Wheaton Lifestyle
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Suburban 'Biggest Loser' contestants staying healthyMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - When NBC airs the season finale of “The Biggest Loser: Couples” Tuesday, May 24, Bartlett resident Maria Ventrella, a contestant on last year's show, might not be watchi...
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Maintenance is critical for cars — and peopleMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - I once worked with this guy who didn’t take care of his cars. He wouldn’t add oil or coolant until the dashboard warning light had been on for a few weeks. Bald tires s...
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Suburban kids giving back in big waysMay 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Twin sisters Jayden and Carsen Forte are bright, active 7-year-olds from Lake in the Hills. They enjoy arts and crafts, dancing, playing baseball and the violin. They ha...
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Danish artist returns with West Chicago-inspired cookbookMay 16, 2011 11:00 pm - West Chicago: May 17, 2011 - Mexico City-based Danish artist Gitte Bog, who arrived in West Chicago in spring 2010 as an artist in residence, returns to West Chicago to ...
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'Noah's Hope' on May 21 to aid siblings with Batten diseaseMay 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Local children, 7-year-old Noah VanHoutan and his 5-year-old sister Laine are suffering from Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL), a form of Batten dise...
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'Party on the Farm' May 22 benefits Sierra ClubMay 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Twin Star Ranch will be open to the public from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 22 as a fundraiser for the Illinois Sierra Club. Music will be provided by The Almost Brothers B...
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Team embarks on a townhouse transformationMay 01, 2011 12:00 am - Major renovations to a single family home are not unusual. But transformative changes to a townhouse or other type of multifamily building are seldom undertaken, thanks ...
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Cantigny greenhouse open to public on May 1Apr 27, 2011 2:00 am - The horticulture department at Cantigny Park in Wheaton will host an eco-friendly open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 1. The event will take garden enthusia...
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Photographers Merge Artistic Views to Create 'Nature's Bouquet' Exhibit at Gallery 200 in MayApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Gallery 200 member artist Deborah Juzwiak, along with friends Hester Bury and Susan Ericson, present “Nature's Bouquet”, a photography exhibit exploring the many wonders...
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Local biker with disability joins cross-country TV journeyApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - As soon as she sees her fellow participants in a TV adventure series featuring people with disabilities riding a bicycle across the United States, Dianne Jones can’t hel...