Food pantries in DuPage County serve thousands of area families every year; there are nearly fifty pantries serving the county. If you are looking for food assistance or wanting to make a donation to a local pantry, the list below is a great starting-point. Whenever possible, we have linked the food pantry named to their…
All of the Chicagoland counties have experienced a decline in assessed property values. Something tells me that the lowered assessment value will have little impact on a lowered property tax bill for 2011.
Save money at home! Here is an introductory list of savings opportunities in and around your home. Be creative, look at your household purchases and bills and try to find more ways to save money at home. Check back soon as each of these topics will be the subject of an in-depth future post. Enjoy!
Winter Jazz Fest – Kidjazz! Join the Arts Center Jazz Ensemble as they dance and kazoo their way through some of jazz music’s rich history. McAninch Arts Center Mainstage at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.
As if we weren’t already force-fed advertisements just about everywhere we go, now get ready to see them at high school sporting events. Is it an innovative solution to tough financial times? Or by allowing advertising on school scoreboards, are cash-strapped schools shaking hands with the devil? Read more about it here… Glenbard High School…
Black Friday is almost here. You can bet that there will be some great sales and deals as retailers do their best to make up for a year of sluggish sales. Today’s post should help you plan for your Black Friday shopping trip. I wanted to cover the top 10 retailers (below the map) in…
Check out the weekly Cruise Nights in downtown Westmont. Each Thursday night from 6PM-9PM, throughout the summer months, Westmonts plays host to Cool Cars on Cass Avenue. The event features a classic car show, live music, free raffles, kid’s crafts, and more…
Polar Express brings holiday cheer to families Santa showed up in Glen Ellyn a week early. The Polar Express picked him up Sunday at the North Pole, which looked suspiciously like the Elburn train station, and he hopped on board to spread holiday cheer to 135 Glen Ellyn residents. “These bells belong to Rudolph,” he…
A review of the Raging Waves (Yorkville) & Best Western Timber Creek Inn (Sandwich) overnight water park package. Not too far west of DuPage County, you’ll find what is touted as the largest water park in Illinois, Raging Waves. I recently took my children there for a short family getaway.
Today’s Images of DuPage features two nice shot taken in Glen Ellyn. Enjoy the photos!
