Author: Julia Mazurek
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View all postsJulia Mazurek has lived in the western suburbs with her husband and three sons since leaving behind city life over a decade ago. Her career background is in marketing. She is an active volunteer in the community. She loves a good DIY project and a great carpool. And she loves sharing unique stories from the community.
The Scent of Success
Meet the Oak Brook teens whose custom fragrance business earned top honors at a national competition By Julia Mazurek | Photos courtesy of the Fiascone family... Read more.
Home Court Advantage
DGN alum Charlie Rohlf connects passions for sports, technology, and statistics into a career with the NBA By Julia Mazurek | Photos courtesy of District 99... Read more.
From One Fire Truck to 8,000 Calls
Downers Grove Fire Department evolves to protect a growing community By Julia Mazurek | Photos courtesy of Downers Grove Fire Department Tucked inside the Downers... Read more.
Honoring DuPage’s Best Educators
Timothy Christian’s Matt Davidson Among Honored Educators By Julia Mazurek | Photos courtesy of DuPage Regional Office of Education When Jeff Grant’s biology... Read more.
Honoring DuPage’s Best Educators
Downers Grove North’s Jeff Grant Named Educator of the Year By Julia Mazurek | Photos courtesy of DuPage Regional Office of Education When Jeff Grant’s biology... Read more.
Honoring DuPage’s Best Educators
DuPage Regional Office of Education Awards Excellence By Julia Mazurek | Photos courtesy of DuPage Regional Office of Education When Jeff Grant’s biology students... Read more.
Flavors of Downers Grove
The restaurateurs redefining suburban hospitality, one concept at a time By Julia Mazurek Restaurateurs Todd Davies and Tim Canning have been a driving force behind... Read more.
Lambert Legacy
The invention of the first gasoline automobile, six generations later By Julia Mazurek | Photos courtesy of Jen Lambert On a summer weekend in a small Ohio town,... Read more.
Small, Local and Sustainable
How an Oak Brook couple curated a premier destination for makers, artists, and small businesses By Julia Mazurek On an early June weekend at Oakbrook Center, well... Read more.
The Keeper of Wrigley
Head groundskeeper Dan Kiermaier cares for baseball’s most iconic field By Julia Mazurek | Photos courtesy of the Chicago Cubs At Wrigley Field, every... Read more.