Felicia Dechter

Back in 2010, when Catherine Jepson and her husband, Stephen Fuglsang, saw the circa-1914, Prairie-style George L. Smith House designed by John S. Van Bergen in Oak Park, it was...

On April 27, Oak Park resident Carrie Powers will have 900 or so people traipse through her newly renovated kitchen when she opens her doors up for the 34th Annual...

Oak Park resident Beth Botts is a master gardener who is also an author, and expert in plant science, gardening, trees, conservation, and green issues. Additionally, her lifelong love of...

When Erin and Bryan McBlaine purchased a circa-1904 farmhouse in Oak Park about six years ago, they had wanted to buy “an older home with charm and lots of potential.”...

When Oak Park River Forest Museum Executive Director Frank Lipo reached out to actor Tom Lennon about a possible fundraiser, he told Lennon that the last time the museum did...

Peg Zak has been an “interpreter,” — aka a volunteer — for the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust since 1976. Since that time, Zak has performed multiple tasks for the organization...

So there I was, sitting in my house, miserably looking out my patio door at the huge snow drifts piled up on my deck. It was pretty depressing, so I...

Throughout her life, Elmwood Park resident Nicky Braglia said she has always been passionate about health and wellness. Professionally, she has worked in the dermatology and healthcare fields for the...