Villa Park Lifestyle
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Remembering 2019's top animal storiesDec 28, 2019 6:30 am - In a perfect world, animal stories are supposed to make you smile. And most of them do. But, tragically, not all. This was a year when a kennel fire near Carol Stream ki...
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Record-breaking warmth giving way to rapid cool downDec 26, 2019 12:00 am - It didn't take long for temperatures to break a 48-year-old Chicago weather record Thursday with a mark of 57 degrees. Once the clock struck midnight, it already was tw...
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Notable deaths 2019: Remembering many who made a difference in DuPage CountyDec 24, 2019 10:00 pm - Even as we look toward the promise of 2020, we remember those we lost in the past year whose countless contributions helped make DuPage County become a better place. Ma...
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Santa's Special Workshop makes toys more accessibleDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - He's making a list, he's checking it twice and he's making special toys for all who are nice. Jim Dondlinger has become a very special type of Santa for speech, physical...
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Sign-language Santa visits deaf children in AuroraDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - A sign-language Santa helped bring Christmas spirit to Aurora deaf and hard-of-hearing students on Thursday, Dec. 12. About 85 students and caregivers were guests at Aur...
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: DuPage CountyDec 17, 2019 5:00 am - Andrew Fillipp of 39 W. Madison St. in Villa Park is the Daily Herald's Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice winner for DuPage County. We recently asked Fillipp about...
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Elmhurst 7th-grader makes surprising impact when sharing her Type I diabetes struggleDec 12, 2019 10:00 pm - On Oct. 6, 2014, when Olivia Nybo was just a second-grader at Immaculate Conception Grade School in Elmhurst, she received a diagnosis of Type I diabetes. After experie...
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Villa Park VFW to host Toys for Tots event with local band The Minors of Rock Dec. 12Dec 03, 2019 10:00 pm - On Thursday, Dec. 12, the Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2801 is putting on a benefit show for Toys for Tots featuring the local band, The Minors of Rock. The ...
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Suburbanites to climb tower in Fight For Air Climb Feb. 8Dec 02, 2019 10:00 pm - Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer in Illinois and more than 1.4 million residents live with lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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Holiday happenings: Tree lightings, music, festivals & more in DuPage CountyNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us. Here's a look at what's happening: Lights and more lights Illumination, Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum: 4:30 to 9:30 p...