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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners to host tree ID expert Jack ShoubaNov 11, 2025 1:56 pm - The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners November meeting will focus on winter tree identification presented by Jack Shouba, a renowned botanist, teacher, and photographer.
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Parent Petroleum building 6,000-square-foot offices in St. Charles, awarded for charitable causesNov 11, 2025 1:50 pm - As Parent Petroleum gears up for a new 6,000-square-foot office building in St. Charles, the city took a moment to acknowledge the business’ four decades of contribution to the community.
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Garage fire spreads to Oak Brook home, causing significant damageNov 11, 2025 12:37 pm - An Oak Brook home sustained significant damage from an early Tuesday morning garage fire that extended into the house, leaving it uninhabitable.
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Best Bets: Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum and Lightscape at Chicago Botanic GardenNov 11, 2025 11:20 am - Let there be light as Illumination: Tree Lights returns to Morton Arboretum in Lisle and Lightscape opens at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Plus, Steve Cochran and friends perform stand-up in Aurora, and Metropolis hosts “Let’s Hang On: A Rock ’N Soul Party.”
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DuPage County names 2025 scholarship winnersNov 11, 2025 12:34 am - DuPage County awarded scholarships totaling $54,000 to 10 residents through its Community Services Block Grant Scholarship program this fall.
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‘Giving Tree’ to spread holiday cheer in Roselle through gift donationsNov 10, 2025 8:14 pm - The Northwest DuPage American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1084 is hosting its annual "Giving Tree" program to provide holiday cheer to children, families, and veterans in the community. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 7.
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‘A good deal for everyone’: Solar farm transforms Waukegan Superfund siteNov 10, 2025 7:07 pm - A long vacant federal Superfund landfill site in Waukegan has been transformed with the promise of substantial electricity cost savings for low-to-moderate income residents.
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How a 101-year-old WWII veteran from Barrington Hills brought a daughter closer to her late fatherNov 10, 2025 6:44 pm - Kathy Rennie never got to meet her father, who perished in World War II. But through her discovery of a 101-year-old veteran from Barrington Hills — and their subsequent, blossoming friendship — she feels like she knows her dad a little bit.
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Glen Ellyn wants input on potential fire station renovationsNov 10, 2025 6:06 pm - A design firm is taking stock of Glen Ellyn’s two fire stations, one of which is downtown and the other, south of Roosevelt Road.
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Orbit Ice Arena in Palatine plans additional location with new rink, restaurantNov 10, 2025 5:10 pm - The Palatine planning and zoning commission will meet Tuesday to discuss a proposal to allow an expansion of the Orbit Ice Arena that would include a new ice arena along with a restaurant and bar.