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Food trucks, live music and family fun coming to Lombard’s Maple Street Sept. 5Aug 26, 2026 6:14 pm - The Lombard Historical Society hosts its fifth annual Food Truck Social on Sept. 5. This America 250 celebration features eight diverse food trucks, live music including a Blues Brothers tribute band, and family-friendly activities.
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Aurora Fire Museum to host Community Hero Day Oct. 3Aug 26, 2026 5:31 pm - The Aurora Regional Fire Museum will host its annual Community Hero Day Oct. 3, featuring a Touch-A-Truck event, fire truck rides, CPR classes, vehicle demonstrations, tours of Central Fire Station, and a live burn demonstration showing the importance of fire sprinklers in saving lives and property.
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Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church hosts ‘Thirty Years of Praise’ concert Sept. 27Aug 26, 2026 2:04 pm - Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights will host "Thirty Years of Praise: A Festival of Hymns" on Sunday, Sept. 27, celebrating 30 years since their Gabriel Kney Pipe Organ installation.
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World Doctors Orchestra to perform benefit concert at North Central College Sept. 11Aug 26, 2026 12:51 pm - The World Doctors Orchestra will perform at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall on Sept. 11, featuring works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Copland, Price, and Rachmaninoff.Concert proceeds will support Chi-Care and UI Health's Community Outreach Intervention Projects, two Chicago nonprofits providing food and medical care to those in need.
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts hosts ‘Brushstrokes of America’ luncheon and fashion showAug 26, 2026 11:54 am - Fox Valley Beaux Arts is hosting their “Brushstrokes of America”-themed luncheon featuring Fashions by Chico's on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Elgin Country Club.
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Batavia MainStreet launches Shop Local event to support elementary schools Sept. 12-13Aug 26, 2026 12:03 am - Batavia MainStreet launches Shop Local. Support Our Schools! on Sept. 12-13, where over 30 downtown businesses will donate portions of sales to six elementary school PTOs when customers mention their school at checkout.
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Four library trustee seats open for 2027 election in St. CharlesAug 25, 2026 11:25 pm - The St. Charles Public Library District seeks community members to serve as trustees for four open positions in the April 2027 election, including three 6-year terms and one 2-year unexpired term.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC to host ‘Making Sense of the Bible’ sermon series in SeptemberAug 25, 2026 10:00 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will host a five-week series "Making Sense of the Bible" from Sept. 6 to Oct. 4, addressing challenging biblical topics and interpretation methods during Sunday worship services.
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Aurora church to host Social Justice Weekend eventAug 25, 2026 9:30 pm - Cathedral of Grace St. John Church in Aurora will host a Social Justice Weekend from Sept. 11-13, featuring workshops and worship services focused on economic equity, health disparities, education access, workforce inclusion, and voting rights.
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Team trivia event to raise funds for Thanksgiving dinnersAug 25, 2026 8:51 pm - The ninth annual Everyone Thankful event on Oct. 17 features team trivia, dinner, and gift basket raffles to raise money for Thanksgiving dinners for local families in need.