DuPage County
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Elgin Police Department honored with Marklund Community Partner AwardMay 07, 2026 1:32 pm - The Elgin Police Department received a Community Partner Award from Marklund, a nonprofit serving people with developmental disabilities, for their volunteer work including holiday giving and classroom visits.
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Marklund honors Wheaton woman’s dedication with Volunteer of the Year awardMay 07, 2026 1:28 pm - Bette Klein, a Wheaton resident, received Marklund's 2025 Volunteer of the Year award for her exceptional dedication to the nonprofit organization that serves children and adults with profound developmental disabilities in Geneva, Elgin and Bloomingdale.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for April 2026May 07, 2026 12:43 pm - The images by our top finishers in April’s amateur photo contest capture moments of both humor and serenity.
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Fire that injured 15 in Des Plaines still under investigationMay 07, 2026 12:25 pm - The cause of an explosion and fire at a Des Plaines apartment building remained under investigation Thursday.
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Unplugged and unbothered: Best spots in the Tri-Cities to sit and relaxMay 07, 2026 9:55 am - Peace and quiet: Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun shares some of his favorite spots in the Tri-Cities to sit and relax.
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Glen Ellyn Historical Society recruits baton twirlers of all ages for Fourth of July paradeMay 07, 2026 8:55 am - The Glen Ellyn Historical Society wants to form a marching unit of baton twirlers to join “seventy-six trombones” or so in a big Independence Day parade.
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Authorities excavate at South Elgin home a decade after teen girl disappearedMay 07, 2026 7:54 am - A decade after teenager Kianna Galvin went missing, Kane County authorities performed a “forensic excavation” at a South Elgin home Thursday in an attempt to find evidence connected to the disappearance.
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A new chapter for wildlife: DuPage unveils net-zero conservation centerMay 06, 2026 11:43 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County opened its new 27,000-square-foot DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center in Glen Ellyn, which treats over 11,000 sick, injured, and orphaned native animals annually and educates tens of thousands of visitors about wildlife.
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Girls lacrosse: Naperville North’s offense clicks in DVC championship win over Valley co-opMay 06, 2026 10:01 pm - Naperville North’s girls lacrosse team has scored more than any other team in the DuPage Valley Conference this season. It made sense to showcase that in the conference c...
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Softball: St. Charles North squeaks past St. Charles East in final at-bat againMay 06, 2026 9:26 pm - Julianna Kouba wasn’t fully fazed by her final at-bat Wednesday. With St. Charles North having the go-ahead runner on second base and another on first in a tie game again...