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WHEATON – The tenth annual Run For The STARS 5K is set to run once again this year on Saturday, June 8, according to a press release by the program.

WESTMONT – The Westmont Police and Fire departments' annual Kid's Safety Preparedness Camp is approaching.

WESTMONT – Professional chefs, amateur grillers and thousands of meat enthusiasts will fill Westmont’s Ty Warner Park for the seventh annual Red, White and BBQ festival, which kicks off Friday.

ELMHURST – While some high school seniors might be wondering how they'll manage at college without mom to do their laundry, Daisy Dose is learning Arabic from an Italian textbook in Indonesia.

GLEN ELLYN – When the piece of land called Spalding Point was first donated to the Glen Ellyn Park District by Roy Spalding in 1925, he had one stipulation: that the land always be used as park space.

DOWNERS GROVE – The Downers Grove Village Council will have the first of several discussions about its Long-Range Plan at its regular meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday at village hall.

Valley View School District has announced the schedule for Wednesday, June 5, the last day of school for students in kindergarten through grade 11.

DARIEN – Lightning struck a Darien townhouse at 1312 Darien Path Way during significant storm activity on Monday night, fire officials said.

HINSDALE – District 181 will no longer pursue the addition of eight, two-hour late start days in the 2013-14 school year.

The Lyons Township Car Care (LTCC) club hosted its first annual Spring Car Show last Saturday. The show featured all kinds of cars. Trophies were awarded for Best of Show, Best Muscle Car/Hot, Best Import/Tuner, Most Luxurious and Best Sound System. During the show, LT’s national

BERWYN – The halls and courtyards of J. Sterling Morton West High School hold special memories for the members of rock band the Ides of March.

BROOKFIELD – The Chicago Zoological Society was happy as a proud papa to announce that three of their bottlenose dolphins are pregnant and expected to give birth this summer and fall.

DOWNERS GROVE – Downers Grove North High School upperclassmen arrived in tuxedos and dresses Saturday at the school's Main Street lobby before this spring's prom.

BOLINGBROOK – Artist Regina McClay tries to share her work and insights with as many people as she can.

Police are investigating four motorcycle crashes over a six-day span in Bolingbrook and Romeoville that they say are unrelated.