Westmont Lifestyle
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Volunteers clean up waterways during annual DuPage River SweepMay 18, 2022 6:00 am - For over 30 years, DuPage County residents and the Conservation Foundation have done their part to keep local waterways clean. Each spring, groups of volunteers remove l...
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May 22 bike ride to benefit Midwest Shelter For Homeless VeteransMay 16, 2022 11:00 pm - Are you looking for a good reason to get motivated and ride your bike this weekend? Join a bike ride to benefit the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton on ...
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How adaptive bikes enhance lives of riders with mobility issues, special needsMay 16, 2022 6:00 am - How adaptive bikes enhance lives of riders with mobility issues, special needs
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100-foot journey from dishwasher to executive director for suburban Mexican American manMay 16, 2022 5:00 am - At 16, like most teenagers who want to look cool, Julio Macias was eager to buy a car, for which his Mexican American immigrant parents predictably said he'd have to wor...
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Get your garden ready: Here's a list of upcoming plant sales throughout the suburbsMay 12, 2022 6:01 am - Gardeners can get the growing season off to a good start with upcoming plant sales featuring perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants. It is also a good way to ...
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Go native in your garden with annual plant sale May 13-14May 10, 2022 11:00 pm - Gardeners are invited to think global and plant local by buying native plants at the DuPage Forest Preserve District's popular Native Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. F...
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Momentum builds for a north-south DuPage County trail corridorMay 09, 2022 5:30 am - Imagine starting a morning bike ride on the Great Western Trail, fueling up with coffee in downtown Glen Ellyn or Lombard, and then taking a two-wheeled trip to the Mort...
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How suburban colleges are helping students get jobs in growing green economyMay 08, 2022 1:00 am - Programs that train people to install and maintain solar panels, electric car chargers, wind turbines and other skilled green jobs are hard to find at suburban community...
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Annual Lilac Sale opens May 5 in Lilacia ParkMay 02, 2022 11:00 pm - The area's largest lilac sale, the Lilac Village, returns May 5-7 at the historic Lilacia Park in downtown Lombard. Choose from different lilacs of varying sizes. Color...
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Loons share their magical sound as loonatics search Lake County for migrating birdApr 27, 2022 11:00 pm - This column has a soundtrack, and you might know the one. Imagine yourself in the North Woods on a summer night, next to a clear, quiet lake. Now listen for the haunting...