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Spotlight: Women take center stage in ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes,’ ‘Always … Patsy Cline’Jun 03, 2025 10:49 am - Female-centered musicals dominate this week’s suburban openings, which include Oil Lamp Theater’s “The Marvelous Wonderettes” and Drury Lane Theatre’s revival of “Always ... Patsy Cline.”
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Des Plaines chamber to host legislative breakfast June 25Jun 03, 2025 10:48 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy and Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos will be among the featured speakers at a June 25 legislative breakfast hosted by the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Des Plaines council reverses course, approves plans for supported living facilityJun 03, 2025 10:46 am - The Des Plaines City Council has reversed course and approved a plan for a supported living center on the suburb’s east side.
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Fire damages Lombard homeJun 03, 2025 10:33 am - A fire damaged a Lombard house Thursday.
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Pottawatomie Garden Club beautifies downtown St. CharlesJun 03, 2025 10:15 am - Despite the rain, Pottawatomie Garden Club members planted flowers from Heinz Brothers around the municipal building and bridges in downtown St. Charles as part of its beautification mission.
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Wheaton church hosts landscape paintings by local artist Joel SheesleyJun 02, 2025 11:28 pm - Local artist Joel Sheesley's "Celebrating the Local Landscape" exhibit opens June 8 and runs through July 31 at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton.
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Glen Ellyn Historical Society hosts 10th annual Auto FestivalJun 02, 2025 11:02 pm - Glen Ellyn Historical Society is hosting its 10th annual Auto Festival on Saturday, June 7, with vintage cars, free food, talks, and museum tours.
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Roselle awarded $3M grant for Irving Park Road pedestrian, bicyclist upgradesJun 02, 2025 10:40 pm - Roselle received a $3 million grant for pedestrian and bicycle path improvements along Irving Park Road, bringing the village's total infrastructure grant funding to $8 million over the past four years.
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Glen Ellyn American Legion Post 3 awards scholarshipJun 02, 2025 10:27 pm - Glen Ellyn American Legion Post 3 recently announced that Elizabeth Adduci is the 2025 award winner of its annual Robert Kent Scholarship.
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Honoring forgotten heroes: Eagle Scout project replaces broken Civil War headstones at Bluff City CemeteryJun 02, 2025 10:10 pm - A local Eagle Scout restored broken headstones of three Civil War soldiers just in time for Memorial Day, including one for a 15-year-old soldier who died just three days after his unit was mustered out of service in September 1865.