DuPage County
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Girls volleyball: Metea Valley’s Candela dives ‘all over the place’ in her loud libero roleOct 01, 2026 1:45 pm - Metea Valley libero Caroline Candela sometimes gets lost in the crowd, especially when she’s surrounded by taller hitters. A 5-foot-2 junior, Candela is often heard befor...
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Girls volleyball: Sutter, a proponent of being ‘really positive,’ keeps faith as St. Charles North edges St. Charles EastOct 01, 2026 1:41 pm - St. Charles North’s Ellie Sutter spent the past two seasons in the background. Sutter and her teammates had a front-row seat to The Haley Burgdorf Show before she departe...
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Trail camera sighting highlights bobcats’ stealthy presence in Will CountyOct 01, 2026 1:12 pm - Bobcats have been spotted this year on trail cameras set up by the Forest Preserve District of Will County. Forest preserve officials say bobcats pop up pretty regularly in the southern part of the county.
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Town Square Wheaton hosts Girls Night Out Oct. 22Oct 01, 2026 12:49 pm - Town Square Wheaton will host its first Girls Night Out 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Town Square Wheaton featuring live music, activities, shopping and dining specials in support of Susan G. Komen during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Look: The Week in Pictures photo gallerySep 30, 2026 11:12 pm - Daily Herald photographers bring you moments from the last two weeks of September. ...
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DuPage-based Free Speakers bureau marks three decades, delivering 1,300 talks a yearSep 30, 2026 10:24 pm - FreeSpeakers.org, a pro bono speakers bureau that started 30 years ago from a single Chicago Tribune article, has grown from a small Hinsdale PR firm's directory of 12 volunteer speakers to a nationwide network of 450+ speakers across seven cities.
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Forest preserves opens newly improved section of Des Plaines River TrailSep 30, 2026 8:46 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County completed a 1.1-mile improvement of the Des Plaines River Trail between Lawrence Avenue and Irving Park Road, relocating portions away from the floodplain to address flooding issues that caused frequent closures.
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Historical portrayal of Baron Von Steuben coming to Glen Ellyn History CenterSep 30, 2026 7:24 pm - On Oct. 10, historian Terry Lynch will portray Baron Von Steuben, recounting how the Prussian captain transformed Washington's troops at Valley Forge in 1778 by teaching military drills and establishing strong officer-soldier bonds that became standard military practice.
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‘Put it down now’: Des Plaines police release recordings of moments before fatal shootingSep 30, 2026 6:35 pm - Des Plaines police have released videos of the moments leading to the Sept. 9 fatal shooting of a man armed with a hedge trimmer.
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Like mayor, Elk Grove Village trustees will now get raises based on longevitySep 30, 2026 6:28 pm - Elk Grove Village’s long-tenured mayor will receive a 21% raise, while trustees will also get pay bumps based on a new longevity scale, starting in May 2027.