West Chicago
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Major fixes on the Kennedy, 'smart corridors' on routes 64 and 56 heading our wayNov 21, 2022 4:30 am - By Marni Pyke With the interminable Jane Byrne Interchange reconstruction terminating this year, the Illinois Department of Transportation is shifting gears to several p...
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Boys basketball: Scouting the Upstate Eight ConferenceNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - Bartlett Coach: Jim Wolfsmith (15th year). Last season's record: 25-7, 16-2. Top returning players: Kelton McEwen, jr. (G, 6-0); Nathan Scearce, jr. (G, 6-4); Marty M...
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'They're a long way from home': COD culinary students cook Thanksgiving dinner for Navy recruitsNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - About 50 recruits from the Great Lakes Naval Station in North Chicago, many far from home, will sit down to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Thursday prepared by culina...
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William J. Kunkle Jr., prosecutor in Gacy, DuPage 7 cases, dead at 81Nov 21, 2022 12:00 am - As the prosecutor who secured the death penalty for serial killer John Wayne Gacy, William J. Kunkle Jr. could have coasted on the celebrity of the case for the rest of ...
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Wheaton Drama brings 'A Christmas Carol' musical to the stageNov 20, 2022 10:00 pm - Wheaton Drama Inc. presents the holiday family friendly musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" on Nov. 25 to Dec. 18 at Playhouse 111 in Wheaton. Aca...
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Wheaton's Gary UMC to offer 'Three Women, An Advent Study' in DecemberNov 20, 2022 10:00 pm - Learn about what it means to welcome Jesus into the world and into our lives at an Advent study on Sundays, Dec. 4-18, at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton. You wi...
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DuPage County Forest Preserve permits to go on sale Dec. 1Nov 20, 2022 12:00 am - Dog owners, model-airplane hobbyists, boaters and archers can buy annual permits to use certain areas of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District when an online sale s...
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Buy a tree, see Santa at Cosley Zoo's Festival of Lights, opening Nov. 25Nov 19, 2022 10:00 pm - Lights plus zoo animals plus a wide selection of Christmas trees equals a holiday outing to Cosley Zoo that's sure to be remembered. This year, Cosley Zoo's Festival of ...
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Elmhurst's Holly Trolley returns for the holidaysNov 19, 2022 10:00 pm - All aboard the Holly Trolley! Explore Elmhurst Express Trolley is back for the holidays. The trolley is back for the holiday edition on Saturdays, Nov. 26 through Dec. 1...
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Fresh? Frozen? Free range? What to know about buying your turkey — and how much more will it costNov 19, 2022 12:00 am - Oh for those days of yore when the central Thanksgiving quandary was fresh or frozen turkey. Come 2022, the turkey angst is whether there will be enough birds and why ar...