West Chicago Lifestyle
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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...
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DuPage Foundation promotes Laura R. Ernst to program officerAug 01, 2021 11:00 pm - DuPage Foundation recently announced the promotion of Laura R. Ernst to program officer, effective immediately. Ernst joined the foundation in July, 2016, as a program a...
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Back in bloom: Homegrown music fest returns in person to Lisle this weekendJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - Since its start, the Homegrown Arts & Music Festival has been about building community. But after the events of the past year and a half, the human connections are taki...
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St. Charles Arts Council collaborating with international artist for public installationJul 28, 2021 11:00 pm - On Friday, Aug. 20, Amanda Browder, a Brooklyn, New York-based fabric installation artist known internationally for her large-scale works on building exteriors and other...
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Literacy DuPage student and tutor recognized by Secretary of State Jesse WhiteJul 27, 2021 11:00 pm - Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced the winners of the 2021 Spotlight on Literacy Awards, which recognize participants in local literac...
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Festivals July 30-Aug. 5: Lake County Micro Fair, Taste of Roselle and moreJul 27, 2021 6:00 am - This weekend Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days: 6-10 p.m. Thursday, July 29; 6-11 p.m. Friday, July 30; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 31; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, o...
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10 students and 10 tutors receive Spotlight on Literacy AwardsJul 25, 2021 11:00 pm - Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced the winners of the 2021 Spotlight on Literacy Awards, which recognize participants in Illinois literacy prog...