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Following Their Lead
Meet the influencers behind @somethingwhitty and @whatgracebought By Valerie Hardy I Photos by Victor Hilitski With the advent and subsequent expansion of social media like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok over the…
Read MoreAccepted! Despite competitive college admissions, triplets admitted at UofM
Despite the increasingly competitive college admissions process, local triplets all admitted at University of Michigan BY VALERIE HARDY The landscape of the college admissions process has changed significantly over the…
Read MoreA 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 (there were cricket leagues before…
Read MoreBetting on Himself: George Wolkow starting pro career early with the White Sox
By Jeff Vorva This spring, 18-year-old George Wolkow will not be playing baseball against Downers Grove South, Hinsdale Central, Hinsdale South, York, or Glenbard West. The left-handed hitting Wilkow graduated…
Read MoreGripping Joy: Alison Miles jumped into socks one foot at a time
By Maureen Callahan About five years ago, Downers Grove resident Alison Miles began feeling tired and weaker than usual. Simple tasks such as lifting a laundry basket had become difficult.…
Read MoreDoors Open: Transition 99 Celebrating New Facility
BY VALERIE HARDY PHotos by Carolina Menapace District 99 students, educators, and community members celebrated the expansion of the Transition 99 Center (4232 Venard Road) at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on…
Read MoreCrushing It: Downers Grove native, Chrishon Lampley, celebrates her successful wine label’s first decade
By Maureen Callahan Wine shopping can be complicated and intimidating if you don’t know what you’re looking for. Former Downers Grove resident and owner of Love Cork Screw Wine, Chrishon…
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