DuPage County
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The best of biking in 2024: A look back at the year’s good newsJan 19, 2025 11:57 pm - Along for the Ride columnist Ralph Banasiak takes a look back at some of the best news in biking in 2024.
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Illinois Shelter Alliance calls for $100 million state funding boost to fight homelessnessJan 18, 2025 4:00 am - Homelessness in Illinois more than doubled from 2023-2024; advocates urge $100M funding boost to add shelters, aid, citing pandemic response successes and ongoing housing affordability crisis.
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: A list of suburban eventsJan 17, 2025 4:35 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.
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Fight hunger with food, races and golf: Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 2025 event calendarJan 17, 2025 1:30 pm - In 2025, Northern Illinois Food Bank is hosting events including Cup of Hope tea, Fight Hunger 10K/5K, Taste culinary event, and Hunger Scramble golf to raise funds and awareness to provide food and resources for those in need.
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Keeneyville District 20 recognizes DuPage Elementary Principal of the YearJan 16, 2025 10:48 pm - Keeneyville School District 20 recently announced that Jon Pokora, principal of Waterbury Elementary School in Roselle, has been named the 2025 Elementary Principal of the Year for the DuPage Region.
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County, DuPage Foundation raise almost $400K to help shelter homeless this winterJan 16, 2025 5:04 pm - DuPage County and the DuPage Foundation will direct nearly $400,000 to DuPagePads to help the Wheaton-based nonprofit shelter those experiencing homelessness through the winter.
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Cocoa & Kindness: Give comfort for a great cause in 2025Jan 16, 2025 4:12 am - What’s a cube, and brown and sprinkles kindness all over? The Cocoa & Kindness campaign by Inside Out Club DuPage is under way. Find out how you can be a part of brightening someone’s day, and help kids practice character skills at the same time.
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Coroner: Remains found near Carol Stream identified as humanJan 15, 2025 4:47 pm - DuPage County Coroner Judith Lukas says remains found late last year near Carol Stream have been sent to a forensic lab for DNA testing.
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: A list of suburban eventsJan 15, 2025 4:27 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.
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American Wind Band holds 25th annual scholarship auditions for top band studentsJan 15, 2025 10:47 am - The American Wind Band holds a two-round scholarship audition process for talented teen musicians, awarding up to $1,900 to winners who will perform at the band's April concert.