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Celebrate Pollinator Week in DuPage with walks, talks and toursJun 11, 2024 9:52 pm - The DuPage Monarch Project is adding two additional days of events during National Pollinator Week.
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DuPage County programs earn national recognitionJun 11, 2024 6:16 pm - Various DuPage County initiatives, such as a back-to-work program for parents returning to the workforce, have earned recognition from the National Association of Counties.
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Give dad a break from the grill on Father’s Day with a special meal outJun 11, 2024 5:19 pm - Father’s Day is a good time to treat dad to a nice dinner out. Better hurry on the reservations, because availability becomes more limited with each passing day.
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Festivals June 14-20: Scottish Festival & Highland Games, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest and moreJun 11, 2024 8:48 am - Mark your calendars for the 38th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Taste of Des Plaines, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest, Downers Grove Rotary GroveFest and more happening this week.
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Words on Birds: Spring migration, travels and two great books fill a memorable MayJun 11, 2024 6:34 am - Spring migration, traveling and birding kept columnist Jeff Reiter busy during the month of May.
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Summer conference prepares educators to ethically use AI in educationJun 07, 2024 9:01 pm - The DuPage Regional Office of Education is teaming up with the Illinois Learning Technology Center to co-host a summer conference on artificial intelligence.
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Will County Board OKs landfill consultant contract for ex-state tollway chairmanJun 07, 2024 1:07 pm - The Will County Board this week approved a contract to hire Robert Schillerstrom, a prominent Republican figure who formerly headed the state tollway board and is an ex-chairman of the DuPage County Board, as a landfill adviser.
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‘Flying salt shakers of death’: Fungus that creates so-called ‘zombie cicadas’ poses challenge as emergence continuesJun 07, 2024 1:07 pm - A fungus infecting some periodical cicadas is replacing their back ends with a chalky mass of spores.
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DuPage County seeks feedback on spendingJun 07, 2024 11:56 am - DuPage County residents can share their thoughts on how the county should spend its money. A survey, available through Survey Monkey, is being offered to help shape the u...
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Daily Herald opinion: Counties remain committed to battling opioid epidemicJun 05, 2024 4:00 am - After seeing the death toll from opioid-related overdoses rise steadily through the years, some suburban counties have received a rare bit of good news. DuPage County off...