Lifestyle

This weekend’s US clock change is a problem, and there’s a deep divide on how to fix it

Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the U.S., creating a 23-hour day that throws off sleep schedules, plunges early-morning dog walks into darkness and inspires millions of complaints. Even though polls show most people dislike the system that has most...

28 Illinois schools receive state Blue Ribbon Schools award

Study finds cancer risk is lower for vegetarians, but not vegans

Patient advocate: Simon says, work on improving balance

A glossary to help cut through seed-packet jargon and confidently plant indoors

Accessible walks bring joys of birding to people with mobility, other limitations

Wildlife photographer Steve Jessmore mingles with the crowd at the Feb. 27 opening gala of “Through the Eyes of the Piping Plovers: The Flora, Fauna and Communities of the Lake Plain” at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.

Plovers take center stage in College of Lake County exhibit

Local artists and nature lovers help tell the story of the Lake County landscape and the wildlife that depends on it in a new College of Lake County exhibit showcasing photography and artwork on piping plovers.

Bird feeders, bird houses and bird baths will attract birds to your yard but to keep them coming back, they also need a good habitat, such as shelter, nesting areas and perching spots.

How to attract birds to your yard all year

This is a good time to plan to enhance your garden with plants that will attract birds all year long. It takes more than feeders, bird houses and a bird bath along with some flowers for a truly bird-friendly garden.

A group of parents are trying to stop the Archdiocese of Chicago from closing the 65-year-old St. Hubert Catholic School in Hoffman Estates and are now appealing to Pope Leo XIV after Cardinal Blase Cupich declined to intervene.

Coalition appealing to Pope Leo to save St. Hubert School in Hoffman Estates from closing

Both the local pastor and Pope Leo XIV will be asked this week to reconsider the planned closure of St. Hubert Catholic School in Hoffman Estates after the Archdiocese of Chicago formally waived its direct intervention.

America may run on Dunkin’, but RFK Jr. isn’t so sure

“We’re going to ask Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, ‘Show us the safety data that show that it’s okay for a teenage girl to drink an iced coffee with 115 grams of sugar in it,’” the health secretary said recently.

Books and clothing, yes; old TV sets, no. Organizations such as Goodwill and Salvation Army have different rules about what kinds of donations they will accept. The Goodwill store in Batavia is on Randall Road.

Spring cleaning? Do’s and don’ts for dropping off items at donation centers

For those doing some spring cleaning and decluttering, here are some do’s and don’ts for donating items to organizations such as Salvation Army and Goodwill.

Marmion and Rosary students gather for a photo after plunging into icy water to raise donations to support athletes with intellectual disabilities through the Special Olympics program.

Marmion, Rosary students brave icy plunge for Special Olympics

About 60 students and faculty from Marmion Academy and Rosary High School participated in a Polar Plunge fundraiser on March 5 to support Special Olympics Illinois.