Issue

January 2024

Ann Marie Guenther, Gus Gotsis, and Donna Anderson

Jump-start your 2024 goals with help from our 9 pros 1. Cut the Clutter and Curb Your…
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Illustrations from iStock

Naperville students see class projects transformed into state legislation Every teacher…
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‘Beacons in the Darkness: Hope and Transformation Among America’s Community Newspapers’ by Dave Hoekstra

Back in the early ’70s, when Naperville was still a small town, Dave Hoekstra began…
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Steven Gorski and Jibin Baby

This Naperville couple celebrated their union with Taylor Swift, Disney, and a whole…
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Femme Esthetics

Leave your lash and brow grooming to these three local pros Femme Esthetics WHEATON After…
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The North Central College women’s triathlon team won the Division III collegiate national championship November 11, defending its crown and claiming its fifth national title in program history. Pictured on the podium in Tempe, Arizona, are (from left) Charlotte Kumler, Hailey Poe, and Bethany Smeed

People, places, and scenes around the area   Photos: Thomas Fernandez, USA Triathlon;…
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Ray Brents

By Web Behrens Naperville woodworker designs custom furniture A decade ago, when Ray…
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The family room in the Elmhurst home

This new build in Elmhurst makes contemporary comfy When Elena and Ryan Gayan happened…
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From left: Maize + Mash burger, kung pao cauliflower, shawarma bowl, and lomo saltado

By Phil Vettel Maize + Mash boasts a diverse menu—and a big bourbon list The love of…
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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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The staff at Little Pop’s NY Pizzeria

By Peter Gianopulos Little Pops gives New York–style pizza a footing in Illinois Earlier…
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Kirk Muspratt

Building community is key for this conductor Under the baton of Muspratt, the New Philharmonic…
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Outside the St. Charles manor

A custom-built home with a storybook setting While there are no actual turrets or gingerbread,…
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Members of the Western Suburbs Giving Circle include (front row, from left) Andrea Sidorow, Lauren Genuardi, Anita Arora, Georgina Heard, Christine Call, (back row) Dena Byrd, Anita Mital, Julie Olafson, Tanya Davis, and Elyse Kennard.

By Judy Sutton Taylor This giving circle finds strength—and kinship—in numbers These…
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Food allergens photo from iStock

Understanding food allergies It has become one of those clear generational markers in…
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A cooking steak

By Peter Gianopulos FoxFire wins top honors Chef C.K. Gulbro insists that it was love…
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Inside Ball Factory

Ball Factory celebrates 10 years of fun in Naperville A decade ago when Naperville couple…
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The screened-in porch of the Elmhurst home

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

A Bartlett staycation with tubing, snowshoeing, and swimming Follow Route 59 north from…
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A rendering of the Endeavor Health’s Cardiovascular Institute Health Center

A new cardiovascular center is coming to Naperville Ryan Companies recently broke ground…
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