Marie Wilson
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Sept. 11 remembrances teach, remind crowds: 'Freedom isn't free'Sep 11, 2019 1:00 am - The words on the bench at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower/Sept. 11 Memorial in downtown Naperville now serve as much as a lesson as they do a reminder: "Freedom isn't free." A fe...
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Naperville brewpub hoping to start selling 'crowlers' that customers can take homeSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - A craft beer-centric restaurant open for a year in downtown Naperville wants to follow a trend in brewpub packaging and begin selling crowlers. A crowler isn't a typo o...
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Lisle's Molex opens new lab at North Central College in NapervilleSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - A new feature of North Central College's 2-year-old science facility opened Tuesday through a partnership with the Lisle-based electronic connectors company Molex. The ...
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Police: Naperville man dies in expressway crashSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - A Naperville man died after he lost control of his car Monday morning and crashed on the Edens Expressway, authorities said. Faisal A. Jarreh, 25, was driving a black 2...
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Naperville Sept. 11 ceremony aims to honor and educateSep 09, 2019 5:30 am - The importance of education rises each fall when Sept. 11 rolls around. Each year, another group of students is old enough to grasp some concept of the national pain the...
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Townhouse plan wins early approval for south NapervilleSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - A proposal for 55 townhouses on a south Naperville site originally slated to be a commercial part of a "second downtown" has gained early approval from a city panel. Th...
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How a Naperville hospital uses virtual reality to ease pain — and cure boredomSep 08, 2019 1:00 am - The arms of Rachael Condon's patient were flailing wildly and nothing seemed to help — until she strapped on a pair of goggles and went to the beach. The sand and the w...
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Tummy time: Baby yoga helps infants build strength, gives parents playtime ideasSep 06, 2019 6:00 am - Michele Vena thought babies were fragile until she had her first and saw what little Acacia could do in baby yoga. She could fly like "Superbaby," or hold her feet and ...
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One new mom's take: Baby yoga's lessons are worth the spit-upSep 06, 2019 6:00 am - My brain was in a typical tired mother's fog as I spread a baby blanket across an exercise mat and laid my daughter on it for her first yoga class. It was exactly three...
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Watch: Aurora cops save a skunk from a McFlurry cupSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - Two Aurora cops risked their personal hygiene to help an animal in need and didn't even get a "thank you." The skunk, whose head they freed from a McDonald's McFlurry c...