Oak Brook Lifestyle
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Small plates, bold flavors define Oak Brook's El TapeoDec 16, 2014 5:00 am - Diamond earrings wrapped in a light blue box. A trio of hand-rolled truffles set in gold foil. A marcona almond tucked into a soft, bacon-enrobed date. Yes, good things ...
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Constable: Can this be the meal of my dreams if there's no McWine?Dec 11, 2014 4:30 am - I ponder the myriad food options for a few minutes at this Downers Grove restaurant before ordering what I hope to be the meal of my “dreams” that the menu promises. My ...
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American India Foundation's annual Chicago Gala raises over $950,000Dec 01, 2014 10:00 pm - A crowd of more than 500 prominent business leaders, elected officials, and community organizers gathered at Chicago's Union Station on Nov. 8 to celebrate at the Chicag...
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DuPage charities looking for #GivingTuesday donationsDec 01, 2014 12:00 pm - Just more than two years ago, Giving Tuesday was merely an idea: What if there were a Black Friday for charitable giving? Imagine the good that could be accomplished if ...
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St. Charles woman provides hope in face of heroin scourgeNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - Lea Minalga formed the Geneva-based Hearts of Hope in 1998 to educate and prevent people from using heroin, counsel addicts and provide support to their families. "The ...
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Lazarus House Thanksgiving Feast celebrates communityNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - When Lazarus House began serving a free Thanksgiving feast in 1998, the majority of guests were clients, staffers and volunteers. Over the course of 16 years, it's evolv...
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Other groups offering a free Thanksgiving dinnerNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Here's a look at a few of the other groups serving a free meal on this special day: Arlington Heights: 105 sailors from Great Lakes Naval Academy in North Chicago will v...
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Churches, organizations offer free Thanksgiving meals to people in needNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Churches, restaurants and service organizations in the suburbs give the lonely, the elderly, the poor, the homeless and those in military service camaraderie and a great...
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Thanksgiving tradition grows at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hawthorn WoodsNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - After their Thanksgiving celebrations thinned as relatives died or moved on, Dean and Susan Stewart took a different approach. “We started it with people who didn't have...
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Great Lakes soldiers find Thanksgiving home in PalatineNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Some 34 Great Lakes sailors will find a home away from home Thursday at American Legion Post 690 in Palatine, thanks to the organizing efforts of program chair Cindy Alt...