AAUW Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Branch celebrates 70 years of promoting equity and education for women and girls, having raised over $400,000 through 63 used book sales since 1962. The June book sale will feature over 11,000 books, with proceeds supporting scholarships and research projects.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank raises $300,000 at 13th annual Fight Hunger RunMay 13, 2026 5:41 pm - Over 1,600 participants and 100 volunteers gathered at Cantigny Park for Northern Illinois Food Bank's 13th annual Fight Hunger event. Last year, the nonprofit provided 93 million meals. They expect to serve 35,000 additional neighbors in May and June due to SNAP requirement changes.
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South Elgin man charged in Lombard crash that killed womanMay 13, 2026 3:03 pm - A South Elgin man has been charged with causing a fatal crash while intoxicated, killing a 35-year-old woman and seriously injuring a passenger in her vehicle.
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Candlelight vigil, motorcycle parade for POW/MIA awareness May 23-24May 13, 2026 12:50 pm - Illinois Rolling Thunder chapters will host a candlelight vigil at Fort Sheridan as well as the Rolling Thunder XXXVIII Demonstration Parade for POW/MIA accountability on Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, respectively.
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‘A shared experience’: Two generations of wine lovers reopen Geneva Wine Cellar & Tasting RoomMay 13, 2026 12:05 pm - Two generations of a wine-loving family have purchased and reopened the Geneva Wine Cellar and Tasting Room in downtown Geneva. “Wine has always been our passion,” says co-owner Angela Moore. “... And we really can’t wait to share it.”
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Inspiring Evans Scholar finds joy in ‘the most challenging of circumstances’May 13, 2026 11:03 am - Glenbard West student Gabbi Bertrand was inspired by her sister’s death to become a nurse, which she’ll pursue as an Evans Scholar at the University of Iowa.