Hilary Decent

Decent: Is there Naperville history hidden in your closet or junk drawer? Naper Settlement says there could be

April 12, 2019 at 3:44 p.m.

There are so many ways to support Naperville's own living museum, Naper Settlement. If you're a resident, you can visit for free. You can buy season tickets to attend exciting...

Evan Alex, from left, Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o and Shahadi Wright Joseph star in the hit horror movie "Us."

Decent: If the doppelgangers are coming to get you, here are are a fews dos and don’ts to avoid being killed by scissors

April 5, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

“How about some popcorn?” Grumpy asked as we entered Ogden 6 movie theater in Naperville. “Not really,” I said. I knew I was about to be attacked by a family...

Decent: Special Olympics basketball all in the family

March 29, 2019 at 10:03 p.m.

The scene was like something out of a movie. In the final moments of the basketball game, one player had a chance to throw the winning hoop. The pressure was...

Decent: Alive Center helps teens find their passion

March 22, 2019 at 10:48 a.m.

“Teens have so much potential, yet rarely do they get to use it,” says Jatin Mathur, a Naperville North High School senior. “Unlike other institutions and organizations, the Alive Center...

Conor Cunneen, giving the keynote address to a networking meeting at the Addison Group in Chicago in 2016, talks about looking for jobs in the financial sector.

Decent: Gift of the gab helps this Naperville-based Irishman connect with his business audiences

March 16, 2019 at 7:03 p.m.

What’s the first thing you think of when you think of the Irish? Shamrocks? Leprechauns? Little girls dancing in curly wigs? The Irish certainly have a rich culture with plenty...

Lin-Manuel Miranda is the composer and creator of the award-winning musical, "Hamilton," and starred in the namesake role when it played on Broadway.

Column: ‘Hamilton’ lovers, don’t hate me, but I wasn’t that impressed by the musical everyone’s raved about

March 9, 2019 at 5:43 p.m.

As a proud musical theater nerd, I don’t know why it took me so long to see “Hamilton.” Actually, I do know one reason. It’s because as regular theater-goers, Grumpy...

Decent: Helping someone make peace with death — and working with families left behind — a calling for Naperville social worker

March 1, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

Katherine Coutrakon finds inspiration in the darkest of places. You might even say death becomes her. As a licensed clinical social worker with almost 40 years’ experience, she helps the...

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