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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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COD College Theater makes a connection to dark comedy 'Dead Man's Cell Phone' Oct. 5-15Sep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - College of DuPage College Theater presents "Dead Man's Cell Phone," Sarah Ruhl's wildly imaginative odyssey of a woman confronting her assumptions about morality, on Oct...
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Legendary funk band Tower of Power on 55th anniversary tour makes a stop at The MAC Oct. 1Sep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - The McAninch Arts Center is hosting the exclusive Chicago area engagement of Tower of Power, one of the most popular R&B, funk and soul bands, on Sunday, Oct. 1. Continu...
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Continued growth: Community colleges' enrollments rise again, like ECC's at 7.8%Sep 23, 2023 1:00 am - Isabela Olivarez initially planned to attend a four-year university after high school graduation. But then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the 2020 Elgin High School grad...
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'Difficult Conversations' community event to foster dialogue on bridging dividesSep 22, 2023 11:00 pm - ComeUnity for Social Justice, in association with the Elmhurst AAUW Branch, and the Elmhurst Park District, will present a special event, "Difficult Conversations," an e...
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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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Admiral behind bin Laden raid, viral 'Make Your Bed' speech addresses DuPage Veterans Court gradsSep 22, 2023 5:00 am - If you spend much time online or on social media, chances are you've seen at least some of the viral "Make Your Bed" speech retired Navy Adm. William McRaven gave at the...
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Maryville Crisis Nursery to hold an open house Sept. 26Sep 21, 2023 11:00 pm - Maryville Crisis Nursery will hold an open house on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. at 6650 W. Irving Park Road in Chicago. The Maryville Crisis ...
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Learn about home fire sprinklers during live burn demonstrations during Fire Prevention WeekSep 21, 2023 11:00 pm - As part of national Fire Prevention Week, the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board is teaming up with fire departments in the greater Chicago region to conduc...
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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...