Naperville Diary

A community appeal from March 2013, when Vasavi Chakka ran for the Indian Prairie District 204 Board of Education in the April 9 election.

March 20, 2013 · 1 min read

A Christmas story written by eight-year-old Nyssa Aftab: when Santa runs out of time, he's replaced by the villainous Mr.

March 6, 2013 · 4 min read

A Naperville parent's review: how Bear Paddle swim school's patient instructors and small classes turned a terrified beginner into an eager swimmer.

March 6, 2013 · 1 min read

Romance author Sonali Dev shares seven rules for keeping the love alive when you're losing your mind — from holding hands to yelling it out.

March 5, 2013 · 3 min read

WDSRA has served western DuPage County residents with special needs since 1976, running 1,500+ recreation programs a year for 4,500 participants.

February 25, 2013 · 1 min read

Sreepathy's Retro Reel on Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men (1957): a single jury room, twelve men, and a masterclass in power, prejudice, and reasonable doubt.

February 21, 2013 · 6 min read

A Naperville book club takes on Aravind Adiga's Booker-winning 'The White Tiger' — and splits three ways over its brutal portrait of class and caste.

February 14, 2013 · 4 min read

Back in 2012, a 99-cent Android app promised to rescue Thanksgiving with tandoori turkey, kalakand, and five more fusion recipes. The idea outlived the app.

November 20, 2012 · 2 min read

In October 2012, Elzbieta Plackowska killed her 7-year-old son and the 5-year-old girl she was babysitting in a Naperville townhome.

November 1, 2012 · 3 min read

Our book club’s pick for the month was “Three Weeks with My Brother” by Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks. One of the members of the club was going on a…

September 26, 2012 · 4 min read

The 3rd annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival opens with the North American premiere of Heroine and a world-premiere lineup, Sept 20–23, 2012.

September 17, 2012 · 1 min read

Master Stephen Co — personal student of Pranic Healing founder Grandmaster Choa Kok Sui and bestselling co-author — brought his teaching to Aurora, Illinois.

September 12, 2012 · 1 min read

The One of a Kind artisan exhibition in Naperville brought together dozens of Midwestern makers — ceramics, jewelry, textiles — with a growing South Asian

August 27, 2012 · 1 min read

MONEY magazine named Naperville one of America’s best places to live in 2012 — top schools, Ribfest, Centennial Beach, and the famous Riverwalk.

August 20, 2012 · 1 min read

An introductory pranic healing workshop with Chandan Parameswara was held in Oswego on August 29, 2012 — a look at the no-touch energy healing practice.

August 13, 2012 · 1 min read

An evening of Indian classical music comes to Naperville on Sunday, August 5 — a rare chance for Chicagoland listeners to hear a living tradition up close.

August 1, 2012 · 1 min read

The 2012 Summer Writing Program in Naperville wraps up on July 26 — with the possibility of year-round lessons, and student work to be published.

July 10, 2012 · 1 min read

Lady Margaret Thatcher. You can quibble with her principles, question her philosophy, or quarrel with her ideology. What you cannot do, however, is to…

May 25, 2012 · 5 min read

Chicago earned its meat-city reputation — but by 2012 its best kitchens were quietly serving plant-based dishes worth ordering on their own terms.

May 23, 2012 · 1 min read

A Mother's Day poem by Shlok Sharma: Mom, you are an eagle, gracefully flying and free; a rose, gentle and fragrant; the great ocean, vast and ever-changing.

May 11, 2012 · 1 min read