Kane County Lifestyle
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 5-11Sep 30, 2025 12:39 pm - Upcoming events include a native tree and shrub sale, gardening talks on herbs, year-round growing, fall gardening, hydrangeas, and bonsai, as well as plant swaps and fundraisers.
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Downers Grove couple recognized as Lutheran Social Services True FriendSep 20, 2025 1:07 am - Former BMO executive John Rudy and wife Liz will receive True Friend Award for philanthropy and service to Lutheran Social Services of Illinois.
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Volunteers to repaint historic Pioneer Sholes School museum fence in St. CharlesSep 17, 2025 12:50 pm - An upcoming volunteer painting project will help spruce up the historic Pioneer Sholes School museum in LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 14-20Sep 09, 2025 4:48 pm - Upcoming gardening events in the Chicago suburbs including orchid and dahlia shows, talks on bees and invasive weeds, native plant and bulb sales, and an exhibit on public housing landscapes.
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The orchard experience: Where to go for fall apple pickingAug 25, 2025 6:49 am - “Our apple crop is looking great this year,” said Sarah Bell, owner and manager of Royal Oak Orchard in Harvard. Here are some suburban orchards where you can go apple picking.
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Kane County hosts low-cost rabies vaccine and microchip clinic Aug. 23Aug 15, 2025 8:32 pm - Kane County Animal Control is offering low-cost, drive-through rabies vaccine and microchip clinics.
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From drive-in to fly-in: A canopy’s quirky taleAug 13, 2025 4:00 am - The canopy that once sheltered Rex's Driv-In restaurant in St. Charles has played an important role in the history of the Fox Valley Aero Club.
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‘Salesman of hope’: How former car salesman became director of Batavia workshop for disabledAug 08, 2025 5:52 am - The Valley Sheltered Workshop in Batavia will soon mark its 60th anniversary giving people with cognitive disabilities a job and a purpose, but it needs more space to teach life skills.
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Easterseals ride, festival mark 10 years of supporting adaptive cycling for kidsAug 04, 2025 10:20 am - Easterseals DuPage and Fox Valley marks the 10th anniversary of Bike for the Kids, a community festival where riders, teams, and advocates support adaptive biking experiences and pediatric therapies for children with disabilities.
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Meet your local first responders at National Night Out eventsJul 25, 2025 3:17 pm - Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations with family activities, food and emergency vehicle displays.