DuPage County
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‘The struggle is real’: Food For Friends working to fight hunger, give hopeAug 17, 2026 9:14 am - What started as a one-off invitation to join a Thanksgiving Eve dinner for people living on Lower Wacker Drive in 1994 has turned into Food For Friends, a faith-based organization working to help feed those in need in the city and the suburbs. The group is holding its annual benefit golf outing Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Bartlett Hills Golf Course.
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Suburban students return to new facilities and campus upgrades this fallAug 17, 2026 6:52 am - As students across the suburbs return to classrooms this month, they will be greeted with new facilities, additions and campus improvements in several school districts where summer construction projects have wrapped up and new ones are beginning.
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Aurora’s Mastodon Lake to undergo major restoration with $4 million state grantAug 16, 2026 11:46 pm - Aurora will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 20 for the Mastodon Lake Dredging and Shoreline Restoration Project at Phillips Park. The project received a $4 million state grant to clear sediment and reshape the lake bottom.
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‘Part of community health’: Aurora event focuses on gun violenceAug 16, 2026 3:32 pm - An initiative aimed at reducing gun violence, making connections within the community and promoting wellness in neighborhoods was in the spotlight Saturday in Aurora.
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Buzzworthy celebration of honey in SchaumburgAug 16, 2026 3:00 pm - Bees were all the buzz Sunday as the Schaumburg Park District’s Heritage Farm hosted Honey Fest.
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Will County man sentenced to nearly 30 years prison for sexual abuse of minorAug 16, 2026 2:01 pm - A Will County man who admitted to bringing a minor to Illinois from Iowa to engage in criminal sexual activity has been sentenced to 27¹/₂ years in federal prison, authorities said.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: What’s the latest news in area football recruiting?Aug 16, 2026 12:53 pm - Rivals football recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran has updates on Willowbrook’s Liam Pagan, St. Charles East’s Liam Barrett and Barrington’s Lamar Osterhues.
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Elm tree meant for America’s 250th celebration could find new home outside Kane courthouseAug 16, 2026 11:25 am - America’s 250th anniversary festivities have come and gone, but Kane County is still mulling over what it will do with an elm tree and plaque from the local Daughters of the American Revolution that had initially been central to the county’s plans for celebrating the country’s semiquincentennial.
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Indian Prairie District 204 to add security positions at all its high schoolsAug 16, 2026 10:24 am - As a way to maintain safety and security procedures, Indian Prairie School District 204 is adding new positions at its high schools geared toward providing building coverage and supervision after school is dismissed for the day.
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Explore the Extension Idea Garden at free community event Aug. 30Aug 15, 2026 10:45 pm - The University of Illinois Extension will host a free Extension Connection Community Day on Aug. 30 at Kane County Idea Garden in St. Charles, featuring activities for all ages focused on environment, gardening, food, and wellness.