This village has always loved a parade
Lisle has had some amazing Fourth of July parades in its history. Lisle residents have seen the Shriners - a fraternal organization that supports Shriners Hospitals for Children - in small racing cars, on tall unicycles and dressed as clowns. We've had musical parades with bands brought in from several schools across the Midwest, marching up Main Street and down Route 53.

Step by step, she's getting the word out about cancer
While we were living in Antwerp, Belgium, we played in a tennis league with a mix of other expatriates. One evening after tennis, Miranda, a British gal, told us about a health scare her husband, Paul, had.

Lisle Woman's Club's garden tour growing every year
When we lived in England, we never had a backyard - it was called a "garden." Whether it is tended or not, a yard in England is a gravel or concrete expanse of ground. A garden, on the other hand, is where the English escape behind their dwelling from the stark realities of British unions, trashy newspapers and brash reality.

Time to honor Dad - and all the father f igures in our lives
A plethora of newspaper and e-mail ads remind us that this Sunday is Father's Day. Unfortunately for some of us, the ads are a poignant reminder of how much we miss our fathers.

For Lisle High School class of 2008, a time of new beginnings
June is a month of endings. As the school year ends for students and teachers, many students are ending a phase of their lives at school - preschool, elementary school, junior high or senior high.