DuPage County Lifestyle
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'This could happen to anybody': People will stay in vehicles, tents, boxes for homeless familiesNov 03, 2022 5:30 am - Veronica Horton, a case manager at Bridge Communities in Wheaton, knows what the homeless families she works with are going through because she's gone through it herself...
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Veterans Day, turkeys and the upcoming holidays dominate November's festsNov 01, 2022 6:00 am - Nov. 2 The Great Pumpkin Roll: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Central Park, 1510 Forest Gate Road, Oak Brook. Bring your pumpkin(s) to roll down the Sled Hill at Central P...
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Nonprofits get a boost from grant program in DuPage CountyOct 31, 2022 2:00 pm - A new partnership between DuPage County and a Downers Grove-based foundation is already making a difference in the lives of residents across the county. After DuPage re...
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Intervention key to addressing 'alarming' rates of chronic absenteeism, educators sayOct 31, 2022 5:30 am - With 30% chronic absenteeism reported statewide last school year, school leaders across the suburbs are exploring different approaches to improving student attendance ra...
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Wheaton-Naperville Infant Welfare and CD One Price Cleaners to host 12th annual coat driveOct 23, 2022 11:00 pm - The Wheaton-Naperville Chapter of the Auxiliary of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, other area chapters, and local CD One Price Cleaners are sponsoring the 12th an...
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Good News Sunday: Cooper Roberts, 8, returns to school for first time since Highland Park shootingOct 16, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: With a mix of joy and heartbreak, 8-year...
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Turning Type 1 into Type None: JDRF's One Walk at COD raises money for diabetes researchOct 12, 2022 6:00 am - JDRF scientists are working every day to make sure people with Type 1 diabetes live healthy, happy lives. The least common of the two types of diabetes - according to cd...
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What DuPage County's $3.8 million in 'transformational' grants will help nonprofits doOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - The Tri-Town YMCA in Villa Park will open nearly 5,000 appointment slots for after-school mental health counseling services with the support of a $335,000 grant, DuPage ...
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Montini Catholic Broncos host successful Volley For A Cure eventOct 09, 2022 11:00 pm - Under the leadership of all level team members, and with the assistance of dedicated parents and friends, Montini Catholic's Bronco Volleyball Team held its annual Volle...
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Lombard library puts up mural celebrating inclusion and diversityOct 09, 2022 11:00 pm - The Make-A-Wish Foundation recently granted a wish for Max Lindberg to have a mural put up in the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. The mural, created by artist Alejandro Echav...