Lifestyle
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Daily readings can be quite uplifting, thought-provokingJun 03, 2023 7:00 am - Many of us have a daily morning ritual of some sort - a way to start the day on a smooth footing. I certainly do. It may not be a ritual, exactly, but I have some pleasa...
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Music review: Foo Fighters' new album 'But Here We Are' grapples with loss
Jun 03, 2023 6:00 am - "But Here We Are" by Foo Fighters (Roswell/RCA) There's hardly a greater purpose for music than expression of feelings, and the Foo Fighters have brought quite a co...
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Jay Roach goes into the desert with Patricia Arquette for quirky, noirish Apple series 'High Desert'
Jun 03, 2023 6:00 am - Filmmaker Jay Roach usually has a moment of panic and doubt before production starts on a project. It's something Sydney Pollack, who was a mentor of his, once assured h...
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Erykah Badu basks in her new era of reinvention and expansion
Jun 03, 2023 6:00 am - New York - Erykah Badu has unintentionally occupied the role of culture shifter and influencer for 20-plus years, well before it became a trendy, social media descriptor...
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Spongy moth menacing? It's the caterpillar that ravages our trees' leaves: What's being doneJun 03, 2023 1:00 am - As a caterpillar, the invasive spongy moth consumes as much leaf tissue as it can, as fast as it can, threatening the lives of whole forests across the upper Midwest. Bu...
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Suburban Skyview: Scenic overlook at Lake Glenview creates a suburban oasisJun 03, 2023 1:00 am - Situated on a hill on the northeast edge of Lake Glenview, a scenic overlook is part of an aerial view of a suburban oasis taken on a recent spring afternoon. Once part ...
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'Here to support love': First Elgin Pride Parade and Festival kicks off Pride Month SaturdayJun 03, 2023 1:00 am - Mark Rayos became a little emotional as he looked around at the gathering crowd of smiling faces. “This is home,” he said. The first Elgin Pride Parade and Festival too...
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Hospice care includes end-of-life planningJun 02, 2023 11:00 pm - Q: Our grandfather is 84 and has prostate cancer. He has been declining and asked to stop treatment. He and his doctors decided he will begin hospice care. What happens ...
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Conflicting documents keep siblings at odds over mother's houseJun 02, 2023 7:00 am - Q: My mother passed away a short time ago. She had been sick for some time and I moved into her home to care for her. She was quite disabled and I had to quit my job to ...
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Unit owner is allowed to see association work contractsJun 02, 2023 6:00 am - Q: Our condominium association hired a pest control company to perform seasonal spraying of the buildings for wasp and bees. I witnessed what to me was unacceptable work...