DuPage County Lifestyle
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Cooking up careers: Elk Grove High School opens $1.6 million culinary labOct 14, 2024 3:29 pm - Elk Grove Village may be best known for manufacturing pinball machines and high-tech equipment out of the nation’s largest business park, but the town soon might be producing a new commodity: Top chefs.
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How to be a better birder: Tips for those new to the bird-watching hobbyOct 14, 2024 12:16 pm - Birding columnist Jeff Reiter offers some tips for those who are new to the birdwatching hobby.
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From safety to silence: More people of all ages are engaging with bikingOct 13, 2024 6:00 am - Biking news in the Chicago area ranges from hopeful planners to enthusiastic youth and the solemnity of a memorial ride. Here’s just a sample.
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An aerial view of the Carpentersville Dam removalOct 12, 2024 11:03 pm - Crews continue to work on a $1.2 million project to remove the Carpentersville Dam Tuesday, Oct. 8.
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Race to the finish: Make fall memories at Naperville Pumpkin RaceOct 11, 2024 4:02 pm - Turning Pointe Autism Foundation’s annual Naperville Pumpkin Race is set for noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Rotary Hill Park.
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Riders conclude 475-mile bike ride for childhood cancer research in St. CharlesOct 11, 2024 12:53 pm - Cyclists in Cal’s Angels Pediatric Cancer Charity Bike Ride were greeted with confetti and cheers as they rode into downtown St. Charles just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10. The 24 participants pedaled nearly 100 miles per day for five days to raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research.
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Recapturing the joy — Elgin man brings together music veterans in Vintage Swing BandOct 11, 2024 6:00 am - You can take the kid out of jazz band, but you can’t take the jazz band out of the kid. Or something like that. It’s a formula that sits at the core of Bruce Cameron of Elgin, organizer and frontman for the Vintage Swing Band.
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Gerry’s Café brews up lattes — and opportunitiesOct 10, 2024 9:18 am - When Gerry’s Café celebrated its first anniversary in August, it represented a dream come true for Natalie Griffin — and for the 40 people, including 15 District 214 graduates, who work for her at Gerry’s.
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St. Charles church to host organ and flute recital Oct. 20Oct 09, 2024 1:11 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 20, organist Mark Downey and flutist Gwen Petersen will present an organ and flute recital at St. Charles Episcopal Church.
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Wheaton College to host ‘A Politics of Deep Diversity’ Oct. 15Oct 09, 2024 12:29 pm - The Center for Applied Christian Ethics & Politics and International Relations at Wheaton College will present the lecture, "A Politics of Deep Diversity," by Dr. Jonathan Chaplin on Tuesday, Oct. 15.