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Northern Illinois Food Bank to distribute 50,000 Holiday Meal Boxes this seasonOct 30, 2026 3:49 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank is distributing 50,000 Holiday Meal Boxes this season to help families in need enjoy traditional holiday meals. The 27th annual distribution program begins Nov. 7 at Elgin Community College
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DuPage leaders team up to address deadly cases of domestic violenceOct 29, 2026 9:05 pm - Criminal justice system leaders in DuPage County, led by State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, are teaming to examine how the system addressed fatal or near-fatal incidences of domestic violence and what they can all do better.
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Smash! Where to find a Pumpkin Smash event in the suburbsOct 29, 2026 8:52 pm - Pumpkin Smash, an annual effort to compost jack-o’-lanterns and divert them from landfills, returns throughout the suburbs starting Sunday, Nov. 1. In 2025, participating SCARCE sites composted 400,393 pounds.
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Recycle your holiday cooking oil with SCARCE on Nov. 28Oct 29, 2026 5:50 pm - On Nov. 28, SCARCE partners with Green Grease Environmental to host annual post-Thanksgiving Cooking Oil Collection Day, offering convenient drop-off locations for residents to recycle liquid vegetable-based cooking oils.
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Bean, Davis agree Social Security needs saving, but differ on howOct 28, 2026 11:43 am - While agreeing that a bipartisan solution is required to protect Social Security, the candidates vying for the 8th Congressional District seat have different visions of how to keep the entitlement program solvent.
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Endorsement: Deacon Garcia for DuPage County clerkOct 28, 2026 4:00 am - Positive changes are coming to the DuPage County clerk’s office. Clerk Jean Kaczmarek, who spent years feuding with other DuPage leaders over her refusal to follow county...
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Endorsement: Conroy for DuPage County Board chairOct 28, 2026 4:00 am - The Daily Herald endorses Deborah Conroy for DuPage County Board chair.
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DuPage Forest Preserve District breaks ground on $2.8 million Greene Valley improvementsOct 27, 2026 4:51 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County began a $2.8 million improvement project at Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Naperville. The project will relocate the entrance for better traffic flow, replace toilets with solar-powered flush washrooms, and add a new picnic shelter and paved trail connections.
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Film society to host free ‘Psycho’ screening Nov. 4 in RoselleOct 26, 2026 11:02 pm - Lake Park High School Film Appreciation Society will screen Hitchcock's classic thriller "Psycho" on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The free community event includes the film screening, panel discussion, trivia, and door prizes.
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East Dundee to return sponsor money after Oktoberfest controversyOct 26, 2026 1:50 pm - Sponsors of the East Dundee Oktoberfest will have their money returned in response to Village President Dan Pearson turning the event into an impromptu Republican political rally.