DuPage County
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‘We really are changing lives’: Internship program helps students make post-high school plansJan 31, 2025 1:28 pm - Alignment Collaborative for Education helps high school students get paid internships to expose them to careers and help determine their plans after graduation. The program helped nearly 150 students in several school districts in 2024 and will add another 50 internships and another school district next year.
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Man arrested after forcing his way into South Elgin home and barricading himself in basementJan 31, 2025 12:08 pm - A downstate Illinois man was arrested this week in South Elgin after forcing his way into a home, harming an animal and then barricading himself in the basement, authorities said.
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DuPage Senior Council seeks volunteers for meal delivery, well-being checks, and companionshipJan 31, 2025 11:52 am - The DuPage Senior Citizens Council is looking for volunteers interested in visiting isolated seniors, assisting with meals, or other acts of service.
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Aurora museum opens ‘Away From Home’ exhibit on American Indian boarding schoolsJan 30, 2025 11:45 pm - The exhibition at Schingoethe Center Museum showcases the experiences of Native American children forcibly taken from their families and communities to attend distant boarding schools aimed at assimilating them into "civilized" society.
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Boys basketball: Glenbard East holds off Riverside-Brookfield in rematchJan 30, 2025 10:35 pm - Junior Jacob Marynowski and his Glenbard East teammates lost their initial Upstate Eight East showdown with Riverside-Brookfield on Jan. 14 by just one point. For Thursda...
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Girls basketball: Mporokoso’s double-double helps Waubonsie Valley down Aurora Central CatholicJan 30, 2025 10:21 pm - Waubonsie Valley’s Danyella Mporokoso went into halftime knowing that she wasn’t having the best night. While the Warriors maintained a comfortable 18-point lead over Aur...
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Moonlight Theatre screens Dick Biondi documentaryJan 30, 2025 9:14 pm - Sold-out Moonlight Theatre screening of Dick Biondi documentary included WLS personality Scott Childers and musician Joe Cantafio. A Q&A followed with producer Pam Pulice.
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Community Baptist Church to offer free English as a Second Language classesJan 30, 2025 7:13 pm - Community Baptist Church in Warrenville is starting a free 10-week English class on Feb. 6 for non-native speakers, with childcare provided.
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The MSL’s tradition should not be taken lightlyJan 30, 2025 6:50 pm - While the realignment plans for the Mid-Suburban League carry a noble goal, the loss of tradition will hurt.
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Feds halt Aurora census that was to start next weekJan 30, 2025 6:32 pm - The federal government has put Aurora’s special census, which was to start next week, on hold.