Downers Grove Lifestyle
-
African Safaris with a Social Mission: When tourism is more than just travelFeb 07, 2022 10:00 pm - When the pandemic closed travel world-wide in March of 2020, one might have supposed that a tourism company like Access 2 Tanzania would be negatively impacted long-term...
-
Suburban mosques prepare for new wave of Afghan refugeesFeb 07, 2022 4:30 am - Classrooms that have been dormant since the start of the pandemic at Masjid Rahmah Great America Islamic Center in Lake Villa soon will serve as temporary shelter for re...
-
Billy Elton returns to Neuqua Valley for March 18 concert to benefit teacher memorial fundsFeb 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Billy Elton is returning to Neuqua Valley High School for their seventh benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, in the school auditorium, 2360 95th St. in Napervi...
-
Good News Sunday: Courtney Kiolbassa named 2021 Advocate Good Shepherd Nurse of the YearFeb 06, 2022 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: In middle school, Courtney Kiolbassa saw...
-
Hadley launches 'Braille for Everyday Use;' new interactive workshop makes learning Braille easy, practicalFeb 05, 2022 10:00 pm - Since introduced more than 200 years ago, there have been many misperceptions about braille, including it can take years to learn and is exclusively a language for the b...
-
County awards $10.6 million for DuPage Foundation to make 'lasting change' through grant programFeb 05, 2022 12:00 am - DuPage County has committed $10.6 million in federal pandemic aid to establish a nonprofit grant program that will be managed by a Downers Grove-based foundation and foc...
-
The library, delivered. Or curbside. Or online. How pandemic options are still checking out.Feb 04, 2022 4:30 am - Necessity had to be the mother of invention for area libraries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the initial shutdown of March 2020, libraries were forced to rethink the ...
-
Know the ABCs of age-related macular degenerationFeb 03, 2022 10:00 pm - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss among older Americans, but this sight stealing condition can often be stopped in its tracks wi...
-
Glass Show & Sale Shines on March 12/13thFeb 03, 2022 10:00 pm - The 20-30-40 Glass Society of Illinois is pleased to announce the return of the 49th Annual Glass Show and Sale following a two-year Covid hiatus. The show will feature...
-
Fresh Midwest offers Wildfire Valentine's Dinners, deliveredFeb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - Staying in - again? You can now have an incredible meal show up on your doorstep! Wildfire Restaurants and Fresh Midwest, the newest online fresh food and meal delivery...