Will County Lifestyle
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Water Street Naperville to host fall mum sale to benefit We Grow Dreams special needsSep 21, 2023 11:00 pm - Water Street in downtown Naperville will host a plant sale featuring fall mums, hay bales, pumpkin décor and mixed pots from We Grow Dreams in West Chicago. The sale wi...
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Sound check: Fluorescents headline Cobra Lounge; plus Prizefighter, Explosions in the SkySep 21, 2023 6:00 am - Eclectic roundup Chicago post-pop-punk band Fluorescents brings its high-energy show to a headlining slot at Cobra Lounge this weekend, joined by the indie pop-rock...
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Prost! Raise a stein and celebrate Oktoberfest at these suburban eateries and breweriesSep 21, 2023 6:00 am - It's September, which of course means it's Oktoberfest. Celebrated since 1810 in Munich, Germany, Oktoberfest is the world's largest celebration of Bavarian culture. Mi...
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Words on birds: Climate change may be the reason for rare visits by 'southern birds' like limpkins and spoonbillsSep 21, 2023 6:00 am - You never forget your first limpkin. Mine was at a lakeside trailer park near St. Petersburg, Florida. A book said limpkins would be there and, sure enough, they were. T...
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Celebrating 50 years of Catholic education; awards honor duo for 50 years of serviceSep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - With an early-evening mass and awards banquet, Aurora Catholic Education Foundation celebrated its 50th anniversary Monday, Sept. 18. Activities opened when the Rev. Dav...
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Illinois Prairie Path marks 60 years since the start of rails-to-trails movementSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Inspired? Speak up! Thanks to naturalist May Theilgaard Watts's vision, bikers and trail users are now reaping the benefits in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. Her Septem...
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Festivals Sept. 22-28: Long Grove Apple Fest, Oktoberfests, Art in the Barn and moreSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Happy Times Pumpkinfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, (closed Tuesdays) at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnsh...
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20 years of storytime: How a Naperville cop endeared himself to a generation of childrenSep 18, 2023 5:30 am - Naperville police officer Matt Fletcher — all 6 feet, 4 inches and 300 pounds of him — means business as he rolls up to the Naper Boulevard Library in his squad car. It'...
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Suburban Mosaic: ECC kicks off Latinx Heritage Month with talk on human rightsSep 18, 2023 5:30 am - Elgin Community College is hosting a series of events celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with the theme “Belonging: Familia, Herencia, y Poder.” It kicks off with a disc...
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Monarch Landing in Naperville celebrates its residents and its 17th anniversarySep 17, 2023 11:00 pm - All kinds of "official" days, weeks and months of appreciation are observed across the country. Healthcare workers, teachers, first responders, and mail carriers … all h...