DuPage County
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Villa Park man faces sexual abuse, battery charges in attack on Illinois Prairie PathAug 26, 2026 1:15 pm - A Villa Park man is charged with aggravated battery and sexual abuse in connection with a reported attack on a woman last week along the Illinois Prairie Path in Elmhurst, authorities said.
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Elmhurst University receives $1.5M gift for business school professorship and scholarshipsAug 26, 2026 11:54 am - An anonymous donor’s gift to Elmhurst University will establish an endowed professorship and a scholarship benefiting the university’s school of business and its students.
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Grandparents remain neutral in the Battle of MarcheseAug 26, 2026 7:00 am - Having grandsons playing football for both Conant and Bartlett made the teams’ Week 1 game a study in neutrality for grandparents Paul and Marge Marchese.
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Batavia MainStreet launches Shop Local event to support elementary schools Sept. 12-13Aug 26, 2026 12:03 am - Batavia MainStreet launches Shop Local. Support Our Schools! on Sept. 12-13, where over 30 downtown businesses will donate portions of sales to six elementary school PTOs when customers mention their school at checkout.
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Four library trustee seats open for 2027 election in St. CharlesAug 25, 2026 11:25 pm - The St. Charles Public Library District seeks community members to serve as trustees for four open positions in the April 2027 election, including three 6-year terms and one 2-year unexpired term.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC to host ‘Making Sense of the Bible’ sermon series in SeptemberAug 25, 2026 10:00 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will host a five-week series "Making Sense of the Bible" from Sept. 6 to Oct. 4, addressing challenging biblical topics and interpretation methods during Sunday worship services.
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Aurora church to host Social Justice Weekend eventAug 25, 2026 9:30 pm - Cathedral of Grace St. John Church in Aurora will host a Social Justice Weekend from Sept. 11-13, featuring workshops and worship services focused on economic equity, health disparities, education access, workforce inclusion, and voting rights.
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Team trivia event to raise funds for Thanksgiving dinnersAug 25, 2026 8:51 pm - The ninth annual Everyone Thankful event on Oct. 17 features team trivia, dinner, and gift basket raffles to raise money for Thanksgiving dinners for local families in need.
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Fox Valley Catholic Bible Study to study Paul’s letters from prisonAug 25, 2026 8:10 pm - Fox Valley Catholic Bible Study for Women will examine Paul’s “Letters from Prison,” which address themes of joy, church unity, reconciliation and God’s eternal plan.
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‘So basic and so important’: How literacy volunteers are helping to change lives for the betterAug 25, 2026 8:07 pm - Imagine if we had an army of volunteers willing to take the time to teach the English language to immigrants. If Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley teach us anything, it is this: Immigrants need this kind of help more than ever in today’s political climate, and it is absolutely life-changing in a positive way.