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By Mark Busch, mbusch@mysuburbanlife.com
Sun Jul 05, 2009, 09:47 PM CDT
Despite the rain many residents showed up to enjoy the Castaldo Park Fourth of July Picnic in Woodridge.
By Jason Rossi, jrossi@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jul 01, 2009, 01:39 PM CDT
He was born Oswaldo Jose Guillen Barrios, but he is better known to baseball fans as Ozzie Guillen, and love him or hate him, there is no doubting his baseball track record.
By Steve Bittinger, sbittinger@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jun 24, 2009, 03:22 PM CDT
The STC Underground teen center held a Skate Park Bash on Saturday at Mount St. Mary Park.
By Sarah Small, ssmall@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jun 22, 2009, 04:13 PM CDT
Kirsten Jantze, a Riverside resident, has always had gardens, even when she lived in a small condo.
By staff reports
Wed Jun 17, 2009, 04:46 PM CDT
Art shows, cars shows, an Idol Search contest, a charity bachelor auction, dragon boat races and parks full of free activities kept visitors to the 27th annual Pride of the Fox RiverFest busy this past weekend in downtown St. Charles.
By staff reports
Thu Jun 11, 2009, 12:32 PM CDT
Toni Kokenis’ ability to score for the Hinsdale Central basketball team transitioned directly onto the soccer field this spring. The junior’s game-winner in the state championship match June 6 boosted her team-high total to 26.
ALSO INSIDE Stars from all of the spring girls sports form a talented all-area team.
By Bill Ackerman, backerman@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Jun 09, 2009, 04:25 PM CDT
Glenbard East High School seniors conclude their four years with their commencement at the College of DuPage Glen Ellyn campus on Sunday, June 7, 2009.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 04, 2009, 10:11 PM CDT
Had Lindsay Wallace been alive and living in the Hinsdale area during the Civil War, she said she would have fared all right, except for one thing.
By Adam Rosen, arosen@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri May 29, 2009, 01:22 PM CDT
The 2009 Lilac Parade is still a recent memory, but the theme for the 2010 parade, "Honor Your Heritage" has been chosen.
By Dan Petrella, dpetrella@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri May 29, 2009, 09:57 AM CDT
Memorial Day typically marks the unofficial start of summer, but the season came to Bartlett a few days earlier this year.
By Jason Rossi, jrossi@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu May 28, 2009, 01:40 PM CDT
Ask Dan Karys for his favorite movie and instantly you get “Top Gun.” He estimates he’s seen it hundreds of times.
By Steve Bittinger, sbittinger@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed May 27, 2009, 11:18 AM CDT
The 11th annual Fine Art Show was held Saturday and Sunday in downtown St. Charles.
By Mark Busch, mbusch@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon May 25, 2009, 09:09 PM CDT
The Memorial Day parade made it's way through downtown St. Charles today.
By Bill Ackerman, backerman@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon May 25, 2009, 02:47 PM CDT
Robert E. Coulter Jr. Post 1941 American Legion marks Memorial Day at Lyons Township High School's north campus.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed May 13, 2009, 11:07 AM CDT
Six students from Riverside Brookfield High School said being in a drunken driving accident was unlike anything they have ever experienced before — even though it was all staged.
By Jason Rossi, jrossi@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu May 07, 2009, 03:04 PM CDT
Bartlett facility thrives with personal touch from hometown owners
By Bill Ackerman, backerman@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue May 05, 2009, 12:28 PM CDT
Oak Brook Women's Club holds their annual fashion show, following a luncheon at Drury Lane Oak Brook. The show is their biggest fundraiser of the year.
By Dan Petrella, dpetrella@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Apr 30, 2009, 03:50 PM CDT
Students streamed out of Haines Middle School in the rain Thursday afternoon to a line of waiting buses and cars after St. Charles School District 303 officials closed the school due to a probable case of swine flu.
By Jason Rossi, jrossi@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Apr 23, 2009, 02:10 PM CDT
Senior and track newcomer Becca Cronin talks about switching from soccer to track and some of her favorite events.
By Renee Tomell
Wed Apr 22, 2009, 05:30 PM CDT
Chef Jerry Navarro brings 30 years of gourmet cooking to the Onesti Dinner Club in St. Charles, which he is reshaping into an Italian steakhouse.
He gets a little divine inspiration from the dramatic setting, originally a church built in 1851.
“I came aboard to bring new items to the menu and a little twist to Italian,” said Navarro, an award-winning chef who credits the mentoring of his mother, Theresa, part of a long line of restaurateurs.
By Dan Petrella, dpetrella@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Apr 16, 2009, 06:00 AM CDT
In the musical “Man of La Mancha,” nothing is quite what it seems.
