DuPage County Lifestyle
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Aurora church to host Lenten concert series featuring sacred art and musicMar 04, 2026 1:55 pm - Our Savior Lutheran Church in Aurora will host two Lenten concerts featuring organ, piano and vocal music.
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Experience Taizé prayer and music at St. Charles Episcopal ChurchMar 04, 2026 1:24 pm - St. Charles Episcopal Church will host a Taizé Prayer Service on March 15, featuring the parish choir and instrumentalists in a quiet, reflective format combining repetitive musical chants with spoken word.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC offers spring break camp March 30Mar 04, 2026 11:59 am - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton is hosting Camp Gary, a day camp for children age 3 through fifth grade on March 30, featuring activities like playing, crafting and snacking while adults can use a quiet workspace with coffee and doughnuts.
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Home & garden calendar, March 3-14Mar 03, 2026 2:17 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like creating seasonal palettes, permaculture, and more, as well as an auction of dahlia tubers.
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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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Aurora church celebrates Lent by ‘Building Beloved Community'Feb 25, 2026 1:08 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora is celebrating the second Sunday of Lent on March 1. Continuing the sermon series “Building Beloved Community,” the Rev. Tammy Scott will preach on “The Authority That Liberates,” based on Luke 4:16-21.
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Learn about spring bird count, bird health at forest preserve programFeb 25, 2026 11:37 am - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will offer a Learn from the Expert program, “Promise or Peril? Annual Spring Bird Count & the Health of Illinois’ Birds.”
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Spring cleaning? Do’s and don’ts for dropping off items at donation centersFeb 25, 2026 10:19 am - For those doing some spring cleaning and decluttering, here are some do’s and don’ts for donating items to organizations such as Salvation Army and Goodwill.
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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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The gift of new problems — at work and in lifeFeb 25, 2026 8:33 am - It appears that there are many new dilemmas facing employers today — in addition to the complex nuances of the old standard ones. I’ve decided to view these dilemmas as a gift rather than a burden.