Hula hoop a great workout, trainers say
Fitness instructors are putting a spin on a venerable child's toy to help adults get in shape. The hula hoop traditionally has been used by kids, but it has also...
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Pet obesity rates growing
Even before Eric Pihl pulls into TheraPET Wellness Center parking lot, his dog, Bonnie, climbs up from her lounging position in the back seat and eagerly looks out the window....
Pet obesity rates growing
Even before Eric Pihl pulls into TheraPET Wellness Center parking lot, his dog, Bonnie, climbs up from her lounging position in the back seat and eagerly looks out the window....
Elmhurst teen a YouTube lip-syncing sensation
Nine months ago, Keenan Cahill was just another freshman at York High School in Elmhurst, doing his homework, holing up in his room to listen to music, and, according to...
Libraries offer free homework help
A child with a textbook approached Mary Marshall, head of children's services at Addison Public Library, wanting help with a math problem. Marshall wasn't familiar with the method being taught,...
More people hop on the bus
Neil Lauzon of Tinley Park acknowledges the hardships, but says he would rather take the bus than drive himself to work. "It's a simple matter of economics," said Lauzon, 57,...
Sears catalog homes draw Downers Grove visitors
Just a few weeks after Lorie and Tom Annarella moved into their Downers Grove home, they looked out the window and saw a man with a camera and a high-powered...
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT HOT SPOTS
One of DuPage County's prime areas for commercial development lies in the middle of the county. But anyone watching the county grow westward over the last 15 years knows that...
THE CHANGING OF THE LEAVES
Ed Hedborn, plant records manager at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, is also known as the fall color man. This is the arboretum's busy season, when the visitors line up...
Cookin’ and bookin’: English teachers, take heart….
Cookin' and bookin': English teachers, take heart. Who knows when a former student will come back and thank you in a grand way? Barb Johnson, an 8th-grade language arts teacher...