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Two experts say that rejecting your friend's advice isn't about insulting your friend but about making a decision that resonates with your own beliefs and your circumstances.

Do what you want — Here’s how to reject someone’s unsolicited advice

November 8, 2019 at 11:12 a.m.

Q: A friend gives you unsolicited advice about something you shared, but you don't care for her attempted concern. How do you reject the advice without seeming dismissive? A: Make...

Founder Quilen Blackwell works in the Southside Blooms urban flower farm preparing the space for winter on Oct. 22, 2019, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.

He moved to Englewood because he wanted to. Now, Quilen Blackwell is turning vacant lots into flower farms.

November 8, 2019 at 11:38 a.m.

Hidden behind a car-lined street, and in between a few boarded-up houses on an Englewood block, sits an unassuming pasture of a seemingly neglected city spot of unruly weeds. Walk...

Gifts for the too-busy-hustlin’-and-still-broke millennial in your life

December 9, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

It's not easy being a millennial. With crippling debt that seems to grow by the hour and with baby boomers waving their disapproving fingers and telling us stories of yesteryear,...

13 gifts for sports fans that aren’t jerseys or tickets

December 9, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

Sports fans just can't get enough. Year-round, they're checking their phones for the latest box scores, or following the game on live stream while at dinner. After they've been to...

Cuffing season doesn't have to be a bad thing; it's a chance to find what you do and don't want in a relationship.

Chicago is having a lot of sex and open to casual dating during the winter months, data finds

November 4, 2019 at 7:17 p.m.

The end of daylight saving time isn't just bringing darker days; it also has officially kicked off "cuffing season," the time of year when singles get into temporary relationships during...

Children go trick-or-treating in Chicago.

5 great Chicago blocks for trick-or-treating

October 31, 2019 at 3:26 p.m.

If your kids are bored of the same old fun-size bars and seeing the drably decorated houses on their annual trick-or-treating route, mix it up this year with one of...

A sign where striking teachers and supporters walk a picket line outside Von Steuben Metropolitan High School on the second day of a strike.

Taylor Swift, Bumble and a class pet: Creative signs from the CPS teachers strike

October 21, 2019 at 9:46 p.m.

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then creative strike signs have to be worth at least 1,001. Since starting their strike on Thursday, CPS teachers, support staff, parents and...

Infantile spasms can make it look as if your baby is just sleepy. After ‘Hamilton’ actor Miguel Cervantes’ daughter died, here’s what parents need to know

November 1, 2019 at 2:20 p.m.

When Miguel Cervantes and his wife, Kelly, first found out something was wrong with their daughter, they "started Googling around about infantile spasms, and it was just terrifying," Miguel Cervantes...

All Evanston elementary and middle schools will celebrate LGBTQ+ Equity Week with a tailored, age-appropriate curricula.

‘From the earliest age, our children are aware.’ As Evanston schools celebrate LGBTQ+ Equity Week, here are a few ways to talk to your kids about sexuality.

October 8, 2019 at 10:48 a.m.

Dawn Ravine's middle school daughter woke up Monday morning excited for the special week at school. She donned a "Steven Universe" outfit for the occasion. This week feels meaningful to...

Botham Jean's younger brother Brandt Jean hugs convicted murderer and former Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger after delivering his impact statement to her after she was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Oct. 2, 2019, in Dallas. Guyger shot and killed Botham Jean, an unarmed 26-year-old neighbor, in his own apartment last year. She told police she thought his apartment was her own and that he was an intruder.

Commentary: I’ll take my time forgiving Amber Guyger, the off-duty white police officer who shot and killed an innocent black man

October 4, 2019 at 9:10 p.m.

"If you truly are sorry, I know I can speak for myself, I forgive you and I know if you go to God and ask Him, He will forgive you,"...

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