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Chicago Museum celebrates unity in diversity during the holiday season
By Anna Hughes A Christmas tree is a universal symbol across the globe, representing faith, hope, and the season of joy and giving. The decorated evergreen branches are the traditional backdrop for some of life’s most precious moments, from Santa’s visits to family movies around the fire. It represents a common thread that weaves itself…
Read MoreMaking a Comeback: The Return of the Cicadas
By Anna Hughes | Photos courtesy of the The Morton Arboretum A rare ecological event is happening this spring and summer, but it comes with lots of crawly legs and beady eyes. For the first time in 221 years, two broods of cicadas (Brood XIX, which arrives every 13 years, and Brood XIII, which comes…
Read MoreCentral Scene: Winter Band Concert
Hinsdale Central students perform winter concert ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY ATTICUS FAIR On February 21, the Hinsdale Central High School bands performed at their winter concert. With directors Grace Adduci and Matt Kurinsky, all four bands pulled off an amazing night. Hinsdale Central offers a place for everyone, consisting of four bands of varying experience…
Read MoreA Golden Year
Oak Brook Chapter, Infant Welfare Society of Chicago By Marge Tresley, CO-President This is an extraordinary time for the Oak Brook Chapter as it marks its 50th anniversary of financial and volunteer support for the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Members say it has been a rewarding and memorable journey. The year was 1973, and…
Read MoreCelebrating America
Hinsdale Parade Embodies our Country’s Classic Parade History By HM staff This year’s Hinsdale Fourth of July Parade was the largest and best-attended in years. We captured it for posterity in the pages that follow, and we think it is worth reflecting on why it was so refreshing, exuberant and just plain good old fun.…
Read MoreTaste of Oak Brook Returns
by Chuck Fieldman A crowd that grew to an estimated 15,000 greeted the Taste Of Oak Brook on Sunday, July 3, at the polo grounds at 700 Oak Brook Road. After all, we have been without a “Taste” since 2018. Heavy rains flooded the grounds in 2019, and the pandemic kept us from attending group…
Read MoreA Father’s Day to Remember
Car Show Shines at The Drake Oak Brook By Larry Atseff This story is in two parts. First, we share photos of the beautiful vehicles at the recent Chicago Auto Club West (CACW) car show that ran on Father’s Day, June 19th. Second, we want to share the beauty of the evolving reasons for the…
Read MoreHinsdale Merchants Welcome You To Free 3-Hour Parking!
By Larry Atseff After many years of going back and forth on the subject of removal of parking meters in the Hinsdale downtown business district, several factors have fallen into place and the meters are now gone. Sometimes, timing is everything. Here’s how and why it happened. A little background. Past studies done in 2014…
Read MoreOh! Hooray!
The Taste of Oak Brook Returns on July 3rd By Chuck Fieldman An old friend is scheduled to return July 3 to Oak Brook after a three-year absence. Taste of Oak Brook, which began in 2008 and is by far the village’s largest and most popular annual event, is due to be back at the…
Read MoreHinsdale Historical Society Kitchen Walk 2022
By HM Staff Rain didn’t stop attendees from coming to the 17th Annual Hinsdale Kitchen Walk! With over 1400 guests, the 2022 Kitchen Walk was a success! This year, co-chairs Diana Wagenbach, Lauren Kavanaugh and Jamie Quinn took the walk in a different direction by introducing the theme, Design Matters. Guests had the opportunity to…
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