Westmont Lifestyle
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Momentum builds for a north-south DuPage County trail corridorMay 09, 2022 5:30 am - Imagine starting a morning bike ride on the Great Western Trail, fueling up with coffee in downtown Glen Ellyn or Lombard, and then taking a two-wheeled trip to the Mort...
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How suburban colleges are helping students get jobs in growing green economyMay 08, 2022 1:00 am - Programs that train people to install and maintain solar panels, electric car chargers, wind turbines and other skilled green jobs are hard to find at suburban community...
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Annual Lilac Sale opens May 5 in Lilacia ParkMay 02, 2022 11:00 pm - The area's largest lilac sale, the Lilac Village, returns May 5-7 at the historic Lilacia Park in downtown Lombard. Choose from different lilacs of varying sizes. Color...
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Loons share their magical sound as loonatics search Lake County for migrating birdApr 27, 2022 11:00 pm - This column has a soundtrack, and you might know the one. Imagine yourself in the North Woods on a summer night, next to a clear, quiet lake. Now listen for the haunting...
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Villa St. Benedict in Lisle raises over $9,000 for Benedictine Sisters in Lviv, UkraineApr 27, 2022 11:00 pm - Residents and staff of Villa St. Benedict are holding a fundraiser for a Benedictine Sisters monastery in Lviv, Ukraine. The independent living, assisted and memory care...
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Constable: Self-made filmmaker from Lisle finds his way to make a full-length movieApr 26, 2022 5:10 am - As a kid playing basketball and football at Lisle High School, Zachary Trussell didn't have all the ingredients to feed his passion for film. "My mom loves movies, so I ...
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College of DuPage announces inaugural 9/11 Memorial Scholarship recipientsApr 19, 2022 11:00 pm - The Marketing and Communications Office at College of DuPage, in partnership with COD's Homeland Security Training Institute, recently announced the winners of the inaug...
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Razzle Dazzle 'em: Wheaton North puts on 'Chicago: High School Edition'Apr 19, 2022 6:00 am - For its spring musical, Wheaton North High School is putting on "Chicago: High School Edition" on April 21-23. This thrilling show is full of intrigue, murder, scandal, ...
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Rising food costs, supply issues challenge West Suburban Food PantryApr 18, 2022 11:00 pm - The rising cost of food coupled with short supplies of certain staple items are wreaking havoc with household food budgets as well as the ability of local food pantries ...
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Earth Day 2022: Celebrate with cleanups, tree planting, hikes, crafts and moreApr 18, 2022 11:00 pm - It's time to show a little love to Mother Nature. Earth Day is Friday, April 22, and Arbor Day follows on April 29. Here are some local events to mark the occasion - an...