Lifestyle Columns
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Chicago-area Muslim group launches anti-bullying initiativeNov 08, 2021 4:30 am - A recent surge in bullying targeting suburban Muslim students has prompted the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization to launch a major anti-bull...
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Protect yourself when buying a new homeNov 07, 2021 7:00 am - Q: The new home we're buying will be completed next month. We want a professional home inspector to do the final inspection before I move in, but the builder says, "No w...
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Good News Sunday: Majority-white Arlington Heights church welcomes first Black pastorNov 07, 2021 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: After 23 years of Lutheran ministry in p...
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Board can appoint, not remove, a memberNov 06, 2021 7:00 am - Q: The board of our common interest community association appointed a person to fill a vacancy. The person who was appointed to the board turned out to be a complete "fa...
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Newest artificial fireplace logs have advantages over woodNov 06, 2021 7:00 am - Q: I want to help the environment and use my fireplace more often but hate handling firewood. Is using commercial firelogs better than real wood and what types are best?...
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Finnish candlesticks evoke memories of wonderful tripsNov 06, 2021 6:00 am - I have lots of objects in my house, accumulated over 30 years since we first moved here many years ago. Many are from trips to Scandinavia. Today I have Finnish candlest...
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Constable: Wayne fox hunt features pageantry, etiquette and no bloodNov 06, 2021 1:00 am - The first rule of the Wayne-DuPage Hunt club is don't make assumptions about the hunt club members. Yes, they appear to be a large group on horseback with a pack of bark...
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Fun crafts highlight Changing Children's Worlds Foundation event in St. CharlesNov 05, 2021 6:00 am - Kim Svevo has spent the better part of three decades focusing on preventing child abuse and neglect. But a shift in focus from "fixing" kids who have suffered abuse to o...
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Dunn Museum to display lesser-known Ansel Adams works in new exhibitionNov 05, 2021 6:00 am - Dunn Museum to display lesser-known Ansel Adams works in new exhibition
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Sound check: Lucky Boys Confusion reunites the scene this weekendNov 04, 2021 8:00 am - Lucky Boys Confusion celebrates the return to live music in a big way: By bringing back their popular Songs from a Scene concert series