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Used Buying & Trade-in Event at The Chicago Savings Expo
Fri, Mar 27, 10:00 AM
Chicago · Dodd Camera Chicago
Used Buying & Trade-in Event at The Chicago Savings Expo
Fri, Mar 27, 10:00 AM
Chicago · Dodd Camera Chicago
Almost full
Techniques for Portraits + A Tour of Tethering with Sony & TetherTools
Fri, Mar 27, 2:30 PM
Chicago · Dodd Camera Chicago
Almost full
Techniques for Portraits + A Tour of Tethering with Sony & TetherTools
Fri, Mar 27, 2:30 PM
Chicago · Dodd Camera Chicago
Sales end soon
ChiTownBio's Community Journal Club
Sun, Apr 12, 2:00 PM
Chicago · 6634 N Clark St
Sales end soon
ChiTownBio's Community Journal Club
Sun, Apr 12, 2:00 PM
Chicago · 6634 N Clark St
Unlock your dream home - homebuyer seminar
Sat, Apr 11, 1:00 PM
Franklin Park · Doceo Real Estate
Unlock your dream home - homebuyer seminar
Sat, Apr 11, 1:00 PM
Franklin Park · Doceo Real Estate
Exhibition Opening: The Figure Within (2016-2026) by Jonathan D. Wallace
Sat, Apr 18, 5:30 PM
Chicago · 2846 W North Ave
Exhibition Opening: The Figure Within (2016-2026) by Jonathan D. Wallace
Sat, Apr 18, 5:30 PM
Chicago · 2846 W North Ave
The Truth About Dating
Sun, Mar 29, 2:00 PM
Oak Park · 834 Lake St
The Truth About Dating
Sun, Mar 29, 2:00 PM
Oak Park · 834 Lake St
Financial Literacy for Kids | Free Educational Seminar
Sat, Apr 4, 1:00 PM
Chicago · Roden Branch, Chicago Public Library
Financial Literacy for Kids | Free Educational Seminar
Sat, Apr 4, 1:00 PM
Chicago · Roden Branch, Chicago Public Library
Almost full
Mark Hanretty Adult Components Camp
Sat, Jun 13, 9:45 AM
Chicago · McFetridge Sports Center
Almost full
Mark Hanretty Adult Components Camp
Sat, Jun 13, 9:45 AM
Chicago · McFetridge Sports Center
March 2026: A Side of Comedy: Salerno's Pizza & Pasta of Oak Park
Mon, Mar 30, 7:00 PM
Oak Park · Salerno's Pizza of Oak Park
March 2026: A Side of Comedy: Salerno's Pizza & Pasta of Oak Park
Mon, Mar 30, 7:00 PM
Oak Park · Salerno's Pizza of Oak Park
Summit NA Roadshow - Chicago
Tue, May 5, 9:00 AM
Downers Grove · Microsoft Office - Downers Grove
Summit NA Roadshow - Chicago
Tue, May 5, 9:00 AM
Downers Grove · Microsoft Office - Downers Grove
Going fast
Main Street Mixer: Glen Ellyn
Tuesday at 11:00 AM
Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn Civic Center
Going fast
Main Street Mixer: Glen Ellyn
Tuesday at 11:00 AM
Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn Civic Center
Almost full
Main Street Mural Community Workshop #2
Today at 1:00 PM
Evanston · Open Studio Project Inc
Almost full
Main Street Mural Community Workshop #2
Today at 1:00 PM
Evanston · Open Studio Project Inc
Sales end soon
"It Ain't RALPH tho"
Today at 2:00 PM
Chicago · Blind Barber
Sales end soon
"It Ain't RALPH tho"
Today at 2:00 PM
Chicago · Blind Barber
Rising Utility Costs in Illinois
Mon, Mar 30, 7:00 PM
Chicago · Cafe Mustache
Rising Utility Costs in Illinois
Mon, Mar 30, 7:00 PM
Chicago · Cafe Mustache
Wild Fork Mt Prospect | Salmon Flight
Today at 1:00 PM
Mount Prospect · 2 E Rand Rd
Wild Fork Mt Prospect | Salmon Flight
Today at 1:00 PM
Mount Prospect · 2 E Rand Rd
History & Nature Hike at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve
Today at 10:00 AM
Glen Ellyn · 1017 St Charles Rd
History & Nature Hike at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve
Today at 10:00 AM
Glen Ellyn · 1017 St Charles Rd
Buffett Conversation with Laura K. Cooper
Fri, May 22, 12:30 PM
Evanston · 720 University Pl
Buffett Conversation with Laura K. Cooper
Fri, May 22, 12:30 PM
Evanston · 720 University Pl
Kiddie Academy STEM EVENT + Easter Bunny
Sat, Apr 4, 10:00 AM
Mount Prospect · Kiddie Academy of Mount Prospect
Kiddie Academy STEM EVENT + Easter Bunny
Sat, Apr 4, 10:00 AM
Mount Prospect · Kiddie Academy of Mount Prospect
Sales end soon
CPG Halal Chamber of commerce
Tomorrow at 3:00 PM
Schaumburg · Sayfani Coffee House
Sales end soon
CPG Halal Chamber of commerce
Tomorrow at 3:00 PM
Schaumburg · Sayfani Coffee House

