Issue

July 2024

Bison’s Bluff Nature Playground

The best playgrounds, nature retreats, fishing holes, outdoor pickleball courts, and…
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‘The Fox Feats and Shark Tales’ by Pauline Marie Gambill

Pauline Marie Gambill’s book, The Fox Feats and Shark Tales, tells the story of two…
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Julianne Sinde and Jared Morton

Fall gardens and a packed dance floor made this couple’s wedding day memorable Julianne…
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Purple Dog Records

Browse for new and used vinyl at these three shops Mudroom Records 494 N. Main St., Glen…
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About 450 people attended Hesed House’s annual Derby Party on May 4 at White Eagle Golf Club in Naperville. The event supported the nonprofit, which provides shelter, housing, and homeless prevention. Top: Destinee Dominguez (left), a former guest and current Hesed House employee spoke at the party, and Colleen Boraca (right) received the Humanitarian of the Year award for helping run the NIU legal Clinic at Hesed House.

People, places, and scenes around the area   Photos: Gene Garcia; Jen Banowetz (tree…
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Inside Trails & Tides

By Jeff Banowetz In downtown Naperville, Trails & Tides pairs fashionable with functional…
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The living room of the Western Springs home

Turning a standard house into a custom home Sometimes good things can come from trying…
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Inside Coa

By Phil Vettel Coa marks Drake Oak Brook’s first new restaurant in a half-century A…
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Brandied Peach Cobbler

By Kelli Ra Anderson Is it really even summer until you’ve had peach cobbler? This…
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A gyro from Maria's Gyro

By Peter Gianopulos Maria’s Gyros opens its doors in Naperville It’s been close to…
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E. Faye Butler

By Jeff Banowetz This Chicago theater legend directs Drury Lane’s Ain’t Misbehavin’…
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Outside the Wheaton home

Preserving an 1870s home near Wheaton College As off-campus housing options go, the restored…
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Mauro Carrera

By Jen Banowetz The new Olmec Trails exhibition links the past and present No, you are…
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Hands holding a crocheted heart

Program trains community members to aid youths in crisis When we think of first aid,…
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Veggie Fest Chicago

By Peter Gianopulos Veggie Fest Chicago returns to Lisle after five years About 1,000…
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Naper Settlement

A guide to local splash play areas Splash parks, splash pads, spraygrounds—whatever…
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The kitchen in the Western Springs home

Why remove when you can reupholster? That’s one of designer Christie Hines’s guiding…
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An aerial photo of a water park

By Jeff Banowetz A handful of listy-worthy summer adventures Summer goes by way too quickly—and…
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Resilience Education Center

D131’s new center offers something for everyone East Aurora School District 131 recently…
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