West Chicago
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for February 2024Mar 25, 2024 2:38 pm - The Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest winners for February 2024 bring just a little pop of color after the dreary gray of winter.
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What’s next at Willowbrook Wildlife Center? Restoration of ‘Back 40’ natural areaMar 24, 2024 4:41 pm - Willowbrook Wildlife Center is buzzing with the construction of a new animal clinic and visitor center as veterinarians and volunteers tend to red-tailed hawks, cottontai...
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‘A perfect storm’: What’s our protection level against measles amid Chicago outbreak?Mar 24, 2024 8:54 am - Considered to be effectively eliminated across the U.S. in 2000, a measles outbreak in Chicago this month is a wake-up call about how easily things can spiral, experts say. How well protected are Illinoisans against the highly contagious respiratory virus?
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Good News Sunday: Fremd grad to compete on new season of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’Mar 24, 2024 5:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a Fremd graduate appearing on “Top Chef,” a library celebrating its 150th anniversary and a DuPage County couple recognized for their commitment to solar energy.
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Join Neighborhood Food Pantries’ annual Shopping Cart Shuffle 5K June 22Mar 21, 2024 11:19 pm - In February, Neighborhood Food Pantries served over 6,000 people. Help the nonprofit, now in its 25th year, provide for neighbors in need by signing up for the Shopping Cart Shuffle 5K on June 22.
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DuPage schools offer free professional mental health care to students and familiesMar 21, 2024 10:37 pm - Ten CARES Clinics, which provide no-cost, confidential mental health care to students and their families enrolled in participating DuPage school districts, are now open f...
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Golf outing to benefit DuPage Care CenterMar 21, 2024 2:58 pm - Golfers will hit the links this summer to support the DuPage Care Center. The DuPage Care Center’s 20th annual golf outing will be held June 28 at the Prairie Landing Gol...
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Man charged with recklessly firing gun in apartment complexMar 20, 2024 5:01 pm - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm near Willowbrook Monday morning. Michael Vasta, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in unincorporated Wi...
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West Chicago house left uninhabitable after late night fireMar 20, 2024 8:31 am - No injuries were reported during a late-night house fire in West Chicago Tuesday that left the home uninhabitable with extensive fire damage. West Chicago Fire Protection...
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LaPlante secures party’s nod for DuPage County Board District 4Mar 19, 2024 7:56 pm - DuPage County Board member Lynn LaPlante appeared to win her party’s support to seek a third term in the November election. With 96% of Election Day votes tallied, unoffi...