🌱 Bensenville Dungeons & Dragons and 11 more events

Coffee in hand, Bensenville? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The Table Of Grace Food Pantry at The Table Of Grace Food Pantry
• FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026! at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
• 4/18: Superhero 3K Fun Run at Sensory Garden Playground

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, with a high of 81 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 54, low: 36.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, with a high of 51 and low of 32 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bensenville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• The Table Of Grace Food Pantry
  The Table Of Grace Food Pantry, 1520 Avery Ave, Wheaton
  10:00 am

Sunday April 19

• FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026!
  Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• 4/18: Superhero 3K Fun Run
  Sensory Garden Playground , 2751 International Dr. , Lisle

Sunday April 19

• ECO EXPO Carol Stream Public Library - SD Tabling
  Carol Stream Public Library , 616 Hiawatha , Carol Stream
  1:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Earth Day Cleanup
  Village of Bensenville Calendar , Redmond Recreational Complex 730 E. Jefferson Street , Bensenville
  1:00 pm
• Bensenville Dungeons & Dragons
  Bensenville Community Public Library , 200 S Church Rd , Bensenville
  3:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Family Movie Night
  Bensenville Community Public Library , 200 S Church Rd , Bensenville
  6:30 pm

Wednesday May 6

• Family Storytime with League of Enchantment
  Bensenville Community Public Library , 200 S Church Rd , Bensenville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Proviso East Varsity Softball @ Addison Trail
  Addison Trail High School , 213 N Lombard Rd , Addison
  4:30 pm
• Minecraft Club (Session A)
  Elk Grove Village Public Library , 1001 Wellington Ave , Elk Grove Village
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• DuPage River Sweep
  Village of Itasca Calendar , 130 Forest Ave , Itasca
  9:00 am
• Solo/Ensemble Contest
  Mannheim SD 83 Franklin Park, IL 60131
  9:00 am
• CANCELED Spanish GED Classes
  Addison Public Library , 4 Friendship Plaza , Addison
  9:30 am
• Earth Day Celebration
  Wood Dale Park District , 111 Foster Ave , Wood Dale
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Everybody wants a qualified, licensed, insured electrician.
  That’s not a problem Google is full of them. But you want me to come out there with my license and my insurance and you wanna pay me like you pay a… (Nextdoor Green St and Church Rd)

• Novolex Holdings, LLC posted a job opening for Machine Operator - Thermoforming Operator in Franklin Park. Apply here.
• Nestlé S.A. posted a job opening for Machine Operator (Full Time) - Overnight Shift in Franklin Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bensenville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Addison

• Night of Champions banquet spotlights Hall of Fame inductees, MVPs and All-Americans (bowl.com)

Itasca

• AAP program helps early career pediatricians connect, lead (aap.org)
• League of Women Voters to host webinar on ‘Countering Citizens United' (dailyherald.com)
• More than 130 organizations express alarm over proposed changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices charter (acponline.org)

Elmhurst

• Leader Tapped For Elmhurst Group Pushing Apartments, Theater (patch.com)
• Elmhurst Veteran Named Memorial Day Parade's Grand Marshal (patch.com)
• Elmhurst Firm Under Federal Investigation, Racks Up Violations: Report (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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