Teen Trailblazer Ava Dorsey & Ava’s Pet Palace

January 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Teen Trailblazer Ava Dorsey & Ava’s Pet Palace

Some of the best ideas are inspired by small things. For Downers Grove North senior, and founder of Ava’s Pet Palace, Ava Dorsey, that small…

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Santa’s Workshop

November 14, 2024 / Comments Off on Santa’s Workshop

What started in the basement of a suburban Chicago home back in 1998 as an idea to create unique items personalized for the receiver has…

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Following Their Lead

September 10, 2024 / Comments Off on 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,…

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Accepted! Despite competitive college admissions, triplets admitted at UofM

July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Accepted! 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…

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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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Betting on Himself: George Wolkow starting pro career early with the White Sox

March 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Betting 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.…

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Gripping Joy: Alison Miles jumped into socks one foot at a time

January 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Gripping 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…

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Doors Open: Transition 99 Celebrating New Facility

November 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Doors 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)…

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Crushing It: Downers Grove native, Chrishon Lampley, celebrates her successful wine label’s first decade

September 27, 2023 / Comments Off on Crushing 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…

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