DuPage County Lifestyle
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St. Charles Polar Plunge team raises more than $14,000 for Special OlympicsMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - As the organizer of the city's Polar Plunge team, St. Charles police Detective Jen Larsen worried about the negative impact the COVID-19 pandemic might have on fundraisi...
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Elgin Kiwanis start endowed memorial scholarship with ECC FoundationMar 11, 2021 10:00 pm - The Kiwanis Club of Elgin has established a new endowed scholarship with the Elgin Community College Foundation that will distribute $400 or more annually to a student (...
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Aurora Lions to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with corned beef, cabbage fundraiserMar 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Aurora Noon Lions Club will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a corned beef and cabbage dinner fundraiser to benefit vision- and hearing-impaired programs. The public is ...
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No parade, but St. Charles still has St. Patrick's Day events scheduled SaturdayMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - After pivoting for Halloween and the holidays during the COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Charles Business Alliance is hoping for similar success with its St. Patrick's Day ce...
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Celebrity ghost kitchens come to Chicago's suburbsMar 10, 2021 10:00 pm - With the new restaurant chain Guy Fieri's Flavortown Kitchen, the Food Network celebrity chef has become one of the latest stars attached to “ghost kitchens.” No, foodie...
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Spring means it's time to plan your next bike adventuresMar 10, 2021 5:00 am - With 2021 snowfall at 40-plus inches, outdoor biking seemed a distant dream just days ago. Across the region, however, bike advocates, planners and organizers generate h...
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St. Patrick's Day 2021: Raise a glass (or get corned beef to go) at suburban eateriesMar 10, 2021 5:00 am - What a difference a year makes! It was almost a year ago that pretty much everything shut down to stem the spread of COVID-19. Now with bars and restaurants back open at...
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Constable: Ranking rains on parade, but spring still in Naperville's stepMar 10, 2021 4:30 am - On Tuesday's beautiful spring day, there might not be a better place to be than strolling the Naperville Riverwalk with someone you love. Oh, wait. Strike that. Accordin...
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Don't want to hide Easter eggs this year? Palatine sisters have your backMar 10, 2021 4:30 am - Sisters Keely and Samantha "Sam" McEnery know how they will be spending the night before Easter: driving throughout the Northwest suburbs to hide colorful plastic eggs i...
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DuPage Habitat for Humanity chooses West Chicago for first Community Cares WeekMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - West Chicago has been selected to be a part of DuPage Habitat for Humanity's first Community Cares Week. Community Cares Week brings together volunteers to do exterior ...