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Frozen art on display at Downers Grove Ice FestivalJan 31, 2026 5:22 pm - Ice sculptures and pedestrians filled the sidewalks along Main Street Saturday during the annual Ice Festival in Downers Grove.
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An immigrant father and autistic son want to be with their Glen Ellyn family. They face deportationJan 31, 2026 5:02 pm - Steven and his father, Victor Romero Martinez, sought asylum in suburban Glen Ellyn, where they settled with the teen’s mother. They were arrested in December and sent back to the same facility where they started.
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Glen Ellyn speed skater Ethan Cepuran feels like he has unfinished businessJan 31, 2026 1:50 pm - Glen Ellyn native and world record holder Ethan Cepuran aims for a gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
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The Biz Week That Was: A buyer for Streets of Woodfield, plans for a new Target and a proposed suburban children’s hospitalJan 31, 2026 1:36 pm - Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg finds eager buyer at a discounted price More than four years after a first attempt to sell the Streets of Woodfield shopping cente...
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Ex-Huntley school board member gave no reason for sudden resignationJan 31, 2026 12:57 pm - Former Huntley Community School District 158 board President Andy Bittman didn’t give a reason for his resignation when he abruptly departed from the school board over the holidays.
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Travel tournaments and costly cleats: Suburban parents pay big bucks for youth sportsJan 31, 2026 12:00 pm - According to a recent national study, family spending on youth sports has increased by 46% from 2019 to 2024. Some suburban parents share how much they have paid.
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Local storyteller brings P.E.O. founder to life in SchaumburgJan 30, 2026 11:59 pm - Lulu Corkhill Williams, known as the builder of P.E.O., was re-enacted by Lynn Rymarz at a Schaumburg P.E.O. Chapter P-LK meeting to celebrate the organization's founding on Jan. 21, 1869.
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Sign up for American Wind Band scholarship auditions by Feb. 20Jan 30, 2026 10:27 pm - American Wind Band continues to inspire talented young band musicians with the 26th annual scholarship auditions.
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Local authors debut That Rock Show Podcast from the Illinois Rock and Roll MuseumJan 30, 2026 10:03 pm - Jim Summaria of Algonquin and Mark Plotnick of Libertyville host a 90-minute weekly rock 'n' roll show at the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum in Joliet, featuring music, backstories, trivia, and conversations with music industry guests.
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Families welcome at Ash Wednesday worship at Gary UMC in WheatonJan 30, 2026 9:41 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton invites families with young children to an interactive worship experience on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18,