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Tianna Gawlak poses for a portrait with her second authored book "When You Dream of Apple Pie" at her home in Homer Glen, Ill. on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022.

Owner of dessert ATM, The Bakery Box, partners with local orchards to promote apple pie themed children’s book

August 16, 2022 at 4:14 p.m.

As a busy stay-at-home mom of two little ones and another on the way, Homer Glen resident Tianna Gawlak has one arm wrapped around her family and the other clutching...

Volunteer Alen Niebes delivers needed food to a client waiting in a vehicle during Downers Grove Area FISH food pantry distribution day, Downers Grove Ill. Friday, August 6, 2022.

Suburban food pantry a refuge during high inflation: ‘If I could get on my knees, I’d thank them on my knees’

August 9, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

Seventy-four year old Jeanette Benkowski, a resident of suburban Westmont, walked through the doors of Downers Grove Area FISH on Friday, shoulders dropped slightly but spirits high. "I'm happy that...

Savannah Kelly, 6, from Hinsdale pets Heidi, 10, a female therapy golden retriever. Images from the Spring Bunny Bash on April 11, 2022 at the Hinsdale Humane Society in Hinsdale (21 Salt Creek Lane).

Hinsdale Humane Society bolsters youth programs with new academy, hoping ‘animal ambassadors’ can help curb adoption returns

August 2, 2022 at 10:14 a.m.

Hinsdale Humane Society recently announced the launch of an "Animal Advocate Academy" program designed to foster more youth involvement in their work as a rescue center for pets. The three...

Stage Door Fine Arts rehearsal of High School Musical 2 at The Community House, Hinsdale Ill. Thursday, July 21, 2022.

Local theater company putting on “High School Musical 2,” embracing the ‘extra’ and ‘early-2000s feel’

July 25, 2022 at 10:31 a.m.

Taking it back to the days of summer jobs at country clubs, dancing on table tops and melodramatic teen angst — the resident theater of Hinsdale's Community House is bringing...

‘Low crime, not no crime community:’ Hinsdale police investigating four open burglaries

July 18, 2022 at 5:21 p.m.

A string of recent burglaries in Hinsdale is being investigated by police who are trying to figure out if the incidents are connected. The most recent break-ins occurred last week,...

Hinsdale resident Donovan Laux, 21, fashion design student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will be debuting a fashion line at Zolla Lieberman Gallery in collaboration with artist Rene Romero Schuler.

North Shore fine artist, René Romero Schuler, taps up-and-coming Hinsdale fashion student for collaboration

July 13, 2022 at 11:09 a.m.

If you scroll through American artist René Romero Schuler's work on online art brokerage, Artsy, or in-person at Zolla Lieberman Gallery in Chicago, you might casually assume she's a dancer...

Stacey Portugal walks through the memorial for victims of the Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting with her son, Jacob Portugal, who lives in California, on Aug. 15, 2022.

First funerals held for Highland Park shooting victims: ‘We will never be the same, but we will carry him with us’

July 10, 2022 at 2:31 p.m.

Mourners began the heartbreaking task Friday of saying goodbye to victims of the Highland Park shooting, cherishing what made their loved ones special while decrying the sudden, senseless violence that...

Dr. Paul Nemeth displays his Department of Defense Patriot Award alongside nominator Kristine Nicoletto, June 27, 2022, at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital.

Elmhurst doctor, whose father was a WWII vet, receives patriot award by Department of Defense for supporting lieutenant colonel employee

July 7, 2022 at 5:19 p.m.

Paul Nemeth, Elmhurst resident and chief of Emergency Medicine at Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital, didn't exactly envision being a recipient of the Department of Defense's Patriot Award, or dedicating his...

Members of the community attend an interfaith service on July 10, 2022, at Glencoe Union Church after seven people were killed on July Fourth during a mass shooting in Highland Park.

Highland Park shooting victims include both parents of toddler found wandering alone after gunfire. ‘Are Mommy and Daddy coming soon?’ boy asked grandfather.

February 25, 2025 at 10:08 a.m.

Toddler Aiden McCarthy was found wandering alone in the chaotic aftermath of Monday's mass shooting in Highland Park as strangers sought to reunite him with his family. Tuesday it emerged...

Highland Park shooting victim touched countless lives with her work at synagogue: ‘Every life cycle event, you shared with Jacki’

February 25, 2025 at 10:08 a.m.

Recent foot surgery kept Ros Lotzof away from the Highland Park Fourth of July parade this year, but her son, daughter-in-law and their three young children were all riding a...

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