Business: Marmalade Tree owners retire, St. Charles salon opens
The Marmalade Tree has been a part of downtown Oswego since they opened in 1997. "We opened just in time for Prairie Fest that year and had Beanie Babies in...
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Grandmother’s gift of windmill turns into lifetime project
Like many Aurora residents, Catherine Riddle and her grandson Thomas Swartz enjoy taking walks along the Virgil Gilman trail. During the summer months, they would often take their breakfast along...
Comings and Goings: Pet resort expands in Oswego
Dog trainer Julie Nelson believes dogs are at their best when they are well socialized and have an outlet for their natural energy. "Dogs need time to be a dog...
Comings and Goings: Photographers shoot on location in Fox Valley
When Carrie Ostreko and Amber Seng met at a fitness center fifteen years ago, they never thought they would be business partners. The two photographers were reunited in 2007 while...
Naperville mom offers a little magic from North Pole
Laura Kovach is the kind of person who likes to give the gift of an experience. In 2001, the Naperville resident worked on an idea for a Christmas elf doll...
Naperville mom offers a little magic from North Pole
Laura Kovach is the kind of person who likes to give the gift of an experience. In 2001, the Naperville resident worked on an idea for a Christmas elf doll...
Photography project features mothers in everyday shuffle
As mothers, we are all guilty of comparing ourselves to the other moms who cross our paths. Whether these women are our best friends or just a random mother at...
Special people create Special Spaces
Reading the newspaper changed Barbara Roth's life. It was an article that appeared in the Beacon about Waubonsie Valley High School Family and Consumer Science department supporting a room for...