DuPage County Lifestyle
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How a Batavia leukemia survivor’s dreams of motherhood came trueDec 08, 2024 7:45 am - The day before she was supposed to start IVF treatment, a Batavia woman was diagnosed with leukemia. Now, she had two battles to fight: survival and the challenging road to motherhood.
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Feliz Noel: Latino Christmas traditions adapt and evolve locallyDec 06, 2024 1:36 pm - Latino Christmas traditions range from hundreds of thousands of religious celebrants making pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines to personal observances performed at home starting Sunday.
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‘More like giant pingpong’: Indoor pickleball facility to open in Batavia this monthDec 06, 2024 12:20 pm - America’s fastest-growing sport gets a foothold in Batavia with a new indoor facility set to open along Randall Road.
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Naperville interfaith community to celebrate 20th annual World Peace Day prayer serviceDec 06, 2024 9:45 am - Twenty-three interfaith groups in DuPage County will mark 20 years of annual World Peace Day interfaith prayer service on Jan. 5, committing to "radical inclusion, mutual respect, compassion for all.“
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Good Shepherd’s Blue Christmas service offers a healing time for reflectionDec 05, 2024 9:14 pm - Good Shepherd Church in Naperville invites those struggling during the holidays to a Blue Christmas service on Dec. 21 to find comfort and renew hope.
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Naperville’s Good Shepherd Church hosts 15th annual ‘Encounter Christmas’Dec 05, 2024 9:01 pm - After starting 15 years ago with 130 attendees, Good Shepherd Church's beloved "Encounter Christmas" event has grown to well over 1,000 people expected this year to find peace amid the chaos of the season.
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Men in red: A look back at some well-known ‘Santas’ in the Tri-CitiesDec 04, 2024 2:39 pm - Many Tri-Cities residents have been known for portraying Santa in the community over the years. As the holidays kick into high gear, it’s a good time to reflect on a few names that became as famous around here as Santa himself.
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Roselle church to host ‘A Night in Bethlehem’Dec 03, 2024 10:38 pm - The St. Walter Performing Arts Ministry will present “A Night in Bethlehem,” a living nativity, on Dec. 6-7.
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Lombard’s Faith UMC to host candlelight Christmas Eve serviceDec 03, 2024 10:22 pm - Faith United Methodist Church in Lombard invites the community to the candlelight Christmas Eve worship.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC to offer Advent study on art and MaryDec 03, 2024 9:26 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton is offering “Picturing Mary,” a Midweek Advent study, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Dec. 4-18.