Oak Brook Lifestyle
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Growing popularity of mocktails at suburban bars shows 'they're not an afterthought'Aug 18, 2021 11:00 pm - Sharing drinks can be a great way to celebrate a special occasion or just to catch up with friends, but it can make anyone abstaining from alcohol feel left out. Now sub...
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DuPagePads looks to buy, convert Downers Grove hotel to house homelessAug 18, 2021 5:30 am - Over the past 18 months of the pandemic, advocates for the homeless in DuPage County have been able to house more than 430 people in hotels. That count includes 130 chil...
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Leaders & Legacies: Cleve Carney, the man behind the museum and so much moreAug 17, 2021 11:00 pm - DuPage Foundation is partnering with the Daily Herald to bring you this series celebrating the powerful role philanthropy plays in our community. Leaders & Legacies: St...
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Heart's Desire fullfilled for Downers Grove fire battalion chief and his dadAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Almost 25 years ago, ProMedica Senior Care (formerly HCR ManorCare) began the Heart's Desire program. It was originally designed to supplement existing customer service ...
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Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois webinar looks at family surnamesAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Aug. 29, Sallyann Amdur Sack-Pikus, co-owner, founder and editor of AVOTAYNU, the International Review of Jewish Genealogy, will lead a webinar on "What the G...
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Dining events: Blanco Cocina + Cantina debuts in Oak BrookAug 11, 2021 11:00 am - Modern Mexican If you're craving Mexican fare you're in luck, as Blanco Cocina + Cantina is opening its first Chicago-area location on Tuesday, Aug. 17, in Oak Brook. Se...
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College of DuPage honors student Thomas Oleksy named 2021 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise ScholarAug 10, 2021 11:00 pm - College of DuPage honors student Thomas Oleksy has been named a 2021 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar. The Hanover Park resident, who will receive a $1,000 scholarsh...
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Caring in Action: Naperville's Loaves & Fishes fundraises to open new Aurora hubAug 10, 2021 6:00 am - Loaves & Fishes Community Services announced in January that it was acquiring a 30,100-square-foot warehouse building in Aurora. Plans were to open the building at 5...
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Frida Kahlo exhibition extended extra week at College of DuPageAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Frida Kahlo fans now have an extra week to see a blockbuster exhibition of her works at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. The college has extended "Frida Kahlo: Timel...
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Monarch Landing's Astronomy Club learns how to build radio telescopeAug 05, 2021 11:00 pm - As American billionaires were launching themselves into space, a group of residents of Monarch Landing in Naperville was creating and introducing their own intergalactic...