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Used Buying & Trade-in Event at The Chicago Savings Expo

Techniques for Portraits + A Tour of Tethering with Sony & TetherTools

ChiTownBio's Community Journal Club

Unlock your dream home - homebuyer seminar

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History & Nature Hike at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve

Main Street Mural Community Workshop #2

Wild Fork Mt Prospect | Salmon Flight

"It Ain't RALPH tho"

Used Buying & Trade-in Event at The Chicago Savings Expo

Used Buying & Trade-in Event at The Chicago Savings Expo

Techniques for Portraits + A Tour of Tethering with Sony & TetherTools

Techniques for Portraits + A Tour of Tethering with Sony & TetherTools

ChiTownBio's Community Journal Club

ChiTownBio's Community Journal Club

Unlock your dream home - homebuyer seminar

Unlock your dream home - homebuyer seminar

Exhibition Opening: The Figure Within (2016-2026) by Jonathan D. Wallace

Exhibition Opening: The Figure Within (2016-2026) by Jonathan D. Wallace

The Truth About Dating

The Truth About Dating

Financial Literacy for Kids | Free Educational Seminar

Financial Literacy for Kids | Free Educational Seminar

Mark Hanretty Adult Components Camp

Mark Hanretty Adult Components Camp

March 2026: A Side of Comedy: Salerno's Pizza & Pasta of Oak Park

March 2026: A Side of Comedy: Salerno's Pizza & Pasta of Oak Park

Summit NA Roadshow - Chicago

Summit NA Roadshow - Chicago

Main Street Mixer: Glen Ellyn

Main Street Mixer: Glen Ellyn

Main Street Mural Community Workshop #2

Main Street Mural Community Workshop #2

"It Ain't RALPH tho"

"It Ain't RALPH tho"

Rising Utility Costs in Illinois

Rising Utility Costs in Illinois

Wild Fork Mt Prospect | Salmon Flight

Wild Fork Mt Prospect | Salmon Flight

History & Nature Hike at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve

History & Nature Hike at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve

Buffett Conversation with Laura K. Cooper

Buffett Conversation with Laura K. Cooper

Kiddie Academy STEM EVENT + Easter Bunny

Kiddie Academy STEM EVENT + Easter Bunny

CPG Halal Chamber of commerce

CPG Halal Chamber of commerce

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Trends in Des Plaines

1. Easter brunch

2. Singles

3. Free kids

4. Job fairs

5. Free paper shredding

6. Chicago northwest suburbs

7. Craft fairs illinois

8. Bingo

9. Toastmasters

10. Speed dating

11. Northwest suburban speed dating

12. Free easter egg hunt

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Which events are currently trending in Des Plaines?

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