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Home again: Displaced Lisle apartment complex residents return home

LISLE – Despite grey clouds and early morning rain, a festive atmosphere prevailed as flood-displaced residents returned to their apartments at the Towers at Four Lakes in Lisle on Saturday. Greeting them as they walked under a multi-colored balloon arch were Lisle Mayor Joe Broda, Marquette Managem ... Read More »

Local News

Lemont District 210 meeting rescheduled

LEMONT – The June meeting of the Lemont High School District 210 Board of Education has been rescheduled for Monday, June 24.The meeting was originally scheduled for June 17.T ... Read More »

Sports

The Suburban Life All-Area Baseball East Team: 15 photos

The Suburban Life All-Area Baseball East Team features players from Fenwick, Lyons Township, Morton, Nazareth, Proviso West, Rivierside Brookfield and St. Joseph. ... Read More »

Planit Life

Civil War history to come to life in Glen Ellyn cemetery walk

Stroll through Forest Hill Cemetery and hear stories dating back to the Civil War in “Spirits of the Past: Danby Goes To War.” It unfolds from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23, presented  by the Glen Ellyn Historical Society. The cemetery walk will focuse on Danby in 1860, before it was renamed Glen Ellyn. ... Read More »

Opinions

Letter: Praising Glenbard's parent programming

To the Editor: Recently my wife and I I had the pleasure of listening to highly sought after speaker, Stanford University's Dr. Carol Dweck, talk at Glenbard West as part of t ... Read More »

Treat American flag with respect

As spring turns into summer in York Township, I cannot help but view June and July with “patriotic” eyes. In honor of our observation of Flag Day on June 14 and of Independenc ... Read More »

Business

Addison auction house owner started selling through eBay

ADDISON – When John Leonard was going to Purdue University, he spent his free time attending live auctions and selling things on eBay."I came up as an eBay generation of sorts ... Read More »

Police And Fire

Bolingbrook cops: Man leads high speed chase, crashes into flower bed

BOLINGBROOK – A Naperville man has been charged after allegedly fleeing from police and crashing into a flower bed early Sunday morning, according to the Bolingbrook Police De ... Read More »

Off-duty cop apprehends alleged mailbox vandal in Downers Grove

DOWNERS GROVE – An off-duty police officer was in his garage in the 1500 block of Dickson Avenue around 2:40 a.m. June 9 when he allegedly witnessed two men hitting mailboxes ... Read More »

Government

Lemont District 210 meeting rescheduled

LEMONT – The June meeting of the Lemont High School District 210 Board of Education has been rescheduled for Monday, June 24.The meeting was originally scheduled for June 17.T ... Read More »

Dillard receives 'Champion of Free Enterprise' distinction

HINSDALE – In recognition of state Sen. Kirk Dillard’s pro-business, pro-job creation legislative voting record, he was presented last week with the Illinois Chamber of Commer ... Read More »

Education

AMI offers contest for music scholarship

CLARENDON HILLS – Anyone who has ever dreamed of playing the violin like Bach, the piano like Beethoven or the guitar like Jimmy Page is now in luck.The American Music Institu ... Read More »

Addison Trail students rev their engines for Ford/AAA competition

ADDISON – Engines roar, arms are speckled with cuts and hands are covered with black, slippery oil. This is automotive repair. Addison Trail High School seniors Ashten Reich a ... Read More »

Real Estate

9 ways to save on summer gardening

Lottery held for three village-owned homes in Berwyn

BERWYN – There are only six more homes left that will be sold through Berwyn's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) following a lottery held June 11.Berwyn received a Neig ... Read More »

Blogs

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Fairways and Greens

Introduce a youngster to golf

School’s out, and one of the best sports you can introduce a child to is golf. There are a plethora of junior golf opportunities out there, and you will want to get the best for your child. Here are a few guidelines for questions to ask the people in charge of the school or camp:
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Fairways and Greens

Knowing how far to hit your wedges

Well over 50 percent of the average player's shots are taken less than 100 yards from the green. In some cases that may be as high as 67 percent, so you need to be able to hit the ball the correct distance from 100 yards and in. That means knowing how far you hit your wedges and has spawned a mini industry within the wedge department.

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