Casati’s regular menu outshines the Restaurant Week choices
Ideally, Chicago Restaurant Week serves as a great chance to check out a new spot, and taste a few dishes and courses you might not otherwise. We had part of...
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Why millennial women are seeking out plastic surgeons: ‘Now it’s part of my routine.’
After her fourth child, Lisa Wilkie felt open to getting a little cosmetic work done. Feeling the toll having children had taken on her body, she made an appointment to...
Working from home with your partner during Chicago’s deep freeze? 5 ways to make it work
We’re in a deep freeze in Chicago, and most people are staying home. That means many couples are working from home together when they usually don’t — balancing dynamics of...
Hottest affordable neighborhood of 2019? Redfin says McKinley Park
McKinley Park tops Redfin’s newest list of the hottest affordable neighborhoods for 2019. The report, which Redfin released Jan. 15, tracked both growth in listing views and favorites, as well...
It started when he couldn’t grasp a pen. Diagnosed with ALS at 37, former Obama staffer hopes to use campaign skills to raise funds for a cure.
When Brian Wallach had trouble grasping a pen, he chalked it up to exhaustion. After all, he was the father of a year-old daughter, with another on the way. When...
‘That’s a huge trigger.’ In wake of R. Kelly documentary, a support group for black assault survivors
As people around the country talk about the decades of abuse allegations in the new Lifetime documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” LaShanda Nalls considers how her clients hear messages within that...
Teen born with half of a heart competes in ‘American Idol of ballet’ in River Forest
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include information about the ballet competition that took place Jan. 10-12. When Naomi Babcock was born, doctors told her mother that half...
Forget meeting IRL. Older singles are using dating apps, websites for potential partners
The first time Missy Lavender logged onto a dating website, it was for a “nanosecond.” “It was overwhelming,” she said. After that first foray into online dating, she later turned...
‘It could be 700 murderers walking around.’ Illinois families wait as murders go unsolved, evidence unprocessed
Last Christmas, Carmia Tang didn’t put up a tree. Her mind was busy trying to clear the memory of her son’s body in the morgue and the fear that his...
How to handle your first holiday after a loss
When Becca Bernstein's mother died three years ago, it was right before Thanksgiving. Along with shouldering the pain of losing a mother, a sister and an aunt, the family struggled...