Larry and Janalee Hilt, the grand marshal and grand lady of the Labor Day parade, wave to friends during the annual event in Lisbon on Monday.

Patrick Spisak, 8, left and his cousin Curran Phillips, 10, right, both were big winners in a ball toss game at the carnival at the Naperville Last Fling on Monday.

Visitors to the Fox Valley Folk Festival could come to Island Park, plop down on their camp chairs in front of the main stage and spend seven straight hours each of the two days just listening to nationally acclaimed musicians and storytellers.

Visitors to the Fox Valley Folk Festival could come to Island Park, plop down on their camp chairs in front of the main stage and spend seven straight hours each of the two days just listening to nationally acclaimed musicians and storytellers.

Two of the Disney Channel's newest stars vowed this week they would not follow the same fate as their predecessors Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.

Veterans and their families drew together Monday on Rotary Hill for a special concert in their honor as the Last Fling drew to a close.

With three construction stages planned over multiple years, the overhaul of Northside Park in Wheaton will address flooding, enhance recreation programs and change the landscape of the 70-acre park near Prairie Avenue and Main Street.

Eric Crowley was just 12 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. He responded well to treatment initially, but at 17 the disease returned.

Eric Crowley was just 12 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. He responded well to treatment initially, but at 17 the disease returned.

Eric Crowley was just 12 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. He responded well to treatment initially, but at 17 the disease returned.

Sometimes things aren't what you'd expect. Or where you'd expect. There are valid reasons why a company takes one city's name while collecting its mail in another.