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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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Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: Takeaways from the opening round of the IHSA football playoffsOct 28, 2026 4:29 pm - This edition of Talking with “Edgy” Tim looks back at an interesting opening round of the IHSA football playoffs.
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Dining out: Holiday specials at Andy’s Frozen Custard and STK, wine dinner at Violi and moreOct 28, 2026 9:13 am - Halloween is just around the corner and Andy’s Frozen Custard has a limited-time treat with a pair of favorite candies. And STK is celebrating Día de los Muertos with specialty drinks, while Violi will host a Greek wine pairing dinner on Nov. 5.
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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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Schmit: Who had area’s top prep football performances in the opening round of the playoffs?Oct 26, 2026 4:20 pm - Kevin Schmit: Who had area’s top prep football performances in the opening round of the IHSA playoffs?
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 26-Nov. 7Oct 26, 2026 1:26 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like growing peonies, beneficial insects, and more. Also listings of nature walks and workshops
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Zay and Martinez have challengers in races for District 6 seats on the DuPage County BoardOct 26, 2026 1:23 pm - Both incumbents representing District 6 on the DuPage County board face challengers.