Wheaton
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Wheaton’s Cosley Zoo celebrates 50 years as director prepares to retireMay 28, 2024 7:28 pm - When Sue Wahlgren went to work for the Wheaton Park District, the corner of Gary Avenue and Jewell Road was home to a “real mishmash of things.” The place at that time wa...
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Honoring those who gave: Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall stops at College of DuPageMay 28, 2024 1:00 pm - A traveling wall honoring fallen soldiers from the Vietnam War will be in DuPage County this week. The wall, which spans 300 feet, will be in parking lot C at the College...
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Festivals May 31 to June 6: Gilberts Community Days, Cream of Wheaton, Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Pride parades and moreMay 28, 2024 12:00 pm - Mark your calendars for Gilberts Community Days, Cream of Wheaton, Pride parades in Elgin, Waukegan and Buffalo Grove, Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival and more happening this week.
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Signaling your approach: Bicycle safety should rank top-of-mind for all ridersMay 28, 2024 6:08 am - With warmer weather and more cyclists hitting the roadways, safety should rank top-of-mind for anyone sharing traffic with vehicles of greater mass and speed.
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Memorial Day parades, services, fundraisers in the suburbsMay 26, 2024 11:18 pm - Memorial Day parades, services and observances throughout the suburbs will pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Remembering D-Day: Cantigny exhibit shows how Allies fought for ‘Nothing But Victory’May 26, 2024 3:15 pm - “Nothing But Victory,” a new outdoor exhibit installed on the Cantigny campus for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, depicts how Allied troops encountered one obstacle after another.
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Hi Infidelity singer Dave Mikulskis rolls with the changes to fight Parkinson’sMay 26, 2024 9:26 am - Dave Mikulskis and Sammy Hagar both will tell you there’s only one way to rock. Since Mikulskis’ 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, the high-tenor vocalist of the popular cover band Hi Infidelity continues to lash into 1980s classics with the vigor and range he has always had.
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Boys track and field: Ihenacho goes long yet againMay 25, 2024 11:15 pm - CHARLESTON — Once Cary-Grove senior Reece Ihenacho topped the 200-foot mark in discus in March at the Texas Relays, he gained a reputation. “I sort of go to meets now an...
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Girls soccer: St. Charles North gets lead, holds firm to beat Wheaton North for sectional titleMay 25, 2024 9:35 pm - After scoring two first half goals, St. Charles North held firm against Wheaton North’s increased second half offensive pressure to win Saturday’s Class 3A South Elgin se...
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Girls soccer: Andrews, Wheaton Academy deliver perfect results against St. FrancisMay 25, 2024 8:34 pm - Forget about three times. Just two times was the charm for Wheaton Academy junior Elly Andrews Saturday at the Class 2A Lemont girls soccer sectional final. Twice in the ...