DuPage County Entertainment
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Wildlife photography exhibit to open March 4 at Des Plaines History CenterFeb 25, 2026 3:50 pm - Kathryn Lentz leads a double life as a noted wildlife photographer and a children’s book author. Her latest display, “Nature ... Beyond the Lens,” will be exhibited March 4 to April 30 at the Des Plaines History Center.
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Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week to run Feb. 27-March 8Feb 25, 2026 1:18 pm - Meet Chicago Northwest’s annual Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week will take place Friday, Feb. 27, through Sunday, March 8.
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Encore concert to benefit Bridge CommunitiesFeb 25, 2026 11:57 am - The 2026 Encore Benefit Concert for Bridge Communities will be held on Sunday, March 1, at the First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove, 1032 Maple Ave.
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Where to find meatless meals in the suburbs on Fridays during LentFeb 25, 2026 11:56 am - We’re over a week into the Lenten season and restaurants across the suburbs are frying up fish and offering limited-time menu offerings each Friday.
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Best Bets: Monster Jam Freestyle Mania roars into Rosemont’s Allstate ArenaFeb 25, 2026 9:41 am - Monster trucks and motocross bikes roll into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, high-flying Circus of Bubbles takes center ring at the Raue Center, the ESO performs music from the Baroque in Elgin, and North Central College hosts the annual “Chords for Kids” concert.
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Antioch’s Sequoit Creek Park named among Illinois’ top infrastructure projectsFeb 25, 2026 9:31 am - Visitors who have enjoyed Antioch’s $12.5 million Sequoit Creek Park the past year and a half may not know how it was transformed from a blighted property into a centerpiece.
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STARS Family Services welcomes Erik Dewar and Friends for one-night eventFeb 24, 2026 11:06 pm - STARS Family Services welcomes acclaimed musician Erik Dewar for a special one-night worship and celebration event in Wheaton.
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Steve Kovalcheck Trio, Anat Cohen Tentet to headline Elmhurst U. Jazz Festival on Feb. 26 to March 1Feb 24, 2026 4:30 pm - The Steve Kovalcheck Trio featuring Jeff Hamilton and Jon Hamar, and the Anat Cohen Tentet will be among the featured artists at the 59th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, one of the oldest and best-known collegiate festivals in the country.
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League of Women Voters of Wheaton hosts ‘Declaration 1776’ exhibit in celebration of America’s 250thFeb 24, 2026 4:19 pm - The League of Women Voters of Wheaton is sponsoring “Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy,” a traveling panel exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, as our community marks the United States’ semiquincentennial.
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‘A big logistical undertaking’: Naperville Rotary Club cancels holiday paradeFeb 24, 2026 2:56 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville won’t flip the switch on a holiday lights parade this year. The club has decided to cancel the 2026 Holiday Parade of Lights, but it hopes another group can take over as organizer.