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Lane Tech, Downers Grove take top honors at 2025 Northeastern Illinois EnvirothonApr 06, 2025 11:32 pm - The 2025 Northeast Illinois Envirothon challenged 145 students on 29 teams in environmental topics. Lane Tech won regionals and Downers Grove North won the FFA division.
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Lake Park film society to show Billy Wilder classic ‘Stalag 17’Apr 06, 2025 10:18 pm - Lake Park High will host free screening of 1953 film "Stalag 17" on Wednesday, April 16. Will the suspected Nazi spy in the POW camp be revealed?
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Horse rescue charity gets temporary win, as judge blocks sale of farm it rentsApr 06, 2025 9:00 pm - A charity that takes care of abused, neglected and unwanted horses won a temporary reprieve from having to leave the rural Kane County farm it calls home.
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‘I’m alive’: Carol Stream man recalls near-fatal battle with COVIDApr 06, 2025 9:00 pm - Carol Stream resident Chuck Drungelo was given a less than 10% chance to survive as he battled COVID-19 in April 2020, at one point spending 19 days medically paralyzed and on artificial life support. Some effects of the illness continue to linger five years later, but “I’m alive,” he said.
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What drove voter turnout in some suburban counties this election?Apr 06, 2025 9:00 pm - Some counties saw significant increases in voter turnout Tuesday from four years ago, while voting in other parts of the suburbs was either stagnant or declined.
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Prepping for Passover: ‘Matzah Bake-Off’ prepares for upcoming holidayApr 06, 2025 5:44 pm - Jewish families from the Northwest Suburbs gained hands-on experience Sunday with the food at the center of the celebration of Passover.
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Easter Bunny hops into town for early visitApr 06, 2025 3:47 pm - Easter Sunday is still a couple of weeks away, but that does’t mean the world’s most famous hare can’t hop in for an early visit.
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‘We got killed’: Cemetery board weighing next move after referendum fails
Apr 06, 2025 2:07 pm - The future is uncertain for several Kane County cemeteries after the Campton Township Cemetery District’s referendum failed Tuesday.
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Sugar Grove voters say ‘No’ to The Grove in advisory measure
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A time for change: Meet the class of new mayors in DuPage, Kane suburbsApr 06, 2025 7:39 am - Mayoral challengers across DuPage and Kane counties had a strong showing in last week’s election. Here’s a look at what they think resonated with voters.