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West Chicago museum hosts author’s talk on ‘Bet-A-Million Gates: The Man History Forgot’May 06, 2026 10:19 am - On May 13, the West Chicago City Museum will host author Archie L. Bentz Jr. on his book "Bet-A-Million Gates: The Man History Forgot." It chronicles the life of a West Chicago native who rose from humble farm beginnings to become one of America's wealthiest industrialists.
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Take your Mother’s Day brunch plans up a notchMay 06, 2026 9:53 am - Though it’s getting late in the game to make plans for Mother’s Day, here are some suburban options where you can do brunch (or dinner) and add in some live music, nature, exotic animals, historic surroundings and/or bottomless champagne.
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Registration now open for Wheaton’s Gary UMC summer Bible campsMay 06, 2026 9:50 am - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton is offering two Bible camps this summer.
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Carvana adding services, creating 100 jobs at Hoffman Estates facilityMay 06, 2026 8:54 am - Online car retailer Carvana plans to create about 100 jobs near Chicago by adding inspection and reconditioning services to its wholesale auction site in Hoffman Estates.
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Spotlight: Janus adapts Ibsen classic ‘An Enemy of the People’May 06, 2026 8:50 am - Janus Theatre stages its adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” The Conspirators revive Moliere’s 17th-century satire “Tartuffe” and Handbag Productions premieres the next in its series of Golden Girls parodies with “The Golden Girls: The Cheese Pyramid.”
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Five people hurt in Des Plaines apartment fireMay 06, 2026 8:15 am - Five people suffered injuries in an apartment fire in Des Plaines early Wednesday morning, according to multiple media reports.
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CareFest mobilizes over 1,000 volunteers for community serviceMay 05, 2026 11:20 pm - Volunteers from Wheaton Bible Church and Iglesia del Pueblo participated in CareFest on May 2, completing more than 6,000 hours of community service across 70 locations in 12 communities.
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Geneva church offers worship series on faith and mental healthMay 05, 2026 10:47 pm - The United Methodist Church of Geneva is launching a worship series that addresses mental health and emotional well-being through a faith-based lens, featuring biblical stories and local mental health professionals.
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West Chicago Garden Club hosts annual plant sale during Blooming FestMay 05, 2026 9:41 pm - West Chicago Garden Club will hold a plant sale on Saturday, May 16, in a tent on Galena Street. The sale features thousands of perennials, annual flowers, peppers and tomatoes at reasonable prices.
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Honoring a grandmother’s legacyMay 05, 2026 8:32 pm - The Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos honors his grandmother Olga this Mother’s Day, remembering how this Norwegian immigrant’s daughter shaped his mother’s life through faith, music, and kindness