Issue

October 2024

Copley Theatre

By Jeff Banowetz A big performance space isn’t necessary to see a spectacular show…
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‘The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything’ by Nadia Ahmed

In her debut children’s book, Naperville artist and author Nadia Ahmed tackles the…
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Julie Soncodi and Jesse Johnson

When a romantic stroll turns into a proposal For most people, a pebble stuck in your…
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Geneva Wine Cellars and Tasting Room

Where to select your next bottle of vino Geneva Wine Cellars and Tasting Room 227 S.…
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More than $1 million in DuPage Community Transformation Partnership Immediate Intervention grants we awarded to 16 DuPage County social service not-for-profits on August 13. Established in 2022, the partnership is a $10 million grant program between DuPage County and DuPage Foundation.

People, places, and scenes around the area   Photos: Endeavor Health (kiosk); DuPage…
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David and Mark Kaminky

By Jeff Banowetz Naperville company VIP Fan Auctions offers chances to take home pieces…
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Outside the Elmhurst home

This modern rustic home features warm woods, stone, and beams aplenty When an Elmhurst…
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Trout amandine

By Phil Vettel Petite Vie Brasserie serves up French classics I was among the many who…
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Schnitzel

By Kelli Ra Anderson Fall brings a German trifecta of the season: Oktoberfest, beer,…
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Students in the Coffee Lab at North Central College

By Peter Gianopulos This college lab creates plenty of academic buzz Visit the Coffee…
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The 2024 Paralympics in Paris

By Jen Banowetz Naperville native brings home a silver from Paris There was a single…
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A slot machine at Betsy’$ Slots

New gaming parlor slides into small unincorporated sliver of the city Sometimes when…
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A small child smiling with a caregiver from Metropolitan Family Services DuPage

Metropolitan Family Services DuPage works to fill critical needs in the county While…
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Insomnia cookies

By Peter Gianopulos Back in the day, if you felt a cookie craving coming on, you had…
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Fencing at the Naperville Park District

By Jeff Banowetz Inspired by the Paris Games? Try a new sport American Kristen Faulkner’s…
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Prairie School of DuPage students and teachers at the Illinois State Capitol with Senator Seth Lewis (far right)

By Paige Nussbaumer A lesson for local students is more than symbolic State bird? Cardinal.…
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Outside the Naperville home

European flourishes abound throughout this Naperville home The Summer Olympics in Paris…
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The office in the Elmhurst home

In this office for one of the homeowners, designer Dawn Reeves envisioned a wall of storage…
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Oakridge Parkway’s new net climber

Check out these refreshes, from playground revamps to new pickleball courts Looking for…
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DSO Maestra Barbara Schubert

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra tunes up for it new season Seven decades are bound to bring…
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