DuPage County Lifestyle
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Wheaton garage sale benefits children in Ghana through Touch a LifeJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - It's a small world and getting smaller. For proof, look no further than this weekend when a Texas-based charitable organization will hold a garage sale in Wheaton to rai...
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Composting gains steam in suburban schools, homesJun 11, 2014 5:30 am - On an ordinary afternoon at Kaufman Dining Hall at North Central College in Naperville, hundreds of students will do something quietly extraordinary: They'll scrape unea...
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Same-sex couples across suburbs line up for marriage licensesJun 02, 2014 1:00 am - With a quick trip to the DuPage County clerk's office Monday, Roseann Szalkowski and Barb McMillan got to celebrate not only their marriage but their three-year annivers...
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GLOW 5K benefits reading, honors Jeanine NicaricoJun 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Not a day goes by that Naperville's Nicarico family isn't forced to remember the tragedy that stole their 10-year-old daughter Jeanine from them 31 years ago. But that f...
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Four area Boy Scout councils consider consolidationMay 18, 2014 8:00 am - Plan targets declining membership, donations
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DuPage foundation working to help more World War II vets get on Honor FlightsApr 28, 2014 1:00 am - The event bills itself as a luncheon but, really, it's all about the power of flight. Flight can fuel the dreams of kids who attend the lunch Saturday, May 3, at the DuP...
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When it comes to trial, clothes make the defendantApr 06, 2014 6:00 am - While preparing clients for trial, one of the issues facing DuPage County Public Defender Jeff York is often his client's wardrobe. “I usually will ask my client, 'If yo...
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Calling all green thumbs to Flower & Garden ShowMar 09, 2014 6:00 am - After 40 years of dispensing gardening advice in magazines and newspapers, Jan Riggenbach will be giving some personal pointers to Chicago-area readers. At 11 a.m. on Sa...
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Pottery exhibit to open at Fine LineFeb 17, 2014 10:00 pm - Ceramics is so much more than the cup in your hand. It's sculptural, decorative, textured, colorful, inventive, creative, useful, and one could easily say, joyful. ClayM...
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Fashion accessories tell DuPage County's story in new exhibitFeb 07, 2014 4:45 am - Wearing a ring made of your deceased husband's hair may seem creepy nowadays, but in the late 1800s it was a fashion trend that was found throughout the world, including...