Lombard
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Where you can see fireworks — and what’s been canceled — in the suburbsJun 29, 2026 10:46 am - Suburban skies will light up this weekend with fireworks displays and drone shows. Some will be even bigger than usual to celebrate America’s 250th. Here’s where you can see shows, along with what has been canceled due to the weather.
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Yorktown Center unveils The Square and new apartments steps from the mallJun 27, 2026 11:15 am - At Yorktown Center, in place of the former Carson’s store, is The Square, a new outdoor gathering space that links the Lombard mall with a new luxury apartment complex. It’s all part of Yorktown’s evolution into a “live-work-play” campus.
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Lombard’s Beacon Hill awards scholarships to 11 team membersJun 27, 2026 12:52 am - Beacon Hill Senior Living Community awarded $5,000 educational scholarships to 11 team members through the Lifespace Foundation, supporting their pursuit of college degrees or vocational programs starting this fall.
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Raise your glass: Suburban restaurants honored with Wine Spectator awardsJun 26, 2026 1:48 pm - Seventeen different restaurant concepts, many with multiple locations in the suburbs, recently were honored in the 2026 Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards.
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Contractor fraud surging amid record storms — here’s what to watch out forJun 25, 2026 5:24 pm - Just as suburbanites clean up after another round of powerful storms left behind downed trees and damaged homes, a national association is warning about surging instances of contractor fraud, particularly here in Illinois
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Taste of the towns: Food-centric festivals satisfy hungry festgoersJun 24, 2026 3:36 pm - Of course, every festival offers tasty tidbits of some sort, but not every fest makes food the main focus. Here are upcoming festivals through Labor Day with food right in the title.
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Home & garden calendar, June 23-July 4Jun 23, 2026 5:23 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like firefly friendly yards, America250 celebrations, and more. Also, list of garden walks, nature walks, garden shows, workshops and more.
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Suburban residents among 455 charged nationally in Medicaid fraud crackdownJun 23, 2026 4:56 pm - Several suburban residents are facing charges stemming from a massive Medicaid fraud crackdown that resulted in 455 arrests nationwide.
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‘Opportunity to live more productive lives’: We Grow Dreams provides jobs for people with disabilitiesJun 23, 2026 3:32 pm - We Grow Dreams in West Chicago is a greenhouse and nursery center that provides work for intellectually and physically disabled people.
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The 2025-26 Herald Cup: No. 3 MontiniJun 23, 2026 2:01 pm - Montini finished third in the small school Herald Cup standings for 2025-26.