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WESTMONT –The Progressive Village Performance Network will host its Best Christmas Pageant Ever this December.

LOMBARD – Small Business Saturday is beginning to catch on in Lombard, according to the executive director of the Lombard Town Centre.

Students from all over Illinois, including several high schools in the Chicago area, have been hard at work preparing for the 2014 Illinois High School Theatre Festival’s All-State Play, which will be shared with about 4,000 students in January.

LA GRANGE – Nearly 70 La Grange businesses will participate in the 22nd annual Hometown Holiday on Saturday to celebrate the holiday spirit and start of the winter shopping season. 

LEMONT – The Lemont High School music department will present two holiday concerts on Friday and Sunday in the Performing Arts Center, 800 Porter St., according to a school news release.

OAK BROOK – A Detroit man was sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for attempting to steal merchandise from the C.D. Peacock Jewelry store in the Oak Brook mall this past summer.

WESTCHESTER – Westchester resident and University of Illinois student Nicholas Tarleton recently took part in the Agriculture Future of America Leaders Conference in Kansas City, Mo.

LA GRANGE – Lyons Township High School students and staff provided 125 underprivileged children with holiday gifts through the Community Nurse Health Association’s Secret Santa program. 

LA GRANGE PARK – Kids ages 6 to 10 can create their own holiday ornaments during the Park District of La Grange Park’s Holiday Ornaments class Dec. 18.

RIVERSIDE – The Principle Dance Company, a Forest Park-based dancing school for kids and adults, will present a family friendly version of “The Nutcracker” ballet at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

The Illinois General Assembly voted on a historic pension reform bill Dec. 3, with the measure passing 62 to 53 in the House and 30 to 24 in the Senate. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the legislation into law Dec. 5.

York varsity girls basketball hosts Hinsdale Central in Elmhurst on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Hinsdale hosts Benet Academy on Thursday, Dec. 5.

WOODRIDGE – The Village of Woodridge recently obtained a grant to complete a comprehensive storm sewer inventory.

WOODRIDGE – The Woodridge Public Library has now opened registration for a holiday event offered on three separate days.

WESTMONT – The People's Resource Center will have its annual Share the Spirit event at the beginning of December.