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Photo Gallery: Ben’s Memorial Mile and community festival in Downers Grove

A group of runners wave to the crowd at Ben’s Memorial Mile, a community festival held every summer to raise money and awareness for mental health and suicide prevention in honor of Ben Silver, on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

A group of runners wave to the crowd at Ben’s Memorial Mile, a community festival held every summer to raise money and awareness for mental health and suicide prevention in honor of Ben Silver, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. (Garret Garcia for Shaw Local News Network)

By Garret Garcia for Shaw Local News Network
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A group of runners wave to the crowd at Ben’s Memorial Mile, a community festival held every summer to raise money and awareness for mental health and suicide prevention in honor of Ben Silver, on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

A group of runners wave to the crowd at Ben’s Memorial Mile, a community festival held every summer to raise money and awareness for mental health and suicide prevention in honor of Ben Silver, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. (Garret Garcia for Shaw Local News Network)

Ben’s Memorial Mile, a community festival held every summer to raise money and awareness for mental health and suicide prevention in honor of Ben Silver, was held on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

Garret Garcia for Shaw Local News Network

Garret Garcia is a freelance photographer for Shaw Local News Network