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Downers Grove church to offer home-cooked meal on Thanksgiving Day
There’s nothing quite like a home-cooked meal, and on Thanksgiving Day, St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Downers Grove plans to serve one up hot to anyone in their community.
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Elmhurst History Museum exhibit tracks history of Chicago railways
For those hoping to let off some steam this winter, the Elmhurst History Museum’s new exhibit may be just the ticket.
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Veterans honored at Belle Aire School’s assembly
When one of Erin Doty’s close friends lost her brother, Tom Gilbert, in Iraq, something good came out of it: she met her husband, a marine who was the Gilberts’ casualty assistant officer. Now, years later, she has brought her appreciation of the military to Belle Aire School, where she put on their first Veterans Day assembly Nov. 11.
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New murals under the Fullerton ‘L’ stop examine DePaul’s history
As Red, Brown and Purple Line trains rattled past the Fullerton ‘L’ stop on Oct 4, four new murals intended to celebrate the university’s history were unveiled under the tracks.
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Downers Grove Class of 1944 celebrates 75th reunion
Seventy-five years after their high school graduation, the Downers Grove High School class of 1944 will celebrate full lives and a love for their town at their high school reunion Oct. 4.
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Two pilots land in Lyons Hall of Fame
Two pilots — Karen Koenig, class of 1975, and David Forgan, class of 1951 — will be inducted into the Lyons Township High School Hall of Fame at a ceremony Sept. 28. Both Koenig and Forgan earned the nomination for success in their respective careers and for service to their communities.
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Formerly incarcerated DePaul professor uses past to shape education of students, inmates
When he was 15 years old, Xavier Perez, director of criminology at DePaul University, admired the makeshift graffiti that decorated the wall of his cell in a juvenile detention center.
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New Elmhurst Code Ninjas franchise teaches children to build video games
Shimoli Trivedi has never been one to plead with her children to stop playing video games.
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Hinsdale Central grads do ‘awful’ job designing clothing
Two former Hinsdale Central high school students have started a new urban street wear clothesline — and it’s totally awful.
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Artists from across the country to showcase work at La Grange Craft Fair
DIY artists from La Grange to Washington state will feature their work at the 44th annual La Grange Craft Fair.
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