Check out the club and support group meetings, seminars, fundraisers and other events happening in the community.

Tricia Montgomery does not want to be portrayed as a hero, but her eleventh-hour rescue of Hinsdale’s End of the Summer Bash has brought praise from local officials.

Wheaton is one of the last places I’d expect to find anyone who doesn’t believe in God. Yet the city hosts a group called the Wheaton Atheists. Who knew? Meanwhile, there are the Fox Valley Atheists in Batavia, the Freethought Conversants in Glen Ellyn, and even the Non-Alcoholic Atheists in Lombard.

The skate park facility in Veeck Park will reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 4, according to Village of Hinsdale officials.

THE ISSUE
Public officials don’t always adhere to the principles upon which this nation founded more than 230 years ago.
OUR VIEW
We all need to reflect on what it means to live in a free society and act against the forces that trample our liberties.
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Red, white and blue. Together, in our nation’s flag, they stand as a symbol of freedom. But their presence is much deeper. These colors are ingrained in our culture, whether we notice them or not — from signs marking interstate highways to Popsicles shaped like rockets.