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Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Medical Aid in Dying bill on Friday.

‘Freedom and choice at the end of life:’ Pritzker signs controversial Medical Aid in Dying bill

The governor took weeks deciding whether to sign “Deb’s Law,” named after a Lombard woman with terminal cancer. Opponents including the Diocese of Joliet said it “contradicts moral teaching.”

Jen Jacobs of Buffalo Grove stands near a table of cards and stickers for letter writers to use during Thursday’s Pinta Pride Project event at Original Bagel & Bialy in Buffalo Grove.

Letter writing campaign spreads pride and holiday cheer

The Pinta Pride Project held an event Thursday at Original Bagel & Bialy in Buffalo Grove, where people wrote letters sending holiday greetings to the LGBTQ community.

The Amtrak westbound Empire Builder train approaches Atkinson Road near Libertyville after departing Union Station in Chicago. Amtrak service is booming in the region with sellout trains but that also requires planning to handle capacity in the future, a study finds.

Study: Book your Amtrak tickets now — demand is surging in Chicago region

Numerous Amtrak trains out of Chicago Union Station sold out this Thanksgiving. As ridership growth outpaces East and West coast peers, how will the passenger railroad meet demand?

Tracy Herrmann has one of her tattoos removed by Chroma Tattoo Studio Laser Tattoo Removal owner Jaime Howard in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

‘It’s pretty intense’: Tattoo removal painful on both your skin and wallet

Colin Farrell’s had it done — many times. So have Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox. Heck, even Bart Simpson did. Whether it’s Marilyn Monroe’s face, Billy Bob Thornton’s name, a sultry rose or even Bart’s homage to his mother, some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or another.

People pray Thursday during the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. The two-day event draws as many as 300,000 worshippers each year.

Catholic pilgrims gathering in Des Plaines for annual feast

Catholic pilgrims have converged on the Maryville Academy campus in Des Plaines for a two-day religious gathering that commemorates reported visions of Jesus' mother, Mary, near Mexico City in 1531.

Wreaths and garland used outdoors are exposed to drying winter winds, which hasten dehydration. Combat that with a light misting two or three times a week.

The secret to keeping your holiday greenery fresher longer

Just as supermarkets use misters to keep produce fresh, we can keep holiday greenery fresh longer with water.

How monogamous are humans? A study ranks us between meerkats and beavers.

How monogamous are humans, really? It’s an age-old question subject to significant debate. Now a University of Cambridge professor has an answer: Somewhere between the Eurasian beaver and a meerkat.