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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Paramount Theatre April 24-June 16 paramountaurora.com Enjoy an evening at one of Chicagoland’s most highly esteemed theatres for their production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. This Tony and Grammy-award-winning show tells the true story of King’s rise to fame, starting from her days dreaming of stardom in Brooklyn. Set…
Read MoreStill Going Strong: Oakbrook Center continues to thrive, as more malls close
By Chuck Fieldman The roster of Chicago area shopping malls continued to get smaller recently with the March closing of 44-year-old Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee/Carpentersville and the April shutting down of the 43-year-old Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale. The challenges of successfully operating most any retail business, including shopping malls and the stores…
Read MoreHitting the Links: A New Dawn at The Oak Brook Golf Club
By Larry Atseff Golfers often like an early start in the morning…even a new dawn. And, for certain, there is a new dawn at the Oak Brook Golf Club. While keeping many staff members, the Village has made key changes in the management of Golf Operations and has approved several recommendations to improve the entire…
Read MoreFostering Love: Two local families offer foster children a safe place to belong
By Maureen Callahan The second Sunday in May is the day we honor Mom. Hers is the first love we know in this world. There’s a special group of moms also recognized this month – foster moms. May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. Hinsdale Magazine Group takes its hat off to the foster moms…
Read MoreThree local authors work themselves into three interesting and diverse book genres
By Maureen Callahan Kelly K. James – Downers Grove Ever wondered if you pushed the envelope too far at work? Worried you might get fired for saying what you think or for disagreeing with your boss? Not long ago, Downers Grove writer Kelly K. James found herself in the same position. Her upcoming memoir, The…
Read MoreThe Thrill of the Dill: The unexpected rise of Pickleball
By Cynthia Maquet For the third year in a row, Pickleball has earned the title of the fastest-growing sport in the nation. Is the pickleball phenomenon all that it’s cracked up to be? The rapid growth and increase in popularity seems to point in the direction of “YES.” But let’s get to know a little…
Read MoreDuPage Pads
At this year’s Taste of Hope event in late February, DuPagePads once again proved the power of a community that believes everyone deserves a safe place to sleep and a way to journey back to a home of their own. The organization continues to break records, raising more than $340,000 this year. Funds will be…
Read MoreAnchored in Gratitude: Allison Rosati
NBC 5’s Allison Rosati talks farm life, faith and fame By Anna Hughes | Photos by Victor Hilitski For some, 5 p.m. signals the end of the workday and the commute back to the comfort of home. For others, it’s cooking the kids’ dinner or settling down for the evening on your family room couch,…
Read MoreWatch out, Millennials: Fantasy Football, March Madness finds new niche
By Bill Esbrook Fantasy Football and college basketball ‘Bracketology’ is just for Millennials and Gen Z, right? Some residents of a local condominium complex are pushing back on that theory. The upscale Oak Brook Club (OBC), a 316-unit association across from Oak Brook Mall, is a tranquil 25-acre oasis with numerous walking paths and sprinkler-laden…
Read MoreHall of Famer: Bruce Patterson
Bruce Patterson, a rock star at Butler National By Jeff Vorva Some of the best golfers and local celebrities played at least one round of golf with Bruce Patterson. Arnold Palmer? Yep. Jack Nicklaus? Affirmative. Phil Mickelson? You bet. Michael Jordan? Check. Mike Ditka? Yes sir. And there were many others too numerous to mention.…
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