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Summer exhibition presents rare opportunity to see Elmhurst Art Museum permanent collectionMay 28, 2025 6:50 pm - Elmhurst Art Museum's summer exhibitions include "Legacies" showcasing permanent collection and donor stories, and "Crossings" featuring Chicago artist Bernard Williams' vehicles sculptures and paintings.
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Flag football is taking these suburban coaches to the national stageMay 28, 2025 6:45 pm - Willowbrook flag football coaches Rachel Karos and Nick Hildreth have been selected to work the USA Football National Team Development Program Select Bowl in Los Angeles in June.
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Naperville commission gives thumbs-up to townhouse, row house developmentMay 28, 2025 6:25 pm - Naperville planning and zoning commissioners have backed a developer's proposal to build both townhouses and row houses within walking distance of the Growing Place garden center. The developer also is asking the city of Naperville to annex the properties — more than eight acres — into its boundaries.
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At College of DuPage, see a ‘Great Wave’ of Japanese art that inspired through the centuriesMay 28, 2025 5:47 pm - The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Starting Saturday, the public can view the new exhibition “Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection” at the McAninch Arts Center.
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Police officer stopping in for a drink halts West Chicago gas station holdup, prosecutors sayMay 28, 2025 5:02 pm - A man trying to rob a West Chicago has station early Tuesday was stopped in the act by a police officer who dropped in to buy a beverage, authorities said.
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From demo to redo: Change in plans for former Oliveti’s building in Des PlainesMay 28, 2025 5:00 pm - The developers who proposed tearing down the former Oliveti’s Italian Ristorante in downtown Des Plaines and putting up a new restaurant building now want to renovate the existing structure.
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Expect delays and closures on Route 83 at I-88 after bridge hit by truckMay 28, 2025 4:58 pm - The Illinois tollway is assessing damage to a bridge hit by an excavator. Some ramps and lanes will be closed.
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Find the trunk flare when planting new treesMay 28, 2025 4:23 pm - Did you know that the top of the root ball is not an accurate guide for determining the planting depth for your new tree? Instead you must find, sometimes buried in the root ball, the flare of the trunk to plant at ground level so the flare is exposed.
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Northbrook Park District invites community to ‘Meet on the Green’ this summerMay 28, 2025 4:06 pm - From free concerts and bike gatherings to wine tastings, live music, arts and crafts, and outdoor movies, the Northbrook Park District invites the community to meet up — and meet each other — at Village Green Park starting in June.
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Home & garden calendar, June 1-7May 28, 2025 3:42 pm - Plant sales, garden walks and more.