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Meet a Naperville Furniture, Kroehler Manufacturing Executive
Elmer Arthur Dagenais was born November 29, 1917, in Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois, the son of Arthur Edward Dagenais and Eleanor Johanna Sandrock. Elmer...
Naperville Woman’s Club News: The Unsung Heroes Behind the Naperville Woman’s Club
While the Naperville Woman’s Club is made up of dedicated members who organize and volunteer at community events, raise funds for local charities and...
October Editor’s Notes
Once upon a time whenever the calendar flipped to October, my mother dated checks and correspondence to me with a pumpkin face in the...
Word of Mouth – Your Smile Is More Than Cosmetic
October brings Halloween candy and game day snacks, but it also marks National Dental Hygiene Month, a timely reminder that your oral health is...
Visit Naperville – First Impressions Say It All
The Marriott brand is one of the most recognized names in hospitality and is known for its strong reputation for quality service and consistency.
Chicago...
Focus on Safety – Stay Alert, Stay Aware
Between busy schedules and the constant distraction of our phones, it can be easy to move through our day without fully noticing what is...
Nuclear Notes – Nuclear Power in the World
The first commercial nuclear reactors were commissioned around 1960. As of the end of 2024, there were 31 countries that generate nuclear electricity using...
Nutrition Knowledge – Glucose, Cognition, and Aging
Glucose is the brain’s primary source of energy, supporting everything from memory and focus to mood and decision-making. Understanding how glucose affects cognition can...
Loaves & Fishes – More Than Food: A Path Forward
When Carlos was diagnosed with cancer, his life changed in ways he never expected.
He had a good job and a six-figure salary, but as...
Movies With Tarek – ‘Digger’
There is that full-throttle mode that everyone expects from Tom Cruise. The tycoon characteristics, the buffoonery and all the money in the world. These...
KidsMatter 2 Us – The Real Value of Teen Volunteering
Most high school students know that volunteering is a great way to add skills and experience to a resume or college application. While some...
Little Friends: Autism Has No Boundaries
This past month, my wife and I were overseas on a cruise. One of our stops was in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and as we waited...
Veterans in Touch – Remember Military Families
When a service member deploys, a family faces change and stress. In times of war or conflict, emotions may be even higher. Even when...
WDSRA – Cheers to 50 Years of Community Champions
We just had our BIG celebration. And what a celebration it was! Hundreds of Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA) friends came together to...
Behind September’s Brightest Night
Ever since I was little, I’ve loved watching the night sky. On special nights of the year, my dad would wake me up, and...
Lizzy’s Fund: Bow Wow Bingo!
When we are a certain age, we can recollect images of bingo games attended by older people. Occurring in a stuffy church basement or...
Diveheart: Stories from the Heart – Night Shift
When I was a young writer in college, working for the newspaper, I learned that sometimes the hardest part of writing a story was...
Naperville Woman’s Club News: ‘Boos and Clues’ – a Naperville Halloween Adventure
Are you looking for a different Halloween adventure throughout downtown Naperville? The Naperville Woman’s Club is sponsoring a Halloween Scavenger Hunt fundraiser from 6...
Real Life – Trees
Naperville kids headed back to school already, the early date of which always arrives like a surprise to those of us whose childhood summers...
Meet Arthur Emanuel “Holly” Swanson – Cousin Tilford
For those of you of my generation who grew up in the metro Chicago area, you probably listened to the WLS Barn Dance radio...