Hall of Famer and San Francisco Forty-Niners General Manager John Lynch

September 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Hall of Famer and San Francisco Forty-Niners General Manager John Lynch

By Maureen Callahan Few professional athletes can claim a record within 500 yards of former Tampa Bay Buccaneer/Denver Bronco John Lynch. Now guiding the Forty-Niners…

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Resurrecting Mary: Chicago’s most famous ghost-in-residence

September 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Resurrecting Mary: Chicago’s most famous ghost-in-residence

By Maureen Callahan Legends. Every corner of the world has them. Local lore is part of a location’s identity. One dyed-in-the-wool staple of this area…

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Lifelong Resident Bobby Barber

July 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Lifelong Resident Bobby Barber

One of many Oak Brook residents raising the next generation here By Maureen Callahan There’s a comfort to raising your family where you grew up.…

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A Hidden Gem: Inside Mayslake Hall at Oak Brook’s Peabody Estate

July 17, 2024 / Comments Off on A Hidden Gem: Inside Mayslake Hall at Oak Brook’s Peabody Estate

By Maureen Callahan | Photos Courtesy of DuPage County Forest Preserve DuPage County has a number of extraordinary historic homes built by notable citizens. For…

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A Full Plate: Bales Metal Surface Solutions celebrates four and a half decades

July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on A Full Plate: Bales Metal Surface Solutions celebrates four and a half decades

By Maureen Callahan We kind of live in an episode of How It’s Made,” jokes Stacey Bales, President of Bales Metal Surface Solutions, when she…

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Visit Normandy

July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Visit Normandy

A calm escape from the hustle and bustle of Paris By Maureen Callahan In the wake of this summer’s 80th anniversary of D-Day, it’s all…

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A Fair to Remember

July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on A Fair to Remember

It’s 70 years for DuPage County Fairground’s signature celebration By Maureen Callahan For more than a century and a half, the DuPage County Fair has…

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A Page Out of History: Downers Grove’s Baseball History

May 12, 2024 / Comments Off on A Page Out of History: Downers Grove’s Baseball History

BY MAUREEN CALLAHAN I PHOTOS COURTESY OF DOWNERS GROVE MUSEUM Baseball. It’s the American game. Not only is it the country’s earliest seriously organized sport…

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John Quigley: Lifelong Elmhurst Resident & Chamber of Commerce President

May 12, 2024 / Comments Off on John Quigley: Lifelong Elmhurst Resident & Chamber of Commerce President

John Quigley Captains Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and his Senior Baseball Team By Maureen Callahan | Photos by Laura Meyer John Quigley knows sports. He…

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A Downers Grove North alumna who has appeared twice on Jeopardy! Who is Erin Portman?

May 12, 2024 / Comments Off on A Downers Grove North alumna who has appeared twice on Jeopardy! Who is Erin Portman?

By Maureen Callahan l Photos courtesy of Jeopardy! Downers Grove North alumna and Plainfield High School teacher Erin Portman has a lot of curiosity about…

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