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Sarge, a male Labrador mix, lies at PAWS Chicago Medical Center in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood in March 2020 after PAWS Chicago rescued animals impacted by tornadoes in Tennessee. June is National Pet Preparedness Month, which calls for including pets in family emergency and disaster plans.

Animal advocates: ‘When a disaster happens is not the time to start trying to figure out what you are going to do with your pets’

June 23, 2021 at 1:35 p.m.

For most who have them, pets are members of the family. They give comfort, companionship and entertainment, and in return, owners are responsible for their well-being and safety. For those...

A New Lenox business’s Thank You Build helps a Vietnam War veteran finish a 30-year effort to restore his ’66 Chevy Impala

May 29, 2021 at 12:14 p.m.

A dream has come true for Neil Stumbris. The classic 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS automobile he bought in 1988 has finally been restored and customized after sitting in a barn...

Joanne Aono stands at her exhibit "Harvesting Ethnic Roots" at boundar, an art gallery in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.

An art gallery in Morgan Park is focusing on food and its long local history

May 12, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago artist Joanne Aono creatively captures the intersection of art, community history, and social commentary in a new exhibit, "Harvesting Ethnic Roots." The installation is on display at boundary, a...

One of the upsides of pet fostering is getting to hang out with young kittens such as these fostered by Louise Strall, of Community Animal Rescue Effort.

A special breed: Fostering pets ‘not just about saving the life of the animal, but also helps the people involved’

May 5, 2021 at 4:13 p.m.

Jane, a 3- or 4-year-old chihuahua-spaniel-terrier mix, faced an uncertain future when both her owners died from COVID-19. After she was surrendered to a rescue agency, a routine veterinarian visit...

A father and daughter have spent the pandemic looking for birds: ‘It’s a scavenger hunt that never ends’

April 23, 2021 at 8:56 a.m.

A hundred years ago, to go "birding" meant killing and collecting bird specimens. Now the only shooting that goes on is with cameras, and birding — already increasing as a...

A Morgan Park brewery is navigating the pandemic with the help of a 1948 Ford truck

April 15, 2021 at 7:14 a.m.

The old expression, "keep on truckin'," that loosely translates as carrying on despite roadblocks and setbacks, was made famous by artist R. Crumb, who adapted it from a 1936 blues...

Artist David Lee Csicsko and Alfonsa Vistian survey mosaics made by children under their supervision at the Hinsdale Library in 2017.

A Chicago artist whose work has been shown in White House, Vatican, has spent part of pandemic creating free coloring sheets to do while sheltering at home

April 12, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

The artwork of David Lee Csicsko brings smiles to people's faces. His bold, bright creations add cheerfulness to every subject he interprets, no matter how somber the topic. Take the...

‘We all pulled together’: Nurses at Christ hospital detail working in early weeks of pandemic in new coffee table book

April 6, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

At its outset, 2020 was decreed the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Assembly. The intent was to mark the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale...

More than just shamrocks: Irish-style gardening, crafting a way to go green

March 17, 2021 at 2:52 p.m.

March is National Irish American Heritage Month as well as National Craft Month. In addition, spring officially begins a few days after St. Patrick's Day, and that means it is...

Following in a neat procession westward are State, Dearborn, Clark, LaSalle, Wells-Franklin and Orleans. This photo is looking west from the 17th floor at 360 N Michigan Avenue on March 17, 1965. The photo was taken to show off the dyed green Chicago River for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. (John Bartley / baiduhai) Published Jan. 20, 1966

March shenanigans: A stolen suit, a dip in the green river and other oddities from Chicago’s long history of St. Patrick’s Day parades

March 8, 2021 at 6:55 p.m.

St. Patrick's Day parades have been canceled for a second year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but enjoying some historical parade trivia can help keep the parade spirit alive. The...

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