ELMHURST
MEET DAN CRONIN Born on Chicago’s West Side in 1959, Dan Cronin moved to Elmhurst with…
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Discover Hinsdale
MEET ROB JOHNSON Although he grew up in St. Louis—and spent his high school years in…
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Glen Ellyn
MEET MATT BOWEN When retired NFL player Matt Bowen, 43, talks about growing up in Glen…
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Discover Aurora
MEET MAYOR IRVIN When Richard C. Irvin speaks about Aurora, he does so with reverence…
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St. Charles
MEET RITA PAYLEITNER As St. Charles’s 2nd Ward alderman and chairperson of the planning…
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Discover | Oak Brook
MEET DICK PORTILLO The founder of local legend Portillo’s Hot Dogs and his wife, Sharon,…
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Discover | Wheaton
Settling down Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County and was named for two of its…
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Downers Grove
No apostrophe neededA farmer named Pierce Downer founded the village in 1832. Though…
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Oswego
Get ready to dine, shop, and play in this riverside town Naperville’s neighbor to the…
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Discover | Lisle
Naperville’s easterly neighbor may be smaller by comparison, but thanks to attractions…
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Discover | Aurora
As Naperville’s western neighbor and the second-most populous city in Illinois, Aurora…
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Discover | Geneva
EXPLORE Fabyan Villa Museum & Japanese Garden Colonel George and Nelle Fabyan’s…
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