Issue

July 2026

Lynn Lowder, owner of Rosie’s Home Cookin’; Trinetter Sims-Rainey, owner of Blue Moon Estate Sales; and Tyler Miller, creator of the playGrades app

Meet 6 local entrepreneurs forging their own paths
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The cover illustration for ‘Eat the Cake’ by Annie Cathryn

Annie Cathryn’s new book focuses on personal discovery.
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Alexis Long and Jacob Amstutz in their wedding attire

College sweethearts marry at a historic Fox River hotel
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Four young kids looking into the Naper Nuts and Sweets storefront window

Score nostalgic finds, trendy sweets, and more at these candy shops
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Tacoville Fest

People, places, and scenes around the area
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The living room featuring a fireplace in a Geneva home

A 2000s-era home gets a gradual refresh
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Catfish fillet dinner

Specializing in Southern and soul cuisine along the Fox
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Monticello Macaroni Pie

This predecessor of today’s mac and cheese is wonderfully complex and rich
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Giada De Laurentiis

Dishing about her freshly opened restaurant at the new Hollywood Casino Aurora
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Pass the Torch and Rocket Rush

Unique products for travel and summer fun
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Staff from Loaves & Fishes Community Services at a groundbreaking ceremony

Loaves & Fishes Community Services announced a campaign to expand food access
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An existing piece of furniture is given a fresh look with a new mirror, a vase with faux blooms, and an alabaster bowl with beads.

A Geneva-based designer gives an existing piece of furniture a fresh look
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Jean-Michel Basquiat

New exhibition celebrates American greats
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A parent's hand taking a tablet away from a pouting boy laying on a couch

Heeding the mental and emotional health impacts on kids
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