Oak Brook Lifestyle
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The Gardenworks Project's Harvest Against Hunger returns to College of DuPageSep 25, 2023 11:00 pm - The GardenWorks Project will host its sixth annual "Harvest Against Hunger" fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the College of DuPage Street Scene. Its goal is to raise ...
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FT Cares Foundation celebrates Light the Torch Night Run's 10th anniversarySep 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Just after the sun dips below the horizon, runners will follow a 5K route through downtown Wheaton when the Light the Torch Night Run begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30...
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosts Midwest Impact Day of Service Carnival Book Fair Sept. 30Sep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is hosting its annual Midwest Impact Day of Service on Saturday, Sept. 30. To make an even more si...
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GreenMan Theatre's 'Behind the Scenes with the Green' workshop to showcase volunteer opportunitiesSep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Find out what goes on behind the curtain at GreenMan Theatre Troupe of Elmhurst's "Behind the Scenes with the Green" workshop on Sunday, Oct. 1. It will begin at 2 p.m. ...
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Aquatic studies 101: DuPage ecologists raise mussels, a dragonfly that are basic to local watersSep 22, 2023 5:00 am - At an aquatic laboratory nestled in Warrenville's Blackwell Forest Preserve, freshwater mussels grow in beakers, fish race up and down long holding tanks, and rare endan...
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Prost! Raise a stein and celebrate Oktoberfest at these suburban eateries and breweriesSep 21, 2023 6:00 am - It's September, which of course means it's Oktoberfest. Celebrated since 1810 in Munich, Germany, Oktoberfest is the world's largest celebration of Bavarian culture. Mi...
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Words on birds: Climate change may be the reason for rare visits by 'southern birds' like limpkins and spoonbillsSep 21, 2023 6:00 am - You never forget your first limpkin. Mine was at a lakeside trailer park near St. Petersburg, Florida. A book said limpkins would be there and, sure enough, they were. T...
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Festivals Sept. 22-28: Long Grove Apple Fest, Oktoberfests, Art in the Barn and moreSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Happy Times Pumpkinfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, (closed Tuesdays) at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnsh...
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Monarch Landing in Naperville celebrates its residents and its 17th anniversarySep 17, 2023 11:00 pm - All kinds of "official" days, weeks and months of appreciation are observed across the country. Healthcare workers, teachers, first responders, and mail carriers … all h...
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Ray Graham Association's annual Monarch Walk helps people with disabilities live their best livesSep 14, 2023 6:00 am - Ray Graham Association's annual Monarch Walk helps people with disabilities live their best lives