Western Springs, Hinsdale landmarks featured in children’s book series By Chuck Fieldman May 19, 2025 at 2:18 p.m. Author Taylor Tomlinson recently released children's books "Goodnight, Hinsdale" and "Goodnight, Western Springs."
Biblioracle: Erik Baker explores entrepreneurialism in ‘Make Your Own Job’ By John Warner May 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. For Erik Baker, entrepreneurialism is many things: a philosophy, a cog in a larger economic...
Heidi Stevens: Instead of a wedding registry, they asked for children’s books. And then gave them all away. By Heidi Stevens May 16, 2025 at 7:02 a.m. I love this little slice of kindness in a world that could use some right...
Making amends: Lockport Vietnam War veteran funds library in Binh Dinh Province where he served By Olivia Stevens May 16, 2025 at 9:57 a.m. Jack Picciolo, of Lockport, funded a $63,500 library in a Vietnamese community where he served...
Biblioracle: ‘Passenger Seat’ taps into a present-day anxiety about young men By John Warner May 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. On the surface, it's a bit like the Netflix phenomenon "Adolescence." But days after reading...
Biblioracle: Kudos to Dua Lipa for her latest book club pick By John Warner May 3, 2025 at 5:30 a.m. I have a bit of a hot and cold relationship with our big celebrity book...
Federal cuts threaten program that allows suburban libraries to share books By Molly Morrow April 28, 2025 at 3:57 p.m. A program that allows Chicago-area libraries to share books is in jeopardy after President Donald...
Biblioracle: ‘Owned’ by Eoin Higgins picks apart how billionaires bought the media landscape By John Warner April 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. As Higgins makes clear, the challenge isn't just a few billionaires, but a world unmoored...
A set of first editions of Shakespeare’s plays could fetch $6 million at auction By Associated Press April 23, 2025 at 2:16 p.m. A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to...
Clarendon Hills native shares stories of growing up during the 1950s in ‘One Stop West of Hinsdale’ By Chuck Fieldman April 28, 2025 at 6:48 p.m. Valerie Kuhn Reid’s book is about the childhood turbulence she experienced while living in Clarendon...