DuPage County Submitted Content
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District 214 strengthens financial strategy with updated fund balance approachApr 15, 2025 4:04 pm - In a move designed to enhance its long-term financial stability, the District 214 Board of Education has updated its Fund Balance Position Paper, setting a new minimum target of 40% of annual operating expenditures.
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Schaumburg Chapter celebrates P.E.O.’s FoundingApr 15, 2025 3:41 pm - Members of Schaumburg Chapter P-LK of P.E.O. recently celebrated the founding of the organization on Jan. 21, 1869, at their regular business meeting. As a way to learn more about P.E.O.’s history, storyteller and member Lynn Rymarz portrayed founding member Alice Coffin.
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Harper College to host Three From Ukraine film seriesApr 15, 2025 3:14 pm - Harper College’s Communication Arts department is presenting Three From Ukraine, a series of screenings of films made in Ukraine – including a coming-of-age story ("Stop-Zemlia"), a 3D-animated fairy tale ("Mavka: The Forest Song") and a comedy/drama hailed as one of the best Ukrainian films ever made ("My Thoughts are Silent").
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Panelists named for One Earth Film Festival April 25Apr 15, 2025 3:05 pm - On Friday, April 25, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will host the “One Earth Film Festival: Power in Unity.”
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St. Charles Public Library hosts third annual poetry readingApr 15, 2025 2:58 pm - To celebrate National Poetry Month, the St. Charles Public Library invites the community to a poetry reading on Friday, April 25.
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Naperville leaders partner with woman’s club to ‘Drop Everything and Read’Apr 15, 2025 2:50 pm - On April 12, the Naperville Woman’s Club’s encouraged everyone to “Drop Everything & Read.” This date was chosen as it’s also the birthday of the beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary.
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Glen Ellyn nonprofit launches spring pledge drive to help West Africa girls stay in schoolApr 15, 2025 2:17 pm - International Neighbors Inc., a nonprofit organization in Glen Ellyn, launched a "Spring Into Action" fundraiser from April 15 to May 28 to support menstrual health education and provide sanitary supplies for students in rural Liberia.
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AAUW honors local student authorsApr 15, 2025 1:55 pm - The Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles AAUW branch proudly continues its tradition of encouraging and honoring aspiring young writers through its Creative Writing Contest. This ...
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Hupy and Abraham partners with Windy City Harley for Chicago Bike NightsApr 15, 2025 1:33 pm - Hupy and Abraham, S.C. is partnering with Windy City Harley-Davidson as a stage sponsor for their “Chicago Bike Nights.”
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‘We never give up’: Les Turner ALS Foundation gala raises $620KApr 15, 2025 1:17 pm - The Les Turner ALS Foundation’s 2025 Hoping Through Caring Gala raised more than $620,000 at the annual fundraising event held April 5 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago.