West Chicago Lifestyle
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DuPagePads looks to buy, convert Downers Grove hotel to house homelessAug 18, 2021 5:30 am - Over the past 18 months of the pandemic, advocates for the homeless in DuPage County have been able to house more than 430 people in hotels. That count includes 130 chil...
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Leaders & Legacies: Cleve Carney, the man behind the museum and so much moreAug 17, 2021 11:00 pm - DuPage Foundation is partnering with the Daily Herald to bring you this series celebrating the powerful role philanthropy plays in our community. Leaders & Legacies: St...
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Where you can find fresh-picked sweet corn in the suburbsAug 13, 2021 6:00 am - Farm stands are treasure troves of summer riches right now, with just-picked sweet corn in the spotlight. The ears are at their peak through coming weeks, thanks to stag...
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Back the Blue motorcycle rally returns Aug. 22Aug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Join the second annual Back the Blue Northern Illinois Veterans and First Responders Motorcycle Rally on Sunday, Aug. 22. It will be kickstands up at 10:30 a.m. at the ...
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College of DuPage honors student Thomas Oleksy named 2021 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise ScholarAug 10, 2021 11:00 pm - College of DuPage honors student Thomas Oleksy has been named a 2021 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar. The Hanover Park resident, who will receive a $1,000 scholarsh...
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Festivals Aug. 13-19: Libertyville Days, Naper Nights, Fox Lake Cardboard Boat Race & moreAug 10, 2021 10:00 am - This weekend Taste of Glen Ellyn: 1-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 11-12; 1-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13; 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14; and 11 a.m. to 8 p...
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Caring in Action: Naperville's Loaves & Fishes fundraises to open new Aurora hubAug 10, 2021 6:00 am - Loaves & Fishes Community Services announced in January that it was acquiring a 30,100-square-foot warehouse building in Aurora. Plans were to open the building at 5...
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Frida Kahlo exhibition extended extra week at College of DuPageAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Frida Kahlo fans now have an extra week to see a blockbuster exhibition of her works at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. The college has extended "Frida Kahlo: Timel...
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John James Audubon's complex legacyAug 05, 2021 6:00 am - Years ago, when working in Chicago, I would occasionally drift into an art gallery in the Wrigley Building that specialized in the works of John James Audubon. The big, ...
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How suburban police will celebrate National Night OutAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - It's one of the more laid-back events of the summer, and it's also the one with the heaviest police presence. But officers won't be breaking up the party. The men and wo...