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Living amid violence but not defined by it

May 10, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

They've been interviewed by Scott Simon on NPR's "Weekend Edition." They've appeared on WBEZ-FM radio and Fox 32 News, and are scheduled to be on the WGN Morning News Monday....

Since the mid-1950s, McDonald's has been synonymous with burgers and fries in the U.S. Now it has more than 36,000 stores in 120 countries. Here's what you can find at Mickey D's around the world.

Peanut butter: The food not tasted

May 10, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

I grew up in America. I am a normal human being. I eat food. And yet an apparently bizarre situation has unfolded. I have never eaten peanut butter. I don't...

10 years of being the faces on Crown Fountain in Millennium Park

May 10, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

For 10 years they have looked out from the 50-foot video towers, staring or smiling as tourists snap photos and children shriek while standing under the water streaming from their...

Love and loss after 76 years of marriage

May 10, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

You may remember Irv and Carlyn Ungar. They appeared in this space just before Valentine's Day in 2013, telling the happy story of their marriage, which had begun on Valentine's...

A family photo of Carlyn and Irv Ungar is displayed in their Lakeview home. Carlyn, 100, died earlier this month. Irv, also 100, survives.

Love and loss after 76 years of marriage

November 3, 2021 at 9:01 p.m.

You may remember Irv and Carlyn Ungar. They appeared in this space just before Valentine's Day in 2013, telling the happy story of their marriage, which had begun on Valentine's...

Love and loss after 76 years of marriage

May 14, 2019 at 1:15 a.m.

You may remember Irv and Carlyn Ungar. They appeared in this space just before Valentine's Day in 2013, telling the happy story of their marriage, which had begun on Valentine's...

The frustration of tech issues is easier to deal with when the beach is in front of you.

Vacation time is the perfect time to knock out tech chores

May 10, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

The sun glittered on the water. Dolphins were cavorting past. The breeze sang; the sand beckoned. Time to install that password memorization program on my laptop! That's what I did...

Vacation time is the perfect time to knock out tech chores

August 25, 2021 at 1:12 a.m.

The sun glittered on the water. Dolphins were cavorting past. The breeze sang; the sand beckoned. Time to install that password memorization program on my laptop! That's what I did...

Vacation time is the perfect time to knock out tech chores

May 14, 2019 at 1:13 a.m.

The sun glittered on the water. Dolphins were cavorting past. The breeze sang; the sand beckoned. Time to install that password memorization program on my laptop! That's what I did...

Patty Baker attends a book club meeting on Facebook with a group of friends from Rosary College, now Dominican University, who have moved around the country. The group has sustained their book club by holding meetings via Facebook chat.

Friends continue book club through Facebook

May 9, 2019 at 4:38 p.m.

In River Forest, Patty Baker pulled up a chair to a desk off her kitchen and reached for her keyboard. In Delray Beach, Fla., Jane Allen closed the door of...

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