West Chicago Lifestyle
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Felines and fanciers converge at Lincoln State Cat Show in WheatonFeb 25, 2024 6:02 pm - The Lincoln State Cat Club’s 62nd annual benefit show drew hundreds of cat fanciers to the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton Saturday. The event features at least 180 ...
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Registration open for ninth annual ovarian cancer awareness ‘Ride for Hope’Feb 20, 2024 9:17 am - Registration is open for the ninth annual Ride for Hope, a 501(c) (3) ovarian cancer awareness motorcycle ride and celebration, conceived and organized by JuliAnne Scully...
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Lincoln State Cat Club to hold 62nd annual show at DuPage County FairgroundsFeb 13, 2024 10:13 am - The Lincoln State Cat Club will hold its 62nd annual benefit show on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24 and 25, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds.
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Danada mourns Nick, the horse that could paint Pollock-styleFeb 06, 2024 12:17 pm - Nick, part Clydesdale and all talent, never starred in a Super Bowl commercial. He was no thoroughbred athlete. But in equine circles, Nick “the painting horse” had his o...
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Register for free kids’ dental exams, cleanings March 1 at College of DuPageFeb 05, 2024 11:48 pm - On Friday, March 1, the College of DuPage Dental Hygiene Clinic will be offering free cleanings, school forms, exams and X-rays for school-aged children. Limited appointm...
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Along for the ride: Trail volunteers keep forest preserves safeFeb 05, 2024 11:22 am - If boosting your fitness, altruism or connection with nature is your 2024 resolution, you’re in luck. Trail volunteers biking in Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties, can nail all three.
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‘We think it’s a big deal’: Rare dual emergence of cicadas has some people buzzingJan 28, 2024 6:00 am - The main event is a few months away, but ecologists, educators and others in northern Illinois are busy preparing for their own big game of sorts — the pending emergence of billions of 17-year periodical cicadas.
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Why you may see larger, faster e-bikes on suburban forest preserve trailsJan 21, 2024 4:49 pm - Once the weather breaks, trail users in the Lake County forest preserve system could have more company with the removal of a ban on some electric bicycles. The forest pre...
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Recapping the year in birding: Local watchers experienced some mind-bending sightings in 2023Jan 17, 2024 6:43 am - For birders, the word invasion usually refers to birds from the north coming south. We treasure the occasional winters when large numbers of fleeting species such as cros...
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A warm welcome and a coat: Glen Ellyn church helps asylum-seekers headed to ChicagoJan 11, 2024 6:32 am - Situated less than two blocks from the Glen Ellyn train station, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is doing what it can to welcome new arrivals as they make their way to Chicag...