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Dining out: Get a hot dog for $1 at Portillo’sMar 25, 2026 10:11 am - Portillo’s is celebrating baseball’s opening weekend with hot dogs for a buck for Perks members through Sunday. Also, Fry the Coop is honoring National Hot Chicken Day Monday and suburban restaurants are ready with Passover and Easter specials.
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DuPage County approves $4.8 million to help food pantries, ‘Farm to Pantry’ programMar 24, 2026 6:19 pm - DuPage County Board members have approved $4.8 million in funding for Loaves & Fishes Community Services, the Northern Illinois Food Bank and a farm-to-food-pantry pipeline of locally grown vegetables.
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Home & garden calendar, March 24-April 4Mar 24, 2026 2:55 pm - Learn about upcoming plant sales in the Chicago suburbs, as well as gardening club meetings on topics such as crows, daylily hybridizers, citizen scientists, and more.
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DuPage Forest Preserve executive director leaving for city manager job in FloridaMar 24, 2026 10:43 am - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has launched a search for a new executive director to succeed Karie Friling.
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College of DuPage board approves another tuition increaseMar 23, 2026 6:24 pm - The COD board of trustees has authorized a $4-per-credit-hour increase for students who live within the community college district.
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Pretrial release denied for man charged with killing wife with vacuum cleaner cordMar 23, 2026 4:43 pm - Pretrial release was denied Monday for a man accused of killing his wife by wrapping a vacuum-cord cleaner around her neck nine times.
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Share your community event featured in the Daily Herald’s Summer Fun & Getaways GuideMar 22, 2026 2:54 pm - The Daily Herald is taking submissions for its Summer Fun & Getaways guide, which features suburban events from mid-May through Labor Day including festivals, movies in the park, fireworks, parades, bike rides, art shows, carnivals, and concerts.
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How Democratic congressional nominees fended off challenges from their leftMar 21, 2026 3:05 pm - Democratic lawmakers serving the suburbs fought off challenges from their left flanks in last week’s primary election.
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Fire leaves Wheaton apartment building uninhabitableMar 21, 2026 11:04 am - No one was injured in a balcony fire late Friday that left a Wheaton apartment building uninhabitable.
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Spring Chamber Music Festival features Broadway favorites and classical gemsMar 21, 2026 12:31 am - Sinfonietta Bel Canto presents its Spring Chamber Music Festival on Sunday, April 19, at Woodridge United Methodist Church, featuring selections from beloved musicals and classical pieces.