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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Patch Picks
Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner and there are plenty of places to plan a celebration in Lemont.

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Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner and there are plenty of places to plan a celebration in Lemont.

The proposed Downtown Streetscape Plan will be presented to the city's Community Development Committee this Tuesday, and could come before the full City Council on May 16.
Greg Freeman of Freeman's Sports keeps pot of coffee ready for customers ready to exchange a little talk over a cup.
HSAC is host for 2nd annual "Hornet Hustle" 5K/1-mile run/walk Sunday.
Board members say staff cuts and a looming deficit push them to negotiate better prices with outside service vendors.
Kane County’s anti-obesity program gets the thumbs-up from the Republican congressman.
School board members ask for updated enrollment projections and proposals on what additions to the current high schools would cost as opposed to building a third.
Indian Prairie Public Library offers a Family Center for preschoolers and kindergartners and their parents.
Board newcomer will oversee a period of intense work to ease crowding, budget and curriculum issues.
The Celebrate Differences organization’s first Steps Towards A Brighter Future Awareness Walk will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 30.
37 students were nominated for the Oswego Family YMCA of Metro Chicago’s first Teen Character Awards ceremony.
Youth league, which plays out of Darien Sportsplex, has doubled in size since 2009.
Area pastors will share the message of Jesus' death, burial and resurrection.
In honor of Earth Day, we have five easy ways to pay it forward.
Tally will be formally seated on the Lemont High School District 210 Board of Education on Wednesday, replacing current board member Rita O'Brien.
Several students participated in the Chicago Regional Science Bowl, which included both an academic and model fuel cell car competition.
The Darien Dynamo soccer team is merging with the Oak Brook Hawks to form the United Soccer Academy.
Lemont High School freshman Shelby Fox served as a "Page for a Day"for Illinois State Rep. Jack Franks on Tuesday.
Lemont High School senior Josh Ferry threw the school's first-ever perfect game earlier this month.
In honor of National Library Week, Darien’s Indian Prairie Public Library will host The Children’s Theater of Western Springs’ production of "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile” Saturday.