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Events		Photo
December 31	Updated! New Years Eve on the Plaza
December 8 and 9	Lake Wonderland Winter Festival
December 2	Winter Holiday Gala
November 30	Updated! Holiday Lighting Ceremony
November 28	Local Schools Decorate Trees
November 20	Property Tax Appeals Seminar
November 11	Updated! Veterans Day Program
November 7	Ralph Frese
November 6	Amanda Groeller Fundraiser
November 4	Women's Health Day
Month of November	Cat in the Hat Exhibit
October 28	Self-Help Pantry Fundraiser
October 24	Building "Green" Seminar
October 18	Updated! Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
October 16	Blood Drive
October 11	Genealogy Program at the History Center
October 11	Fall Fashion Show
October 9	Golf Outing Fundraiser
October 8	School Day Off Program
September 21 - 23	Tootsie Roll Drive
September 19	Home-School Program
Sept 17 - Nov 19	Citizen Police Academy
September 11	Updated! 9-11 Patriot Day Ceremony
September 8	Community Paint-A-Thon
September 8	Updated! First Lady's Luncheon
August 24	Annual Fish Boil / River Days
August 11	Sister Fest
August 7	Updated! National Night Out
July 25 - August 22	Afternoon Adventure Programs
July 4	Updated! July 4th Festivities
June 29	Updated! Relay For Life
June 26	Golf Outing
June 16	Day at the Races
June 1-3	Taste of Des Plaines
Month of June	Art Guild Award Winners Exhibit
May 28	Updated! Memorial Day Activities
May 18 -20	Citywide Community Garage Sale
May 16	Potbelly Fundraiser
May 11 - 13	Citywide Community Garage Sale
May 10	How Does Your Garden Grow?
May 3	Operation Prom Night
Month of May	Derek Roth Painting Exhibit
April 27	Updated! Let's Celebrate Trees - National Arbor Day
April 26	Super Star Volunteers Awards Program
April 19	CEDA Northwest Resale Shop Grand Opening
April 13	New Exhibit Opens at the History Center
April 12	Coffee Talk - Tornado History
April 12	Metropolitan Square Dedication
April 11	Community Forum on Substance Abuse
Month of April	Loralee Clarke Art Exhibit
March 26 - May 28	Updated! Citizen Police Academy
March 17 - June 2	Spring Household Hazardous Waste Collections
March 10	Community Night
March 2	St. Patrick's Party & Fundraiser For Special Olympics
Month of March	Rita Klinko Art Exhibit
February 19	School Days Off - Bean Bags
February 11	A Chinese New Year Celebration
February 8	Coffee Talk - Bicycling History in Chicago
January 21	The Capital Steps and Dinner at the Elk Club
January 17	Homeschool Program - Making Wool
January 15	School Days Off - Mapmaking
January 13	Chili Open
January 11	Coffee Talk - James Bond 101
December 31	New Year's Eve Celebration