Lynn Van Matre

Six months after the opening of Canticle Place, DuPage County's first affordable-housing complex for individuals and families affected by HIV or AIDS, residents are holding their first yard sale. The...

As volunteers for Public Action to Deliver Shelter Inc., prepare to mark the group's 15th anniversary Sunday with a dinner at St. Anne's Parish Hall in Oswego, there's plenty to...

For the 20th anniversary of International Museum Day, four Elmhurst museums have announced plans to join forces in a family-oriented cultural extravaganza. From 1 until 5 p.m. Sunday, International Museum...

DuPage Public Action to Deliver Shelter Inc., the county's largest sheltering agency, prides itself on the array of services it offers the homeless and hungry. Last year, the non-profit agency...

RIVER SWEEP NEEDS CLEANUP VOLUNTEERS With River Sweep '97 just around the corner, the Conservation Foundation is marshaling its forces for the annual cleanup of county waterways. Volunteers are being...

The Conservation Foundation of DuPage County has lengthened its reach--and shortened its name. Trustees of the county's oldest and largest private conservation organization recently voted to drop "of DuPage County"...

Prospects for a comprehensive school-funding overhaul took a small step forward in Springfield on Friday, when House GOP leader Lee Daniels endorsed a two-year-old plan by Gov. Jim Edgar to...

Don't plan on attending the Wheaton Eco-Fair this April. After seven years of fairs, the Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission and the Wheaton Park District, co-sponsors of the annual event, have...

Various artists Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions (Smithsonian Folkways) (star) (star) (star) (star) Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966 (Smithsonian Folkways)...

Over the past 25 years, the Conservation Foundation of DuPage County has helped to preserve more than 1,000 acres as open space. Now, the county's oldest and largest private conservation...