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U.S. Census Bureau hiring for special Aurora countMar 20, 2026 12:36 pm - The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring workers to assist with a special census in Aurora outside of the decennial process.
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Volunteers sought for Lake Ellyn cleanupMar 20, 2026 12:32 pm - The Glen Ellyn Park District is recruiting volunteers to help remove debris from Lake Ellyn's shoreline as part of the spring DuPage River Sweep.
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Arlington Heights hosting compost giveawayMar 20, 2026 11:00 am - Arlington Heights will host a free compost giveaway event for residents from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 11, at the public works building, 222 N. Ridge Ave.
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Lookingglass’ next act: Pioneering Chicago theater reemerges with renewed purposeMar 20, 2026 9:13 am - Lookingglass Theatre co-founder David Schwimmer and artistic director Kasey Foster discuss the next chapter of the pioneering Chicago company.
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Chicago Steel players score big with adapted hockey game at MarklundMar 19, 2026 11:56 pm - Chicago Steel hockey team players volunteered at Marklund Hyde Center in Geneva, pairing with wheelchair-bound residents to play adapted hockey. The players helped residents use hockey sticks to hit pucks and attempt goals during the special game.
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Bloomingdale Chamber Senior Fair expands services with vaccinesMar 19, 2026 11:01 pm - The Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce Senior Fair on April 10 will offer adult vaccines, free vision and hearing screenings, Mobile DMV services for license renewals and IDs, and a blood drive, as well as over 50 vendors from healthcare, government, and financial sectors.
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Six Flags Great America to mark 50th anniversary with a summer-long partyMar 19, 2026 5:05 pm - Since opening as Marriott’s Great America in 1976, millions of visitors over generations have seen the theme park east of Interstate 94 and south of Grand Avenue in Gurnee evolve and expand.
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New Palatine garbage contract offers food scrap compostingMar 19, 2026 4:17 pm - Palatine residents will see expanded recycling and composting options under a new eight-year solid waste contract with Groot Industries.
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Woodridge man charged with leading police on chaseMar 19, 2026 3:55 pm - A 73-year-old Woodridge man faces felony charges after authorities said he first led police on a brief pursuit in Bensenville and later on a chase that ultimately ended in Lake County.
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Body of missing student from Elmhurst found in BarcelonaMar 19, 2026 3:26 pm - The body of James “Jimmy” Gracey, a college student from Elmhurst who went missing while in Spain on spring break, was found Thursday in the water off a Barcelona beach, police said.