May 21 2012 | 11:30 am
- The Glen Ellyn Historical Society is reviving a tradition with the "Antiques on the Green" antique show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 26, at Stacy's Tavern Museum. Proceeds from this event will benefit the preservation of the former inn in Glen Ellyn.
May 21 2012 | 11:25 am
- Bill Scheffler, owner of Pure Prairie Organics and Pure Prairie Farm, would rather use plant nutrition than chemicals to keep the weeds and bugs out of your lawn. He's become a sought-after speaker at garden clubs and environmental groups.
May 15 2012 | 3:35 pm
- In this season of election year politicking and budget-cutting, Candace King, executive director of the DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform, has a message she hopes elected officials and the general public can hear. "Our community would be a...
May 08 2012 | 10:52 am
- Jacqueline Withers was an art student at the College of DuPage and knew nothing of the Tuskegee Airmen when a friend asked if she would consider making them a theme of an exhibit. Since then, she has made it her goal to paint a mural of America's...
May 12 2012 | 10:13 am
- Glendale Heights teen Sophia Whittemore admits to being a little nervous about competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee later this month in Washington, D.C. But only a little. (Im)...
May 01 2012 | 11:19 am
- Doug Monroe remembers a girl from the inner city getting off the bus at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle one day and picking up a stick. "Is this part of a tree," she asked. Told that it was, she hugged it to her chest. "It's so wonderful," she said.
Apr 17 2012 | 12:31 pm
- Sarah Wilkins, Naperville Park District's nature program coordinator, has a mission to combat "nature deficit disorder." She'll enlist bugs, slimy creatures, photography, gardening, wetland ecology and anything else she can think of to entice young...
Apr 12 2012 | 1:00 pm
- When an alumnus of a Humboldt Park Elementary School found out his alma mater had no library, he shared that with other students in Jennifer Hereth's painting class at College of DuPage. They pitched to help collect 4,000 books for a library. Now...
Apr 03 2012 | 11:02 am
- Retired chemistry teacher Tom Redig spent decades teaching the high school crowd, but now he demonstrates "weird science" to much older and even more eager students at Oak Trace Senior Living Community in Downers Grove. But Redig is doing so much...
Mar 29 2012 | 8:36 am
- After years of active involvement with the Paramount Theatre, Dick and Arlene Hawks were chosen to head the Paramount Arts Centre Endowment to spearhead fundraising for the future. While serving the board of the Aurora Civic Center, which has...