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Wheaton Garden Club hosts Flower and Plant Sale May 16Apr 13, 2026 6:52 pm - The Wheaton Garden Club will hold a flower and plant sale on May 16, featuring professionally grown annuals including many Proven Winners varieties.A special selection of red, white and blue flowers will be available to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Palatine Garden Club hosts Perennial Plant Sale May 9 and 16Apr 13, 2026 6:23 pm - The Palatine Garden Club will hold its Perennial Plant Sale on May 9 and 16. The sale features perennials from members' gardens and native-plant nurseries, including pollinator-friendly plants, milkweed varieties, and Illinois prairie-garden starter flats.
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Marmion senior lands engineering job at Ford before even graduatingApr 13, 2026 5:48 pm - Marmion Academy senior Henry Medernach secured a full-time paid engineering internship at Ford Motor Co. starting in July. He will be attending Kettering University's mechanical engineering program through a co-op arrangement.
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Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage, jazz trumpeter Derrick Gardner to perform in HuntleyApr 13, 2026 4:49 pm - On April 26, the Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage will perform a concert with guest trumpeter Derrick Gardner at Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley. The ensemble includes two Dundee-Crown High School students.
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Lake Zurich Police and Drug Enforcement Administration team up for National Prescription Drug Take Back DayApr 13, 2026 2:36 pm - From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, the Lake Zurich Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
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BGHS Bison Grove Theatre Company to Stage ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’Apr 13, 2026 2:21 pm - The Bison Grove Theatre Company will presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee“
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LFOLA to screen ‘Bring Them Home’ April 22 at Gorton CenterApr 13, 2026 2:01 pm - In celebration of Earth Day, Lake Forest Open Lands Association will screen “Bring Them Home” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Gorton Center in Lake Forest.
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Stand Up for Des Plaines VIII, a fundraiser April 22 at Zanies in RosemontApr 13, 2026 1:43 pm - Zanies Comedy Club and the Whalen family are celebrating the eighth year of working together to raise money to support the Des Plaines Community Foundation at Stand Up for Des Plaines VIII, a special benefit comedy night Wednesday, April 22.
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Citadel Theatre’s ‘Ruthless! The Musical’ gives two young north suburban performers a chance to be starsApr 13, 2026 1:02 pm - In “Ruthless! The Musical,” which will be performed at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest from April 15 to May 17, an 11-year-old girl goes homicidal after losing the lead in a school musical to a classmate she feels is less worthy of the part.
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Memorial blood drive at Bartlett church celebrates the life of Michelle KishApr 13, 2026 12:07 pm - Living Lord Church in Bartlett will host the Michelle Kish Memorial Blood Drive on April 25, honoring the congregation member who passed away in 2025 at age 28. She lived with a rare genetic disorder that caused medical complexities and physical challenges, but she radiated joy and strength throughout her life, according to her mother Mary Kish.