Wheaton Lifestyle
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Record-breaking warmth giving way to rapid cool downDec 26, 2019 12:00 am - It didn't take long for temperatures to break a 48-year-old Chicago weather record Thursday with a mark of 57 degrees. Once the clock struck midnight, it already was tw...
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Notable deaths 2019: Remembering many who made a difference in DuPage CountyDec 24, 2019 10:00 pm - Even as we look toward the promise of 2020, we remember those we lost in the past year whose countless contributions helped make DuPage County become a better place. Ma...
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5 events for $5 (or less): Brave the Polar Bear Plunge in WaukeganDec 24, 2019 5:00 am - Charity trees Time is running out to see and vote on the Community Trees exhibit to benefit local nonprofits at the Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park, Wheaton. ...
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Santa's Special Workshop makes toys more accessibleDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - He's making a list, he's checking it twice and he's making special toys for all who are nice. Jim Dondlinger has become a very special type of Santa for speech, physical...
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Sign-language Santa visits deaf children in AuroraDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - A sign-language Santa helped bring Christmas spirit to Aurora deaf and hard-of-hearing students on Thursday, Dec. 12. About 85 students and caregivers were guests at Aur...
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Wheaton police spread holiday cheer during its first Shop with a Cop eventDec 17, 2019 10:00 pm - It's not every day that Wheaton police officers give a full police escort - complete with a parade of vehicles and flashing lights - down Roosevelt Road. But for 11 loca...
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Cantigny announces winners of amateur photo contestDec 16, 2019 10:00 pm - The three prize winners of the 2018 Cantigny in Focus amateur photo contest have been selected by visitors to the park in Wheaton. First place went to Shelby Lynn Germai...
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The Guaranteed Rate Foundation Achieves 2019 Goal of Granting $1 Million in a Single YearDec 16, 2019 10:00 pm - CHICAGO, Ill., December 17, 2019 - The Guaranteed Rate Foundation announces that for the first time in its history, it has granted $1 million to individuals across the U...
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$100 to help families get food in VenezuelaDec 14, 2019 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through our Believe Project is Judy Nicely of Wheaton. Here is her story ... "My family used to live in Venezuela and we continue to sta...
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Local trio to highlight STARS benefit this springDec 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Well-known and popular Christian artists The Musical Moms will headline the spring benefit for STARS Family Services, a 501(c)(3) organization designed to help families ...