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The DeMont Verb, a guitar made from the wood of the former Hobson Oak tree near Woodridge and Naperville, is on display at Anderson’s

We are thrilled to announce that the latest phase in procurement of gifts from The Hobson Oak is now in full swing! August marks the first

The Hobson Oak meets its demise in November 2016, setting off a preservation project in which artists are turning it into woodcrafts to be

The Hobson Oak, which once stood on Hobson Road at the entrance of Naperville, is one step closer to living on in a new way. After being cut down

CHICAGO (CBS) — A bur oak tree which stood in DuPage County for 250 years is gone. The 250-year-old tree known as the ‘Hobson Oak’ was taken down

DuPage County crews take down a tree known as the Hobson Oak, a 250-year-old bur oak that was a landmark to many in Naperville and Woodridge, but

Among the color-changing oaks and maples, sycamores, elms and ashes along Hobson Road in Naperville and Woodridge, the Hobson Oak stands apart. A