Big Hurt plans full-time return to big city

Las Vegas somehow just didn’t seem Frank Thomas’ style, even after years of raising his second family just off of The Strip.

OFFBEAT: 'Blind Side' actor in Portage, Caroline Kennedy in Naperville

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PHIL WIELAND: We're not the happiest, but it could be worse

If you think of the region as something less than paradise on Earth, apparently you are not alone or even in the minority.

Wild thrives for Valparaiso while playing with the memory of his fallen brother

VALPARAISO | Kevin Wild went to bed early on the night of Friday, Feb. 3. The Valparaiso senior was two weeks from the start of baseball season and preparing for a big bullpen session on Saturday morning that would help determine whether he would earn a spot in the starting rotation.

All the Trimmings: Butterball Turkey Talk-Line a three-decade kitchen lifeline for cooks with questions

Carol Miller loves one of the many classic lines in the 1983 holiday film favorite "A Christmas Story" that has to do with turkey.

Carol Miller of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line

Carol Miller has been with the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line for nearly 30 years, assisting cooks and kitchens around the country with all-important holiday entertaining questions ranging from making gravy to how to thaw a frozen turkey.

Naperville Central ends Homewood-Flossmoor's season

NAPERVILLE | Homewood-Flossmoor could not overcome a tough Naperville Central defense or its mistakes Friday night.

OFFBEAT: Sullivan's Steakhouse celebrating locations and donations for breast cancer research

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Where Are They Now?: John Collet II

John Collet II still finds time to run despite a busy work and family schedule.

The Pawn Queens

Naperville duo Minda Grabiec and Nikki Ruehl run a Naperville pawn shop featured on the TLC cable network called "Pawn Queens."

OFFBEAT: Burt Reynolds and cast reunion of 'Poseidon' here to meet fans for screenings

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OFFBEAT: Actor Corey Feldman in Chicagoland for film screenings

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Corey Feldman

Actor Corey Feldman will visit Chicagoland this week to host a series of screenings of his most popular films at Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge, Ill. and Hollywood Palms in Naperville, Ill.

Homewood-Flossmoor's Malik Norman

Homewood-Flossmoor's Malik Norman, right, runs against Naperville North on Friday in quarterfinal football action.

Homewood-Flossmoor's Eric Lewis

Homewood-Flossmoor's Eric Lewis, left, chases down Naperville North's Antonio Owens in Friday football quarterfinal action.

Homewood-Flossmoor celebrates

Homewood-Flossmoor's Aidan Conlon, left, Malik Norman and Paris Pridgeon celebrate after scoring the winning touchdown in a Class 8A quarterfinal win against Naperville North.