Wheaton Lifestyle
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Clare Woods Academy makes 'personal investment' in each special-needs studentApr 23, 2015 8:00 am - I am a parent of a special-needs young adult. My daughter struggled through the public school system most of her life due to cognitive impairment, behavioral and emotio...
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People's Resource Center volunteer laces up for Human RaceApr 23, 2015 8:00 am - Need some motivation to get outside this spring and do some running or walking? Here it is: the fourth annual Human Race on Saturday, April 25. After being stuck inside...
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Synapse House gives survivors of brain injury a place to goApr 23, 2015 8:00 am - What do you do if you are 52 years old - too young to retire yet too impaired from a brain injury to return to work? Our family faced this dilemma. My husband, Chris Zi...
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Man's team in Wheaton 5K walks to support brother with epilepsyApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Every year, Kevin Muldoon is among the first people to sign up for the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago's 5K in Wheaton - and he doesn't come alone. Muldoon, of Ri...
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Runners support their own local causes in the Human RaceApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Look around on any given weekend and you're sure to find some big-hearted, passionate people out running or walking with a purpose. They gather in suburban parks or our ...
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Special Olympics athlete headed to World GamesApr 21, 2015 11:00 pm - Participation in sports can motivate, inspire and teach. For one young man it has been all that and more. Now it is opening a door to a dream he didn't even know he had....
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Budget-friendly fun: Go fly a kite at Wheaton's CantignyApr 14, 2015 6:00 am - Let's go fly a kite Look to the skies as Cantigny hosts its Family Night Out Kites program. Bring a kite of your own or make one on-site. Representatives...
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NEW 200 set to honor three District 200 teachersApr 12, 2015 7:40 am - Roughly 80 nominations were submitted for the NEW 200 Foundation's annual Distinguished Teacher Awards this year, but only three could make the cut. President Pamela Pau...
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NEW 200 Foundation's 'Pizza Palooza' to fund technology, honor teachersApr 12, 2015 7:40 am - Pizza, technology and teachers may seem like an odd combo, but those are just some of the highlights of the NEW 200 Foundation's inaugural Pizza Palooza fundraiser. The...
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Budget-friendly fun: Laura Ingalls Wilder Day, Touch-a-Tractor and moreApr 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Laura's life Take a closer look at the pioneer life of "Little House on the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) during Laura Ingalls Wilder Day at Blac...