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Gary UMC youth volunteers repair homes in AppalachiaJun 23, 2026 10:17 pm - Volunteers from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton traveled to Kentucky this summer to participate in the Appalachia Service Project, helping repair homes for low-income families in rural Central Appalachia by building stairs, fixing roofs, and constructing decks.
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Wheaton Municipal Band welcomes guest conductor and composer Scott BoermaJun 23, 2026 10:01 pm - The Wheaton Municipal Band will host guest conductor Scott Boerma on June 25 in Memorial Park. Boerma, director of bands at Western Michigan University, will conduct three of his own compositions alongside classical works including Milhaud’s “Suite Francaise” and Vaughn Williams’ “Sea Songs.”
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Top-tier cast powers Drury Lane’s ‘Nunsense’Jun 23, 2026 7:21 pm - Drury Lane Theatre assembled a first-class ensemble of sisters for its revival of “Nunsense,” the delightfully goofy, second-tier tuner about nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a variety show fundraiser in the aftermath of a tragedy.
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Bears merging House and Senate bills for a stadium deal in Illinois, Pritzker saysJun 23, 2026 7:15 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker revealed Tuesday that the Chicago Bears are working to combine elements of separate House and Senate bills into unified legislation for a new stadium in Illinois.
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Ezee Fiber bringing fiber-optic cable to BarringtonJun 23, 2026 6:25 pm - Ezee Fiber is bringing fiber-optic cable to the village. Village trustees Monday approved a license agreement with the national firm, which has an office in Elk Grove Village.
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Lake Zurich approves new Advocate outpatient, immediate care centerJun 23, 2026 6:10 pm - Advocate Health Care will be expanding its footprint and services in Lake Zurich with a new outpatient center.
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‘That’s my SRO’: Mount Prospect School Resource Office earns state honorsJun 23, 2026 5:32 pm - Tyler Johnson has earned state honors for his work as Mount Prospect Police School Resource Officer at Prospect High School.
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Community mourns passing of Lake County Vice Chair Mary Ross-CunninghamJun 23, 2026 5:25 pm - Longtime Lake County Board Vice Chair Mary Ross Cunningham, a tireless voice for constituents and others who needed assistance, died Tuesday.
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Palatine police arrest man accused of serial trespassingJun 23, 2026 5:24 pm - A 29-year-old Palatine man faces a series of charges in several suspicious incidents in a residential area over a week-and-a-half period this month.
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Skating community shocked by death of Glen Ellyn’s Carl CepuranJun 23, 2026 5:06 pm - Glen Ellyn resident Carl Cepuran, renowned former head coach at Glen Ellyn Speed Skating, died suddenly on Sunday.