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Winfield expands Memorial Day ceremony for America’s 250th anniversaryMay 19, 2026 5:44 pm - Winfield's Memorial Day ceremony on May 25 will feature Army Ranger Michael Goodale, who fought in the 1993 Somalia battle from "Black Hawk Down," as the guest speaker. Celebrate America's 250th with Revolutionary and Civil War reenactors, plus Cantigny First Division Museum displaying artifacts and uniforms from multiple American wars.
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Explore the Fox River by kayakMay 19, 2026 1:19 am - Join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County in touring our local waterways in a paddling adventure! The 2026 kayaking series offers six sessions from May to October, starting with basic skills training and progressing to intermediate paddles.
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Assistance League Chicagoland West offers scholarships to College of DuPage studentsMay 18, 2026 11:09 pm - The Assistance League Chicagoland West is offering $2,500 need-based scholarships through their Scholars Support program for College of DuPage students.
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STC Live! summer series returns June 3 with free live musicMay 18, 2026 9:18 pm - STC Live! brings over 35 free live music performances to downtown St. Charles from June 3 through Sept. 28, featuring local artists at the 1st Street Plaza and various businesses on Wednesday and Friday evenings.
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Geneva issues survey for new comprehensive planMay 18, 2026 6:53 pm - Geneva launched an online survey to gather public feedback for its 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which will guide decisions on housing, transportation, economic development, and land use for the next decade while preserving the city's defining qualities.
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Geneva plans street closures for Memorial Day weekend eventsMay 18, 2026 5:12 pm - Two Geneva events on Memorial Day weekend will bring road closures. The youth triathlon on Sunday morning shuts down west side streets near Delnor Hospital. The Memorial Day parade Monday will close Third Street downtown.
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Kane County election officials honored by League of Women Voters for voter registration effortsMay 18, 2026 4:49 pm - Kane County Clerk John Cunningham and Elections Director Raymond Esquivel received a visit from the League of Women Voters-Central Kane County to thank them for their ongoing partnership in promoting voter registration.
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Police issue traffic advisory for Bartlett Memorial Day Walk & RemembranceMay 18, 2026 3:13 pm - Bartlett’s Memorial Day Walk & Remembrance will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25 at Bartlett Park with an American Legion flag retirement ceremony.
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Construction underway on CLC’s new sports complexMay 18, 2026 2:21 pm - The College of Lake County baseball and softball teams will experience an impressive upgrade next spring with new fields and facilities at the future sports complex at the Grayslake Campus. Construction is in progress for the project set to be completed for the 2027 seasons.
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Start Early breaks ground on Educare Lake CountyMay 18, 2026 2:09 pm - On May 11, Start Early welcomed local leaders and community partners to break ground on Educare Lake County, a new state-of-the-art early childhood program in Zion that will provide early learning and comprehensive family support services for children from birth to age 5.