From Michael Benard, Executive Director
RE: Discussion: Proposed Land Swap of 4.5 acres between the Wheaton Park District and Community Unit School District #200 to facilitate the construction of a Preschool for children with disabilities [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.— As the sun sets in the autumn sky on Friday, September 29, the FT Cares Light the Torch Night Run/Walk will be back for its fourth year in downtown Wheaton. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.— The way modern American society chooses to deal with death is often by avoiding the topic altogether. Death in DuPage is the thrilling, upcoming exhibit at the DuPage County Historical Museum (102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, IL) that will attempt to pull the curtain back on America’s death rituals and practices – something long considered to be a private affair – only to be known by undertakers and to be hidden from the public. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.— International tension, meddling in foreign affairs, revolutions and civil unrest; these are not just contemporary problems of the world. A century ago, the same aggressive stimuli of today wracked the globe. The Great War took a toll worldwide, but the textbooks scarcely describe its impact on local communities. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.— On Thursday, September 21, DuPage County Historical Museum and People’s Resource Center bring back an Oktoberfest celebration that combines the best of Germany’s cuisine and a riveting game of 18 holes at Arrowhead Golf Course. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.— Every August since 2013, the Wheaton Park District and Wheaton College Arena Theater work together to bring the iconic works of William Shakespeare to life. For two nights, the Memorial Park band shell will undergo a transformation that will transport spectators to Messina, Italy where this year’s play, Much Ado about Nothing, is set. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.— The Teen Conservation Leadership Conference (TCLC) is an event open for teens from all over the Chicagoland area, created by teens, for teens. This three day conference took place July 11 – July 13 and featured presentations on a variety of topics, ranging from animal care to subjects in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, from both industry experts and teen participants of the Chicago Zoological Society’s King Conservation Science (KCSS) program. [...]

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DuPage County, Ill.—The Sensory Garden Playground (2751 Navistar Dr., Lisle, Ill.) provides opportunities for side-by-side play to children of all abilities. This summer, it will again provide Play Days free-of-charge on May 20, June 17, July 15, and August 19, 10A-12P. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.—For the next few months, anyone who walks, runs, bikes, or drives past the entrance of the Wheaton Park District’s Northside Park (1300 N. West St.) may notice something different about the World War I (WWI) Obelisk memorial there: scaffolding. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.—Through the swirl of color in the air, runners and spectators at the Wheaton Park District’s Fun Run in Color 2017 on April 22 saw two oversized checks. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.—Spring brings blue skies, and the Wheaton Park District’s free Go Fly a Kite event on May 6, 10A-2P in Graf Park (1855 Manchester Rd., Wheaton, Ill.) will bring hundreds of kites. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.—The habitat of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus), is more than 2,000 miles from Cosley Zoo (1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton, Ill.). [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.—The best childhood is a well-rounded one, incorporating athletics, arts, dance, nature, music, and more. Between April 21 and 28, the Wheaton Park District will provide activities focused on those themes and others during the Week of the Young Child. [...]

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Wheaton, Ill.—On the lower level of Arrowhead Golf Club’s clubhouse at 26W151 Butterfield Rd., Wheaton, Ill., thousands of customers have passed beneath an assertive-looking pelican. It’s the logo of Pelican Golf, a full-service golf experience featuring personalized club fitting and repair and golf-related merchandise, opened in April 2016. [...]

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DuPage County, Ill.—The DuPage County Historical Museum’s 40,000-plus artifacts don’t come alive when night falls. During Night at the Museum on April 21, 6:30-8:30P, though, the building will as dozens of children and their parents explore the museum after dark. [...]