The Leagues of Women Voters from several DuPage County communities will host Ready, Set, Vote! DuPage Voting Expo from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at the Cantigny Park Visitor Center, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton.
Candidates running for offices in DuPage County will talk about their credentials and platforms in candidate forums throughout the day. Among those expected to attend are vying for county board seats, countywide offices, forest preserve district board, circuit, appellate and supreme court judgeships, Illinois House and Senate seats, and Congressional seats.
Forums will be held at 12:30 p.m. for candidates for the DuPage County Board chair; 1:30 p.m. for DuPage County clerk; 2:30 p.m. for DuPage County Forest Preserve District president; 3:30 p.m. for Illinois Supreme Court District 3; and 4:30 p.m. for the DuPage County treasurer.
Those in attendance can also watch a demonstration of the county’s new voting equipment.
The free event is sponsored by the Leagues of Women Voters of Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Roselle-Bloomingdale, Naperville and Wheaton.
Starting Monday, Oct. 24, DuPage County will open 22 early voting locations.
According to the clerk’s office, the number of locations has doubled from 11 in 2018 and now include areas previously been underserved by early voting.
Some of the local early voting locations include College of DuPage’s IRC Building, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn; DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W. Manchester Road, Wheaton; Islamic Center of Naperville, 25W530 75th St., Naperville; and the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville.
Hours can be found at www.dupagecounty.gov/Election/Voting/EarlyVoting/
DuPage County voters can vote by mail, vote at an early voting location or vote at one of the 269 polling places on Election Day, Nov. 8.
As part of the “Vote Anywhere” initiative, voters may cast ballots at any early voting location and polling place on Election Day regardless of where they live.
Mary Helen Ekstam will speak about music, memory and the brain at a program being held Tuesday at the Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center in Naperville. (Mary Helen Ekstam / HANDOUT)
Mary Helen Ekstam will present a lecture, “A Neurological Perspective on Music, Memory and the Brain,” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, 305 W. Jackson Ave.
The event is free, and light refreshments will be served starting at 5:15 p.m.
Ekstam, a Naperville resident, is a board certified music therapist and certified dementia practitioner. She has expertise in neurological rehabilitation, hospice, palliative care and music therapy and presents programs throughout the country.
Interested participants should RSVP to Riverwalk Adult Day Services at 630-357-8166 or riverwalkadultcare@att.net.
The Naperville Park District has created a nature scavenger hunt for the west end of the Riverwalk in an area known as Sindt Woods.
The Sindt Woods scavenger hunt is for children ages 4 to 10 years old and their families as well as scout troops or school groups. Families can go on a scavenger hunt during park hours from sunrise to one hour after sunset.
The scavenger hunt will lead participants through a series of clues to find destinations. Once they have reached each destination, they will be asked to participate in an activity or answer a question. Each stop includes fun facts, photos of plants and wildlife, recordings of song birds or tips on observing nature, park district officials said.
The scavenger hunt as well as outdoor mobile tours of the Knoch Knolls Nature Center can be found at www.napervilleparks.toursphere.com.