All Stories from September 19, 2023 (Change date)
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Illinois Prairie Path marks 60 years since the start of rails-to-trails movementSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Inspired? Speak up! Thanks to naturalist May Theilgaard Watts's vision, bikers and trail users are now reaping the benefits in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. Her Septem...
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Lemons of Love Pink Lemonade 5K to help people with cancer, and honor one of their ownSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Nikki Criel of Chicago loved the color purple. In fact, she would often be seen sporting purple hair and nails to match. Criel, one of the original committee members for...
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Festivals Sept. 22-28: Long Grove Apple Fest, Oktoberfests, Art in the Barn and moreSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Happy Times Pumpkinfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, (closed Tuesdays) at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnsh...
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'Inundated with interest': Utah-based pickleball company plans major expansion in suburbsSep 19, 2023 5:30 am - A Utah-based company is poised to enter the greater Chicago market as the latest business to capitalize on the voracious demand for indoor pickleball facilities. The...
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Why Des Plaines annexed an acre along East River RoadSep 19, 2023 5:30 am - With an eye on redevelopment, the Des Plaines City Council on Monday agreed to annex land on the suburb's northeast side. A real estate developer wants to build a 16-uni...
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Arlington Heights acquires key parcel in Hickory-Kensington areaSep 19, 2023 5:30 am - Arlington Heights officials Monday acquired a key piece of property in an area they've long been priming for redevelopment. The village board agreed to pay $620,000 for ...
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How Naperville leaders are progressing on disaster response plan two years after tornadoSep 19, 2023 5:30 am - More than two years after a tornado ripped through sections of Naperville, plans are being made to implement an emergency response plan for the city. A memo from Dan Nel...
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Her world doesn't have to stop: Scuba diving offers new opportunities for people with disabilitiesSep 19, 2023 5:00 am - When Peggy Domitz is underwater, anything feels possible. Paralyzed from the waist down for more than a decade, the 63-year-old discovered scuba diving in 2019 through D...
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Loaves & Fishes, Downtown Naperville Alliance hosting drive-through food driveSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - Loaves & Fishes and the Downtown Naperville Alliance are hosting a drive-through food drive. The event, scheduled as part of Hunger Action Month, will happen from 9 to 1...
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$30 million project starts taking shape at Wheaton AcademySep 19, 2023 1:00 am - At Wheaton Academy, one of the nation's oldest private Christian high schools, homecoming means so much more than football. Students and alumni will celebrate the school...