Helen J. Anderson

Former Chicago Bulls' forward Bob Love quickly put two dozen awestruck youngsters at ease when he talked with them about books and basketball last week at Hinsdale Middle School's book...

More than 175 Golden and Renaissance patrons, a few from as far away as Tennessee, poured into the Community House in Hinsdale for a pre-dinner champagne reception, hosted by Harris...

Victorian splendor: A true Painted Lady blossoming from what once was a somber, gray frame dwelling on the northwest corner of Garfield and Ayres Streets in Hinsdale is drawing rave...

Improving on nature: The Du Page Conservationist has an attention-getting new look. The 11-by-17-inch eight-page two-color quarterly newsletter brings the wonderful world of nature into better focus with bigger photos,...

Roots in the community: With a mere half-dozen members, the Clarendon Hills Garden Club is probably among the world's smallest. Certainly it's among the most informal-no dues, no committees, no...

No one went home empty-handed from "A Note of Elegance," the Hinsdale Chamber Orchestra's annual benefit ball sponsored by the orchestra's guild and held at the Chantilly in Countryside recently....

A daffy hobby: Anyplace else, the fellow in the daffodil tie might have seemed out of place. But as an exhibitor at the recent Collectors' Showcase in Arlington Heights, he...

After more than 10 years pleasing homeowners with custom portraits of their dwellings, Willowbrook-based artist Buzz Brandt has branched out, offering his rendition of Oak Brook`s historic Graue Mill. Built...

Scaring up some tickets: Adults and children who plan ahead may venture into Fullersburg Woods on the evenings of Oct. 23, 24, or 25 for an hour of spooky thrills...

Interested in knowing more about Sears houses? Here are some sources to check. ''Houses by Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company,'' by Katherine Cole Stevenson and...