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Cousins born hours apart at Hinsdale Hospital
Cousins Rowan Flood and Jack Flood will share a special bond throughout their lives: They were delivered by the same doctor at the same hospital just one day apart. Rowan Avery Flood, a girl, was born at 2:42 a.m. May 9, weighing 7 pounds, 9 …
St. Francis students take in art
Pat Mroczka was docent to St. Francis Xavier third graders when they visited the La Grange Art League Gallery at 122 Calendar Ave., May 8. She explained that the artwork on display changes every month, and on this day the children were viewing the Annual …
Helping Hand Center aids people with disabilities
Helping Hand Center, a nonprofit in Countryside, is helping people with disabilities get jobs in the local community. The center’s mission is to assist individuals with developmental disabilities to achieve their highest level of independence through quality programs and services. One of the ways they …
Troop 14 serves spaghetti dinner
Boy Scout Troop 14 served up a successful Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, May 5.
The young men served spaghetti, waited on patrons and bussed tables. The troop wants to thank the more than 400 dinner patrons, and many local businesses that made generous donations. The …
Robotic surgery available at La Grange Hospital
Dennis Cantrell had lived with a constant ache under his rib cage for five years. That was before his gallbladder was removed April 10. The surgery was a relief for the 55-year-old Bolingbrook resident in more ways than one. His unhealthy gallbladder, the source of …
Girl Scouts plant trees, bury time capsule
The Girl Scouts Prairie Flower Service Unit, which is composed of Girl Scouts troops from La Grange and surrounding communities, planted an evergreen on Arbor Day, April 27, in Denning Park to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts USA. A time capsule, which included …
Ammey will make an amazing friend
Abbey is a 6-year-old spayed domestic short hair feline.
Abbey is very affectionate and loves attention. She’ll let you know how much she appreciates a loving home and your company. Abbey qualifies for the friends for life program. If you are 65 years of age …
Tutors on Wheels collects book
As part of their Women and Literacy in Our Backyard campaign, School and Tutors on Wheels will hold the Cora Wilson Book Drive and a series of events celebrating Cora Wilson Stewart, the Queen Mother of Adult Literacy, the week leading up to Mother’s Day. …
St. Francis Xavier holds fundraiser in giant tent
St. Francis Xavier held its biennial auction and school fundraiser April 28, in a giant tent behind the school at 145 N. Waiola Ave., La Grange. This year’s theme, the Wild West Festival, entertained more than 600 attendees, many arriving in western gear such as …
La Grange Area Historical Society opens Girl Scout exhibit
The La Grange Area Historical Society has an exhibit marking the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. The “campsite” and “cookie sale” includes vintage uniforms, merit badge sashes, camping gear and items dating back as far as the early 1900s.
The museum hours are 9:30 …
Herman earns awards
Anne Herman of LaGrange Park, regional director of corporate compliance for Adventist Midwest Health, earned the organization’s pillar award for exemplary leadership. As regional director of corporate compliance for Adventist Midwest Health, Anne Herman helps staff members comply with the more than 200,000 pages of …
La Grange Hospital honors clinical coordinator
In just four short years, Jessica Paisker went from catheterization laboratory staff nurse at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital to clinical coordinator who helped design the hospital’s new $4.1 million cardiac cath lab. Today she handles staffing, budget, equipment needs, patient flow, patient care and …
LaGrange Park baby first born in Hinsdale Hospital pavilion
Only a few hours old and already Emilia “Emi” Joy Sato has a great story. She was the first baby born at the new patient pavilion at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital at 4:32 a.m. April 23, to parents Regina and Junichi Sato, of LaGrange Park. …
Seventh Season Home Show this weekened in Darien
The Home Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Darien Sportsplex, 451 Plainfield Road, between Cass Avenue Clarendon Hills Road. Admission and parking are free. “We don’t think property owners should have to pay to attend an expo so they …
