Lush greens and wild flowers reach for the sky, climbing beautiful homes and glowing from an intense downpour. The owners of these homes volunteer to showcase some of their most exotic and vibrant flora for the 8th Annual Downers Grove Garden Walk. In rain or shine, residents around Downers Grove and DuPage County flock […]
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Small town photographer Jeff Konkel, 20, lives in Woodridge, almost 30 miles west from downtown Chicago. In his village of 33,000, the gay community is not visible. So Konkel arrives a week in advance each year to attend the gay pride parade in Chicago. Like many visitors coming for the 45th annual Pride Parade this […]
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Chicago foodie Raquel Salgado walked away from the Smoke Daddy barbecue, scarfing down a juicy, nutritious pulled-chicken sandwich. She sat down in the shade with her lunch, talking to friends and other foodies, while enjoying the upper 60-degree weather. Salgado attends the Taste of Chicago in July every year in Chicago, and like most people […]
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