DuPage County Lifestyle
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Cops, doughnuts and Special Olympics a sweet comboMay 18, 2018 1:00 am - Cops like doughnuts. They don't necessarily like heights. Just ask Elmhurst Sgt. Brendan Bruckner, who spent a portion of Friday morning perched on the roof of a Dunkin...
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Steel Beam Theatre closes season with Pulitzer finalist '4,000 Miles'May 16, 2018 7:00 am - For its final production of the season, the Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles will present “4,000 Miles,” a play by Amy Herzog that was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer ...
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How volunteers helped create a rare bird habitat at FermilabMay 14, 2018 11:00 pm - In honor of Arbor Day, Fermilab in Batavia recently held a volunteer workday with the goal of creating a shrub land habitat for rare birds. While Fermilab is known for i...
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How a photo sparked a golf outing fundraiser in memory of a beloved coachMay 06, 2018 11:00 pm - It was a letter offering condolences that sparked everything. Among the many cards and letters the family of Mount Prospect native Jimmy Horan received after his sudden ...
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Human Race 5K raises money for 58 DuPage nonprofitsApr 28, 2018 1:00 am - Nearly 2,000 walkers and runners hit the streets Saturday for the seventh annual DuPage Human Race 5K fundraiser in Downers Grove. Entire families participated with chil...
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Human Race supports 58 charities with single 5KApr 26, 2018 6:00 am - Every day in DuPage County, volunteer-driven grass-roots organizations are at work making life a little better in our corner of the world. They're helping families facin...
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Taking steps to protect animalsApr 26, 2018 6:00 am - Few associations are as negative as those that come to mind when one hears the words commonly associated with the plight of homeless animals. When we think of stray ani...
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DuPage County awards $1 million in grants to nonprofitsApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - Fifty-eight nonprofit groups providing community services as part of DuPage's safety net will share $1 million in grant money from the county. The money awarded this wee...
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Nine places to celebrate Earth Day in the suburbsApr 09, 2018 1:00 am - Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. Since then, it has become a global holiday, with at least 192 countries participating, according to the Earth Day Netwo...
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Arts in Bartlett faculty to perform in Spring ShowcaseApr 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Arts in Bartlett, a nonprofit arts council, is having its first "gala" type fundraiser, the Spring Showcase, at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Villa Olivia, 1401 W. Lake St...