Articles filed under Neighbor

• MainStreet Libertyville honored for revitalization efforts May 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  MainStreet Libertyville has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program by the National Main Street Center.
  

   
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  Batavia birder cares for purple martin colony May 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  Batavia's purple martins have Fred Borchert to thank for their clean, well-maintained birdhouses along the Riverwalk. Borchert, 72, has been a fan of purple martins most of his life. “They all have personalities,” he said, including one male that tries to peck him on the back of his head.
  

   

• Aurora woman aims to improve future vision in her hometownMay 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  Vision isn't something Laura Martinez thought about much until her diabetic mother got sick. Martinez was a nursing major at Aurora University when her mother's diabetes flared, leading doctors to suggest she follow up with an eye doctor to make sure her vision was not affected. Helping her mother through this experience was the connecting factor for Martinez, bringing her interests in health care and helping people together with the passion for vision that now drives her future plans.
  

   
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  First Metea 5K caps running, reading program May 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  A reading and running program at Metea Valley High School in Aurora will culminate this weekend with the school’s first 5K race for charity, the Metea LIFE Run. At least 200 people — the majority of them students — are expected to run the 5K. “I’m really excited about the energy and involvement level of the student body,” said Diane Tancredi, language arts department chairwoman.
  

   

• Make sisters take responsibility for their feud May 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Her sisters can't seem to stand each other and have been feuding their whole lives. She's stuck in the middle and doesn't know what to do. Carolyn Hax says fighting siblings need to take responsibility for their own actions.
  

   
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  Sweet surprises keep birding fun and interesting May 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  In his first column, back in 2004, Jeff Reiter had the "Gumption" to say that birding is like a box of chocolates. It wasn't the most original thing to say, perhaps, but it still applies. April proved it, for Reiter and for lots of other eager watchers who worked around the rain and flooding. Nothing keeps birders inside during spring migration.
  

   
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  Emmaus House, volunteers fighting suburban poverty May 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  Emmaus House of Hospitality, a Lake County, Lake Zurich charity that serves a hot meal every Sunday night for those who are stretched financially. Each week, guests also have access to high quality food that has reached it's freshness date, picked up from local food retailers.
  

   
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  South Elgin teen chooses GED, college over high school May 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Kevin Lopuszanski of South Elgin left high school after his sophomore year because he was sick of the structure. He didn't like how all of his classes were taught to tests and that he was forced to go to classes he didn't care about, among other complaints. Instead of graduating from high school with his peers last weekend, Kevin is halfway through an associate degree at Elgin Community College. He got his GED last summer.
  

   
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  Learn the benefits of native trees and shrubs May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  Join the Lake-to-Prairie Chapter of Wild Ones at 7 p.m. June 4, at the Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, for the presentation of "Native Trees and Shrubs."
  

   

• Use library card to get Museum Adventure Pass May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  Start a museum adventure with your Waukegan Public Library card. Cardholders can receive free admission to one of 17 exciting museums and cultural institutions throughout the Chicago area.
  

   
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  Moving Picture: Conservation guru promotes land stewardship May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  Jim Kleinwachter is one of those at McDonald Farm in Naperville who teaches programs designed to reinforce the foundation's mission to preserve open space and natural lands, protect rivers and watersheds and promote stewardship of the environment. "I was volunteering for the Conservation Foundation and eventually had an opportunity to take a staff position," Kleinwachter said, "and now I get to do what I love to do and it's my job."
  

   

• How to help May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Emmaus House of Hospitality, a Lake County, Lake Zurich charity that serves a hot meal every Sunday night for those who are stretched financially. Each week, guests also have access to high quality food that has reached it's freshness date, picked up from local food retailers.
  

   
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  Nicarico Run for Reading returns with new theme, location May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  An annual fundraiser honoring the life of a 10-year-old murder victim returns to Naperville next month with a new theme and hopefully some "new excitement," organizers say. The 12th Annual Jeanine Nicarico Run for Reading is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at 5th Avenue Station, 200 E. Fifth Ave. For the first time, the fundraiser will take place at night, and participants are being asked to help illuminate the 5K course by wearing glow sticks.
  

   
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  Goespel Jazz Fest coming to Wheaton in June May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Wheaton Park District will sponsor a new summer event, Gospel Jazz Fest, from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at Memorial Park, 208 W. Union Ave., in downtown Wheaton.
  

   
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  Memorial Day especially important for Carpentersville boyMay 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  This Memorial Day will take on a deeper meaning for Christian Sanchez, a 13-year-old boy from Carpentersville whose great-uncle, Army First Lt. Ronald Wolter, was killed in action during the Vietnam War. Christian recently visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on a class trip to Washington D.C., found his great uncle's name and, at his mother's and grandmother's request, made four etchings of his name.
  

   
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  Round Lake Exchange Club names May hometown hero May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Round Lake Area Exchange Club and sponsor, Collision Solution, are proud to announce the May hometown hero, U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Steven Sanders of Ingleside, a 2002 graduate of Grant High School.
  

   

• Treat every relationship, friend or otherwise, as an emotional victory May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  Becoming someone else to get a guy means remaining someone else to keep the guy plus, you’d be doing all this work for someone who doesn’t think funny is sexy. Talk about pearls before swine.
  

   

• Girlfriend thinks freelancing job not ‘gritty’ enough May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  He wants to marry longtime girlfriend, but a recent revelation about her feelings toward his freelance career has put doubts in his mind about their future together.
  

   

• Public education can be inclusive, diverse and unifying May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  Glenbard High School District 87 Superintendent David Larson says he recently had the privilege of attending the end-of-the-year awards program for the English language learners (ELL) program at Glenbard North High School. "The evening’s activities," he writes, "reminded me again of the great role that our American public education system plays in our local communities, our society and our culture in general."
  

   
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  DuPage photographers go wild in this week’s contest May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  Each week’s DuPage County Neighbor section includes at least one entry in our Photo Finish contest. Our photo staff picks some of their favorite submissions to run each week and then one overall monthly winner. This week’s entries all focus on wildlife of some sort, from giant ants that have invaded the Morton Arboretum in Lisle to sea lions in the Galápagos Islands.