July 2024

Featured
The best playgrounds, nature retreats, fishing holes, outdoor pickleball courts, and…
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Books
Pauline Marie Gambill’s book, The Fox Feats and Shark Tales, tells the story of two…
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Better Together
Fall gardens and a packed dance floor made this couple’s wedding day memorable Julianne…
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Discover
Browse for new and used vinyl at these three shops Mudroom Records 494 N. Main St., Glen…
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Naperscene
People, places, and scenes around the area Photos: Gene Garcia; Jen Banowetz (tree…
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Shop
By Jeff Banowetz In downtown Naperville, Trails & Tides pairs fashionable with functional…
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Home
Turning a standard house into a custom home Sometimes good things can come from trying…
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Table for Two
By Phil Vettel Coa marks Drake Oak Brook’s first new restaurant in a half-century A…
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Recipe
By Kelli Ra Anderson Is it really even summer until you’ve had peach cobbler? This…
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Local Flavor
By Peter Gianopulos Maria’s Gyros opens its doors in Naperville It’s been close to…
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Spotlight
By Jeff Banowetz This Chicago theater legend directs Drury Lane’s Ain’t Misbehavin’…
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Property
Preserving an 1870s home near Wheaton College As off-campus housing options go, the restored…
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Art Forms
By Jen Banowetz The new Olmec Trails exhibition links the past and present No, you are…
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Living Well
Program trains community members to aid youths in crisis When we think of first aid,…
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Modern Fare
By Peter Gianopulos Veggie Fest Chicago returns to Lisle after five years About 1,000…
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Kid Stuff
A guide to local splash play areas Splash parks, splash pads, spraygrounds—whatever…
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Details
Why remove when you can reupholster? That’s one of designer Christie Hines’s guiding…
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Day Tripper
By Jeff Banowetz A handful of listy-worthy summer adventures Summer goes by way too quickly—and…
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Develop
D131’s new center offers something for everyone East Aurora School District 131 recently…
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