DuPage County
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Arrow Accelerated Academy: Nontraditional school students outperform traditionally schooled peersMar 29, 2024 1:30 pm - Arrow Accelerated Academy students in Naperville have never taken a test at school. And they haven’t been assigned homework either. Oh, and did we mention they don’t have...
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Aurora church to host spring craft fair April 6Mar 29, 2024 12:47 pm - Handmade items, jewelry and sweet treats will highlight a spring craft fair at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora. Proceeds will benefit Wesley mini...
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St. Charles police offer free Narcan and sharps collection in the station lobbyMar 29, 2024 11:48 am - In an effort to combat opioid overdoses, the St. Charles Police Department recently announced that they will begin giving out free Narcan to anyone who wants it.
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Aurora church blesses 76 handmade prayer shawls for needyMar 29, 2024 11:47 am - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora blessed 76 handmade prayer shawls during Sunday worship. On behalf of United Women in Faith, a church women's group, Aurora resi...
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Norris ‘Wednesdays @ One’ welcomes Chad Goodman, new ESO conductor, April 3Mar 29, 2024 11:29 am - The Norris Cultural Arts Center’s “Wednesdays @ One” event series continues April 3 at the Baker Community Center in downtown St. Charles, with a program featuring Chad G...
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Meet Chicago Northwest takes home two wins, including Best of Show, at The Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel & TourismMar 29, 2024 9:11 am - Meet Chicago Northwest (MCNW) is honored to announce that it’s a proud winner of two awards at the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism, the state’s premier...
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Harper College continues to empower economic mobility with Community Innovation Fund Grant ProgramMar 29, 2024 8:50 am - Over the past two years, Harper College’s Community Innovation Fund Grant Program has awarded $150,000 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations whose missions support the advancement of equity, diversity and economic mobility for underserved and marginalized communities in the college’s district.
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‘College is not the only option’: Marine Corps recruiter wants to increase awareness of Delayed Entry programMar 29, 2024 6:00 am - Staff Sgt. Sauveur Ralph, the station commander who oversees the Marines recruiting stations in Naperville, St. Charles and Aurora, wants more high school students aware of the Delayed Entry Program.
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‘We have to be visible’: Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates lives and contributions of trans peopleMar 29, 2024 5:15 am - Marisol Treviño’s journey from growing up a little boy in rural Mexico to being Miss Trans USA in 2022 was fraught with challenges that led her to be an advocate for her ...
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‘Life-changing experience’: Suburban chaplain assists police, peers in IsraelMar 29, 2024 5:15 am - As the Carpentersville Police Department’s chaplain for more than 25 years, the Rev. Paul Zilinski has seen his share of tragedy and people struggling through difficult t...