Helen J. Anderson

Long and short, big and little, high and low, old and young. Statistics are part of life in the '90s, and DuPage County is no stranger to them. Here are...

Driving in DuPage County is like playing the numbers game. Westbound on Illinois Highway 38, motorists encounter County 8, Illinois 56, Illinois 83, Interstate 355 and Illinois 59. Northbound on...

But where are the corner pockets? DuPagers goofy for golf are learning the grass is always greener not on the other side of the fence but in indoor family gathering...

Comfortable Clarendon Hills: Clarendon Hills was dubbed the Volunteer Village decades ago, and today's residents are continuing the tradition by creating a couple of comfort items to celebrate their town's...

Keeping an eye on history: Waiting to see the doctor is inevitable, but patients at Wheaton Eye Clinic Ltd. have an entertaining way to while away the time. Founded in...

So it's not the North Pole: You won't find Rudolph there, but Prancer, her 8-month-old baby Simba, Vixen and Ma have the run of the courtyard at Walter Payton's Roundhouse...

Aired on PBS television, the "Antiques Roadshow" fuels the fantasy of finding fabulous treasures at auctions, garage sales and flea markets, attracting viewers never before interested in old objects. To...

Coffee or tea? The driest town in DuPage County, Hinsdale, got a little more so when the American Association of University Women's local chapter decided to dump the wassail bowl...

Pasta mania: Seven teachers from Hinsdale's Monroe Elementary School will trade chalk and blackboards for pots, pans and pasta when they prepare and serve what might well be DuPage County's...

They're cooking: Whether you're planning a birthday bash, a tailgate party, brunch or lunch, with a week's notice students enrolled in Hinsdale Central High School's Chef & Restaurant class can...