Bonnie Miller Rubin

Who says Republicans are humor-impaired? With tongue firmly in cheek, the Chicago Young Republicans offered earlier this month to host a fundraiser for Children's Memorial Hospital -- the same institution...

Forget about Tupperware, Mary Kay or lacy lingerie. In the deepening recession, the new trend in home parties is not buying, but selling. For instance, take Gold Party Chicago, which...

As the choir members filed in, all spiffed up in their crisp white shirts and dark slacks, audience members jockeyed for position, focusing their cameras on their loved ones. Like...

Sebastian Fortson is one happy 2nd grader. He's active in Scouting, has some good pals and recently snared a role as a bear in the school play. To the casual...

Lisa Belgrad has always had a soft spot for happy endings -- and in June she got one of her own. The Evanston resident made arrangements late last year to...

Deb McIlvaine curled up Tuesday night on the couch of her elegant Hinsdale home, glued to Fox News and cheering on her fellow hockey mom Sarah Palin. "From the beginning,...

The name of the Orland Park boutique says it all: Contemporary Modest Wear. Given the plunging necklines and thigh-high skirts that dominate Paris runways and glossy magazines, is it actually...

It's not exactly alfresco weather at the moment, but if you're one of those people who buys Christmas cards on Dec. 26, this may be the perfect time to pick...

Pearl Saleh is a "snowbird," dividing her seasons between the southern-Chicago suburb of Olympia Fields and a South Florida retreat in Boynton Beach. Saleh, 75, an ardent supporter of Democrat...

October, in case you've been in a cave, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, unleashing a flood of pink products that benefit research and outreach programs. Pink can openers, pink M&Ms,...