January 2024

Outside the St. Charles manor

Once Upon a Time in St. Charles

A custom-built home with a storybook setting While there are no actual turrets or gingerbread,…
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Kirk Muspratt

Kirk Muspratt

Building community is key for this conductor Under the baton of Muspratt, the New Philharmonic…
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Ann Marie Guenther, Gus Gotsis, and Donna Anderson

Vive La Resolution!

Jump-start your 2024 goals with help from our 9 pros 1. Cut the Clutter and Curb Your…
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Rustic No-Knead Oat Bread with Beer

Rustic No-Knead Oat Bread with Beer

By Kelli Ra Anderson Bread and beer, one of humanity’s favorite dynamic duos, come…
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A cooking steak

High Steaks

By Peter Gianopulos FoxFire wins top honors Chef C.K. Gulbro insists that it was love…
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The staff at Little Pop’s NY Pizzeria

NY Slice of Life

By Peter Gianopulos Little Pops gives New York–style pizza a footing in Illinois Earlier…
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From left: Maize + Mash burger, kung pao cauliflower, shawarma bowl, and lomo saltado

An Old-Fashioned Spot

By Phil Vettel Maize + Mash boasts a diverse menu—and a big bourbon list The love of…
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Villa Olivia

Snowy Retreat

A Bartlett staycation with tubing, snowshoeing, and swimming Follow Route 59 north from…
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Ray Brents

Building a Business

By Web Behrens Naperville woodworker designs custom furniture A decade ago, when Ray…
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A rendering of the Endeavor Health’s Cardiovascular Institute Health Center

Heart of the Matter

A new cardiovascular center is coming to Naperville Ryan Companies recently broke ground…
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‘Beacons in the Darkness: Hope and Transformation Among America’s Community Newspapers’ by Dave Hoekstra

Newspapers in a New Light

Back in the early ’70s, when Naperville was still a small town, Dave Hoekstra began…
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The screened-in porch of the Elmhurst home

Feel the Heat

These days, screened-in porches are an in-demand feature to achieve that indoor-outdoor-living…
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