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How a Naperville man got hooked on fly tying
Sep 19, 2016 6:00 AM - Jeremy Spaccapaniccia is serious about fly fishing. The Naperville native, a partner in the DuPage Fly Fishing Co., has been tying his own flies since the age of 13 and now teaches others how to do the same, all in pursuit of the elusive musky. -
The night crew: How Metra workers get trains ready for morning rush
Jul 2, 2016 8:44 AM - While commuters sleep overnight, a team of a dozen dedicated Metra employees and their supervisor work at the Elgin coach yard to get 10 trains ready for the morning rush hour. -
Meet the cop who's a "Knight Rider" fan with his own KITT car
Jun 26, 2016 4:21 PM - As a child, Schaumburg Police Officer Eric Wang was a fan of the show "Knight Rider." Now 37, he has his own KITT car -- and loves to see people's reactions to it. -
Moving Picture: Naperville nurse, 80, loves working
Jun 2, 2016 6:00 AM - Merrilee Andelbradt of Naperville has been a nurse since 1956. At the age of 80, she still works full-time in the intensive care unit at Edward Hospital, where she has been employed for 43 years. -
Felons find a fresh start at Wheaton coffee company
May 7, 2016 7:22 AM - Pete Leonard's mission trip to Brazil, where he watched quality coffee get made, and his discovery that his brother-in-law was a felon who did time led him to a new mission: give felons work and a chance to be seen for their future, not their past. His Second Chance Coffee Company employs them to make I Have A Bean coffee. -
Naperville man loves beer so much, he started his own company
May 3, 2016 4:57 AM - Brian Buckman of Naperville has loved beer ever since his first sip. His lifelong love of beer is so strong that it led him to start his own brewing company. -
Meet the man who works on the tiniest trains in the world
May 2, 2016 7:03 AM - Model train hobbyist Brian Williams is known as the "pocket layout" guy to his peers because of his work with T scale electric trains, the smallest commercially produced trains in the world. "When you build a model of a locomotive, you learn something about it," he says. "Sometimes you learn something about yourself, too, along the way." -
Moving Picture: Elgin costume designer helps directors bring visions to life
Apr 24, 2016 7:30 AM - Fran Mitchell's love of sewing led her into a new career -- as a costume designer for Elgin-area schools and theater groups. -
Meet the energetic nun who mentors teens at St. James
Apr 15, 2016 5:15 AM - She plays guitar, teaches confirmation class, and leads teenagers on tree-planting mission trips. It takes a lot of energy to be director of youth ministry at a busy parish like St. James in Arlington Heights, but Sister Faustina Ferko is up to the challenge. "Young people are bombarded by a lot of things, and here at St. James my mission is to walk with them," she says. -
Moving Picture: Meet the couple who captures pesky critters
Apr 6, 2016 1:02 PM - What should you do when you have a squirrel in your basement? What about a beaver taking over your backyard or a chipmunk in your chimney? You can try to solve the issue yourself, or you can call Brad and Katy Lundsteen of Suburban Wildlife Control.
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