Lifestyle
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Need to know about CPR? Best not to ask Alexa or Siri
Sep 23, 2023 12:00 pm - Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone's life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according...
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Gates' focus is on helping mothers, babies survive childbirthSep 23, 2023 10:00 am - NEW YORK — Melinda French Gates says she takes personally the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women and babies during child birth each year and believes more people s...
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Advice on updated COVID vaccination for kidsSep 23, 2023 7:00 am - On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the latest COVID-19 booster vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for everyone six month...
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Cricket mania: Why centuries-old sport is bowling over the suburbsSep 23, 2023 7:00 am - The familiar sound of a bat whacking a ball can be heard weekday evenings at the MVP Field House in Lake Zurich. But that may be where the familiarity ends for many. In...
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Inaugural 312 Comedy Fest brings top standup comics to suburbs and ChicagoSep 23, 2023 6:00 am - As traditional live performances have picked up over the course of the last two years following the pandemic, few artforms have thrived in quite the way stand-up comedy ...
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Another way to get it right when talking to loved onesSep 23, 2023 6:00 am - Recently, I've been reminded again how much words matter. And especially so when it comes to talking or writing about the death of a dear one. For example, a friend told...
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Moving milestones: A plethora of dance performances grace Chicago stages this fallSep 23, 2023 6:00 am - Chicago is a magnet for world-class dance. Not only is the Windy City home to many famed troupes that have specialized in ballet, modern and folk dance traditions, Chica...
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Book review: 'Astor' is a primer on the rise and fall of one of America's richest families
Sep 23, 2023 6:00 am - "Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune" by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe (Harper) It's hard to escape the name Astor when you are in New Y...
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'It takes everybody on board': Volo Bog needs stewards to protect rare and endangered speciesSep 23, 2023 1:00 am - Supporters of natural area in Lake County seek dedicated volunteer stewards
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New Hope United Methodist Church formed by merger of Winfield and West Chicago churchesSep 22, 2023 11:00 pm - New Hope has been formed by combining the resources of both Winfield Community UMC and First UMC of West Chicago to better service our missions. All services will be hel...