DuPage County Lifestyle
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How a former principal cultivates Wheaton nursing home's huge 'secret garden' full of lessonsNov 24, 2022 4:30 am - Retired school principal Linda Kunesh has been tending to a garden at a DuPage County nursing home for more than a decade. In many ways, the therapeutic garden at the Du...
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'Food can heal': Volunteers provide Thanksgiving meal for jail detainees recovering from addictionsNov 24, 2022 4:30 am - Quenby Schuyler hit an all-time low in late March 2020. Her father was in the hospital with COVID-19, and she could not visit him because of pandemic restrictions. He di...
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How to tell if it's a cold, the flu or COVID-19Nov 23, 2022 10:00 pm - Yesterday, it was a tickle in your throat but today, your mouth feels like a furnace and you've got a runny nose. It's hard to ignore the signs that you're sick. But eve...
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Donations to AID of $100 or more get matched on Giving Tuesday Nov. 29Nov 23, 2022 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, Nov. 29, make a donation at AIDCares.org/GivingTuesday and The Coleman Foundation will match $100 of each individual online gift of $100 or more; up to $12,5...
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Best Bets: Pentatonix, Chicago Tardis, Brookfield Zoo's Holiday Magic and moreNov 23, 2022 5:00 am - Celebrating 'Dr. Who' Fans of the British sci-fi series "Dr. Who" will converge on the Westin Chicago Lombard, 70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, for Chicago Tardis, ...
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Sound check: JORDY, Louis the Child, Night Spice and moreNov 23, 2022 5:00 am - JORDY's back With a joyful and uplifting view on life (with just a light touch of self-deprecation), Northbrook native pop singer JORDY has been spinning his relatable p...
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Monarch Landing hosts annual Club and Committee FairNov 22, 2022 10:00 pm - Monarch Landing held its annual Club and Committee Fair, featuring more than 30 exhibits representing the abundant programming at the senior living community in Napervil...
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Kane County Fair board names two 4-H scholarship winnersNov 22, 2022 10:00 pm - The Kane County Fair board of directors in St. Charles has announced that Jordyn Faith Block of Sycamore and Nora Thompson of Maple Park have been named its 2022 scholar...
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Things to do Nov. 25-Dec. 1: Tree lightings, light shows, winter festivals and moreNov 22, 2022 10:00 pm - Ongoing Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Nov. 27, at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst. A seasonal displ...
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Arlington Heights' Shelter, Inc., hosted its 35th Gala November 18thNov 21, 2022 10:00 pm - On Friday, November 18, 2022, Shelter, Inc. hosted its 35th annual Gala at the Hyatt Schaumburg-Chicago to support youths in crisis. This year's theme, Dancing In the Mo...