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DuPages virtual wedding showcase keeps planning possible This years DuPage Wedding Showcase will offer a virtual platform for wedding parties to easily and safely connect to DuPages premier wedding services and venues. Daily Herald file photo   Posted3/9/2021 7:25 PM No need to leave home to find the perfect wedding venue. The DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau will host a Virtual Wedding Showcase from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 14, inviting brides, grooms and planners to explore...

  Rotary-led partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia awarded US$6 million to reduce burden of malaria in heavily affected districts A community health worker (left) tests a rural resident (right) for malaria in Mpongwe District in the Copperbelt Province (adjacent to Central Province), Zambia, in order to be able to treat the disease and prevent transmission in 2021. Courtesy of Malaria Partners Zambia   Updated 3/10/2021 9:20 AM To help end a leading cause of illness and death in th...

Downers Groves Kurt Mohr named Illinois Volunteer of the Week Kurt Mohr of Downers Grove is the Volunteer of the Week for March 8. Courtesy of Kurt Mohr   Updated 3/8/2021 4:03 PM The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service named Downers Grove resident Kurt Mohr as Volunteer of the Week for March 8, 2021. Mohr is the quintessence of a volunteer who gives for all the right reasons.   After successfully completing Literacy Volunteers of Illinois required tr...

  Posted3/9/2021 2:15 PM The Geneva Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a citywide garage sale in Geneva the weekend of April 23 and 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. They are requesting that sellers and buyers adhere to Centers for Disease Control guidelines regarding wearing masks, social distancing and crowd control numbers. They appreciate everyones compliance with following Phase 4 regulations.   Clean out your attics, basements and closets for the Geneva City-Wide ABC Garage Sale. Pa...

Wheaton League of Women Voters and Wheaton library host Living History on Florence Nightingale Megan Wells will portray the 19th-century nurse and social reformer Florence Nightingale at the next "Living History" program on Thursday, March 11. Courtesy of Megan Wells   Posted3/8/2021 12:17 PM The League of Women Voters of Wheaton, the Wheaton Public Library and the Robert McCormick House at Cantigny Park invite you to an impersonation of Florence Nightingale to celebrate Womens H...

For nearly a year, physician assistants (PAs) have stepped up to provide hands-on care for COVID-19 patients, which is why State Senator Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines) is renewing a push to remove the unnecessary and outdated practice barriers they face in providing care services.

Several Northwest suburban communities are teaming up to help address a nationwide trend: the growing shortage of police officers.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County hosts Native Plant Gardening Webinars this spring The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is offering low-cost and free webinars on gardening with native plants during March and April. Courtesy of TLC   Updated 3/6/2021 1:06 AM The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is hosting a variety webinars in March and April that cover native plant, gardening and nature topics. Each webinar is $5 or free. Advance registration is required. More informati...

Two Geneva restaurants with shared heated patio launch Giving Tuesday program Heated by natural gas heaters, the shared Preservation and Atlas patio has kept people safely outside all winter. Courtesy of Isabel Feldhaus   Updated 3/6/2021 1:12 AM Tuesday, March 9, will be the first "Dine & Share #GivingTuesday" for Preservation and Atlas Chicken Shack in downtown Geneva. The two restaurants are launching a monthly program that highlights a different local charity each month.   I...

Saxophonist/composer Nick Zoulek to perform Rushing Past Willow March 10 Saxophonist Nick Zoulek, a Blackbird Creative Lab alumni, will perform compositions from his works "Rushing Past Willow" and "Enter Branch" on Wednesday, March 10. Courtesy of Nick Zoulek   Updated 3/5/2021 7:50 PM On Wednesday, March 10, Eighth Blackbird, a four-time Grammy Award-winning Chicago-based music ensemble, will showcase sax player and composer Nick Zoulek in a livestream concert at 7 p.m. CT. Thi...