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The 500-acre park is host to an award-winning golf course, big band concerts, museums, Civil War reenactments and a wide variety of special programs and events.
This outdoor museum of trees and other plants from around the world offers extensive educational programming for all ages.
Here are some websites and applications that may help you keep your resolutions a little longer into 2013.
Here are some websites and applications that may help you keep your resolutions a little longer into 2013.
Reports state officers initially stopped the vehicle after observing the marijuana violation.
Reports state Carey posted bond and was released with court information.
Dime Jingle is part of the village’s Senior Program.
Five tips to help you keep your resolution.
A roundup of online job listings within the Lisle and Naperville area.
Every week Patch shares information on pets waiting to be adopted at the Naperville Area Humane Society and Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment.
Check out these interesting fun facts and trivia about 2013 New Year's Eve.
DuPage Children’s Museum, one of the largest children’s museums in Illinois, sees 300,000 visitors per year.
Hailed as the "crown jewel" of Naperville, the Riverwalk includes brick paths, fountains, bridges, meeting and event places, outdoor sculpture and artwork, recreational facilities, and celebratory memorials.
Here are some eye-opening statistics about drunk driving, and what will happen if you get caught.
This Full Monty puzzler originally ran in September, but no one ventured a guess. So it's back. Do you know where it was taken? There's free stuff in it for you if you're right.
Bolingbrook Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Banda said there were no injuries and no one had to be evacuated.
During the event, teams work together to solve clues and find the decorated log somewhere on the grounds.
There are open seats on the Montgomery Village Board, as well as the District 129, District 308 and Kaneland school boards.
The Family New Year’s Eve Party will ring in 2013 with a variety of festivities.
“A small, simple gesture like a stuffed animal goes a long way towards making our patients feel welcomed and loved, especially children who are spending their holiday away from home,” said Toni Lee, RN, patient care manager, Pediatric Unit.
